MEDICINE & HEALTH

COVID-19 Omicron Variant: WHO Shares Tips on How to Protect Yourself From Being Infected

MEDICINE & HEALTH 11.29.2021 23:04 PM

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that COVID-19 Omicron variant gives a "very high" global risk. Here's how to protect yourself.

Is Football Bad for Your Brain? MRI Scans Reveal Lesions on White Matter Linked to Years of Repetitive Head Injuries from Playing

11.29.2021 22:59 PM

MRI scans showed that white matter brain lesions were more common in athletes of contact sports, such as American football. Years of playing are linked to neuropathological changes in the brain.

Omicron COVID-19 Variant: Fiji Health Ministry Warns Mutant Form Increases Risk of Reinfection

11.29.2021 20:45 PM

The Omicron COVID-19 variant has been identified as a variant of concern due to its increased risk of reinfection. Scientists are now working to understand how vaccines will work against this new variant.

54-Year-Old Vegan Man Begged For Vaccine Before He Died After Rejecting It When He Learned It Underwent Animal Testing

11.29.2021 20:15 PM

Glynn Steel, the man who recently died due to COVID-19 "begged for a vaccine" before he went on life support, although at the time, it was already too late to inoculate him, his wife Emma said in a news report.

Breakthrough Study on a Living Slice of Brain Will Help Develop New Drugs, Treatments for Fatal Diseases

11.29.2021 03:25 AM

A small slice of the human brain was removed and kept alive for 12 hours for the first time by placing it in a mixture similar to the spinal fluid. Scientists are now working on keeping it alive for 10 days,

COVID-19 New Wave Coming? Fauci Says Virus is Not Going Away, Eradication Impossible

11.29.2021 03:10 AM

Dr. Anthony Fauci remarked that while he is doubting the COVID-19 virus will totally be eradicated, he would like to see daily infection rates fall below 10,000 before the United States can start "living with COVID-19."

Eye Sight Problems? Recent Study Shows How It Can Be Improved Using Deep Red Light

11.29.2021 00:10 AM

Researchers from UCL Institute of Ophthalmology suggests that short deep red light treatment in the morning recharges the retina's mitochondria which results in improved eye sight and color contrast sensitivity.

Lung Transplant on the Rise: Experts Weigh in Whether to Allocate Scarce Resource to Those Who Chose to Not Get Vaccinated

11.29.2021 00:09 AM

People with severe COVID-19 infection sometimes only have lung transplantation as their option to survive. The rising demand now raises questions on the ethics of allocating the scarce resource to those who chose to not get vaccinated.

Moderna, Pfizer, Other Vaccine Makers Currently Testing Their COVID-19 Vaccines Against the New Omicron Variant

11.28.2021 23:54 PM

News of a recently updated COVID-19 vaccine comes as Scientists and health officials warn the new Omicron strain that was originally detected in South Africa, could transmit easily across the globe.

Exercise for Weight Loss: How Physical Activities Affect Your Appetite and Eating Habits?

11.28.2021 22:03 PM

Researchers examined specifically, physically inactive men and women who exercise regularly and eat mouthwatering buffet meals after. Specifically, they showed how exercise affects one's eating habits.

Solabia-Algatech Nutrition’s Astaxanthin Multiblend Promotes Post-Exercise Muscle Pain

11.27.2021 23:56 PM

User survey endorses AstaPure Max® for natural reduction of muscle pain following high-endurance exercise.

Weight Loss Tip: Consume More Fluids; Studies Reveal the Effectiveness of Drinking Iced Water

11.27.2021 21:33 PM

One may find drinking a couple of glasses of water before each meal might think it is simply a "placebo effect," Dr. Keith Souter wrote.

COVID-19 Omicron Variant Sparks Fears Over Christmas Travel Ban, Lockdown; Health Expert Says It's Unlikely to Bring UK Back to Square One

11.26.2021 23:57 PM

The UK has previously announced travel bans in six South African countries after the confirmation of the new mutant COVID-19 variant Omicron. But PM Boris Johnson is now considering extending it to more countries to prevent local transmission, especially during the holiday season.

COVID-19 Reinfection: Study Shows Patients Infected With Coronavirus for the Second Time are Less Susceptible to Hospitalization and Death

11.26.2021 23:12 PM

A joint team of researchers from Qatar's Ministry of Public Health and Weill Cornell Medicine suggests that people reinfected with COVID 19 are less likely to become severely or critically ill or die from the virus compared to their first infection.

47-Year-Old British Man Gets the 3D-Printed Eye He’s Needed for More Than Two Decades, First in the World

11.26.2021 04:13 AM

London-based Moorfields Eye Hospital announced recently that a 47-year-old British man has become the first-ever patient worldwide to be implanted a 3D printed eye.

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