Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than 20,000 cases of COVID-19 were registered in Latin America and the Caribbean by Wednesday, according to an AFP tally using information provided by national health authorities and the World Health Organization. Authorities had registered 537 deaths and 20,081 cases across the region by 1630 GMT—double the figure from just five days ago. Latin America’s […]
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So you’ve had exclusively water for quite some time and now it’s breakfast — or break fast if it’s not the morning. But what should you eat now? It’s important not to reload your body with the wrong things, and it’s also important not to reload the wrong way. Perhaps most importantly, though, you need to be aware that while […]
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One in four coronavirus patients have NO symptoms, CDC director says as he warns the virus will be ‘with us’ for the next TWO YEARS As many as 25% of people with coronavirus are asymptomatic, according to CDC director Dr Robert Redfield He warned that the virus will be ‘with us’ for the next 24 months, particularly as a second wave […]
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Did you know that the most common form of cancer in boys and young men ages of 15-35 is almost entirely curable if caught early? And did you know that awareness and screening are the most effective ways to fight that disease? Now that you know, how’d you like to help spread the word? April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, […]
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Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis the subject of personal protective equipment (PPE) has become a key discussion point. Over recent days the focus has been on the supply of facemasks that allow healthcare workers to interact safely and perform procedures on COVID-19 patients. As the crisis continues to evolve, it is clear there are additional issues with prolonged […]
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The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged over 9,000 on Wednesday after a record 864 deaths in 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases passing the 100,000 mark, the government said. Spain has the world’s second-highest death toll after Italy, with the virus so far claiming 9,053 lives and the number of confirmed cases reaching 102,136. But on a […]
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Knowing how to talk to your children about risks is difficult at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic. Now, as most of us social distance to give health care workers the best chance to confront the COVID-19 outbreak, it’s important that we help children understand why it’s important for us, our friends, and our neighbors, to […]
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Imagine having a migraine and reaching for an ice pack for relief. Sure, the cooling numbs the pain for a while—but 20 minutes later the relief ends as the ice pack reaches room temperature. But now the tedious process of returning the pack to the freezer and waiting for it to re-freeze—while the pain returns—has an alternative solution: Prolivio. It’s […]
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Cancer is a category name for range of diseases that develop when cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs. This internal breakdown produces a range of symptoms, all of which vary depending on where the cancer has started and spread to. READ MORE […]
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Coronavirus cast its darkest shadow yet over the UK yesterday, with the Department of Health recording 381 deaths in 24 hours, the biggest daily jump so far. In a heartbreaking moment that put a human face to these statistics, it was revealed that one of the victims was a 13-year old boy. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, from Brixton in south London, […]
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