MEDICINE & HEALTH

Purdue Pharma Still Faces Hundreds Of Lawsuits Related To OxyContin

Purdue Pharma Faces $2.15 Trillion Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit From 49 States

MEDICINE & HEALTH 08.18.2020 22:33 PM

Purdue Pharma has filed bankruptcy in 2019 due to the hundreds of lawsuits against the company accusing it of fueling opioid crisis via its prescription painkiller drug OxyContin.

Fecal Transplant Cures Belgian Man With Auto-Brewery Syndrome

08.18.2020 08:43 AM

A 47-year-old Belgian man was intermittently drunk for two months despite not drinking. His condition, known as the auto-brewery syndrome, is only cured through fecal transplant.

Barman's 2009 International Drinks Fair Held In Tel Aviv

New Smartphone App Can Tell If You're Drunk

08.18.2020 06:49 AM

A new smartphone app can reportedly tell when someone is already drunk, based on their ability to still walk straight.

Provo, Utah School Prepares For School Year Amid CoVID-19 Pandemic

FDA's List of Toxic Hand Sanitizers Grows as Methanol Contamination Continues

08.18.2020 05:01 AM

Another troubling trend is on the rise as many people are drinking alcohol, thinking it could help fight COVID-19 and get the feeling of alcohol high. The FDA continues to warn people against using methanol-based hand sanitizers since methanol is not an advisable ingredient for a hand sanitizer.

Microplastics Are Found in Internal Organs

Autopsies Show Microplastics Are in Internal Organs

08.18.2020 04:50 AM

Researchers discover microplastics in the organs of cadaver donors, revealing that everyone inevitably ingests plastic pollution. The team from Arizona State University hope to create 'an atlas of human pollution' to show how much of the organs are exposed to microplastic particles.

Antibiotics Can Increase the Risk of Crohn's Disease

Antibiotics Can Increase Risk of Crohn's Disease

08.18.2020 03:21 AM

A new study confirms the long speculated adverse affects of antibiotics - the increased risk of inflammatory bowel diseases. Although the history of antibiotics show that chemicals can kill harmful bacteria in the body, it also leaves damage to the gut microbiome.

Science Times - South Korea Sets Best Example of Reopening Schools

What We Can Learn From South Korea on Reopening Schools

08.17.2020 23:59 PM

Thousands of students in the United States have been quarantined after schools have reopened. How has South Korea managed to have zero cases within the first two months of face-to-face classes?

Research Into Cancer Conducted At The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

Women and Children Not as Responsive to Cancer Immunotherapy, Study Says

08.17.2020 23:20 PM

Cancer immunotherapy refers to a range of procedures that strengthens the patient's own immune system against cancer cells. Unfortunately, other patients do not respond as well.

Scientists Developed New 'Cyborg-Like' Technology To Monitor Health and Tumors

Scientists Develop New 'Cyborg-Like' Technology to Monitor Health and Tumors

08.17.2020 11:24 AM

Researchers have created a new polymer coating to cover cyborg-like technology, improving the machine's energy efficiency and to better monitor health and track tumors.

Sephora Partners With Several Companies for Transparency & Clean Labels

08.17.2020 09:27 AM

Sephora sets a new industry standard with its recent chemical policy for transparency and clean labels through strong partnerships. Ulta Beauty follows their footsteps by announcing a new sustainability program as well.

Why Are Some People in Denial With the Realities of COVID-19?

08.17.2020 05:26 AM

In times of need, people manifest different types of coping mechanisms, such as denial and rationalization. During this pandemic, they show it by refusing to wear masks and attending large gatherings.

Science Times - Dietary Nitrate May Help Improve Diaphragm Function

Dietary Nitrate Can Help Improve Condition of COVID-19 Patients

08.17.2020 05:00 AM

Scientists discover how nitrate helps strengthen lung muscles and improve oxygen circulation. The elderly, those with severe cases, and other high-risk groups with coronavirus may be able to cope better with dietary nitrate.

Melting Permafrost Could Mean the Return of Ancient Diseases

Melting Permafrost Could Mean Return of Ancient Diseases

08.17.2020 01:33 AM

Climate change causing the Arctic permafrost to melt could mean the resurgence of ancient diseases that were formerly frozen. Warmer global temperatures are also allowing disease-carrying mosquitoes to travel north from tropical countries.

Mask Gun: The Solution For All Anti-Maskers

08.16.2020 23:19 PM

Anti-maskers are the new anti-vaxxers and ironically denies the true freedom to everyone by not wearing masks. A Youtuber named Allen Pan has found a new way to make them wear masks, whether they like it or not.

Concern Grows In New Zealand As Coronavirus Continues To Spread

COVID Update: New Zealand Reports 13 New Cases, Total Now 69

08.16.2020 06:00 AM

Shortly after the re-emergence of COVID-19 in New Zealand, local health authorities reported 13 new cases of the highly contagious disease - 12 also in the town of Auckland and a returning traveler now in quarantine.