More and more state officials are hitting pause or rolling back efforts to reopen the economy as the coronavirus spreads to new communities and gains speed in many parts of the U.S. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey became the latest official to roll back reopening in his state late Monday after weeks of increasing cases. On
Month: June 2020
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jun 30 2020 Ghana’s efforts to eliminate malaria could be in jeopardy as its improved economy results in reduced external funding for fighting malaria, a study suggests. With Ghana experiencing a five-fold increase in gross domestic product per capita from US$ 309 to US$1,517 between 2002 and 2016, and thus becoming
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Fake or unapproved COVID-19 antibody tests are being sold by scammers, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns. The FBI said fraudsters are also trying to get people’s personal information (such as names, birthdates and Social Security numbers) as well as personal health information
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jun 30 2020 The database comprises information on the so-called “ground reaction force” (GRF) which is the force between the foot and the ground that is generated during movement. It is an important standard parameter used in clinical practice and in research. The figures form the basis for diagnosis and for
Node Smith, ND Perhaps no region of the brain is more fittingly named than the claustrum, taken from the Latin word for “hidden or shut away.” The claustrum is an extremely thin sheet of neurons deep within the cortex, yet it reaches out to every other region of the brain. Its true purpose remains “hidden
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] div > div.group > p:first-child”> The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday with Dr. Anthony Fauci and other key Trump administration health officials on
June 29, 2020 — Nearly 300 children in 26 states fell ill with a mysterious COVID-related inflammatory condition between March and May, a pair of new studies show. Six of the children died. The studies are the most detailed accounts to date of the illness called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C. And they’re
Women are significantly more likely to receive prescriptions of opioid analgesics. Read the study, which was performed in a nationally representative sample of adults in the U.S., in Journal of Women’s Health. Researchers from University of California Davis School of Medicine identified three main factors driving this discrepancy. These included lower, more adverse socio-economic status
Posted on: June 29, 2020 at 3:19 pm By the year 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach nearly ten billion. This means that in that time, global food production must increase by fifty percent [1]. Could small farms offer a potential solution? Large-scale agricultural production is often purported as the solution to feeding
Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during a U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg via Getty Images The coronavirus is spreading too rapidly and too broadly for the U.S. to
Posted on: June 29, 2020 at 3:23 pm Last updated: June 29, 2020 at 3:24 pm Cooking at home more often instead of eating out or ordering in is a resolution or goal that many of us set for ourselves but struggle to fall through on. We buy things like boneless, skinless chicken breast in an
Posted on: June 29, 2020 at 3:25 pm A 2018 study found that the average parent gets a mere 32 minutes of alone time every day [1]. If you are a parent, this lack of time to yourself can cause a high level of stress and can lead to not only mental and physical health
Jacy and Seth Boyack reopened their Arizona massage spa earlier this month from pandemic-driven closures. But they shut Citrus Massage back down after four days, citing safety concerns from the Covid-19 outbreak. In an interview Monday on CNBC’s “The Exchange,” Jacy Boyack said that even working the front desk, she felt concerned. “I’m not a massage
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jun 29 2020 Scientists have new evidence that overactive neutrophils–a common type of circulating immune cell–may drive the life-threatening blood clots and inflammation that occur in some patients with COVID-19. High levels of the sticky, pathogen-trapping webs produced by the cells were associated with the most severe cases of COVID-19 in
Milli Martinez, recycling advocate, North Hollywood, CA. Donna Drummond, senior vice president and chief expense officer, Northwell Health. Anne Germain, chief operating officer and senior vice president of regulatory affairs, National Waste and Recycling Association. Selin Hoboy, vice president of government affairs and compliance, Stericycle. Ira Nash, MD, senior vice president and executive director, Northwell
Several recent studies have documented the rising cases of mental health problems during the current global health crisis, indicating that these psychological problems could be the next pandemic of sorts. After our physical health was put at risk, the economy suffered massive losses. Following that, a third wave of catastrophic occurrences seem to be next.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jun 29 2020 The SARS-CoV-19 virus initially has a limited capability to invade, attacking only one intracellular genetic target, the aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AhRs). Yet it leads to widely diverse clinical symptoms, suggesting multiple pathogenic mechanisms. Writing in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, investigators describe how excessive activation of AhRs via the
Node Smith, ND Transmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, and the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vaginally, breastfed or allowed contact with the mother, according to a new study. Rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vaginally, breastfed or allowed
New cases of the coronavirus continued to surge over the weekend across several U.S. states, mostly in the American South and West. Amid the rise in new cases, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warned Sunday that the “window is closing” to curb the spread of the virus and get the outbreak under control. This is CNBC’s
THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve been looking for a good reason to slim down, consider this: Being obese at midlife appears to increase your odds for dementia. That’s the takeaway from a large study just published by British researchers, and it echoes similar findings published in December. Dorina Cadar, lead researcher
Salt and pepper are not the only ones that can add taste and flavor to what we eat. More than determining whether or not our meals can taste good, herbs and spices have various benefits that aid in overall health. All of these come from plants and their parts, including flowers, fruits, seeds and leaves,
Fears of confirming stereotypes about pregnant workers as incompetent, weak, or less committed to their job can drive pregnant employees to work extra hard, risking injury. A recent Washington State University study of pregnant women in physically demanding jobs showed that the majority, about 63%, felt this type of “stereotype threat,” the fear of confirming
Adenilson Souza Costa, 47 years, and his coworkers wearing protective gear carry a coffin at Vila Formosa Cemetery amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 18, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Alexandre Schneider | Getty Images The coronavirus has now killed more than 500,000 people around the world as the number of confirmed infections exceeded
Posted on: June 28, 2020 at 8:40 am If there’s one person in our lives that is the most important for us to discover and get to know on a deeper level, it’s ourselves. The more we understand ourselves – what we like, dislike, what motivates us and what holds us back – the more
Marina Domracheva and Sofya Kulikova, researchers from HSE University’s campus in Perm, have discovered a new approach to analyse the perceived similarity of food products, based on electroencephalography (EEG) signals. They note that the power of gamma oscillations can reflect similarities in a cross-modal approach. Their paper was published in the journal Food Quality and
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California Rich Pedroncelli | AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday ordered bars to shutter in several counties in the state including Los Angeles, citing the rising spread of the coronavirus. The governor, in a tweet on Sunday, said that bars in Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, San Joaquin, and Tulare
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Huge declines in patient visits during the coronavirus pandemic have slashed U.S. primary care doctors’ revenues, a new study finds. As a result of decreases in office visits and fees for services from March to May during the pandemic, a full-time primary care
In connection with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, satellite measurements made headlines showing how much the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO2) had decreased in China and northern Italy. In Germany, traffic density is the most important factor. However, the weather also has an influence on NO2 concentrations, according to a study by the Leibniz
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