So strong! Patti Murin dressed her 3-month-old daughter, Cecily, as Captain Marvel for the best reason. “She’s a real life, true superhero,” the actress, 40, captioned a Saturday, October 31, Instagram slideshow. “Almost six weeks ago, at just 10 weeks old, Cecily had open heart surgery to repair a rather large hole that she was born with. A lot of […]
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Simply comparing the total number of deaths across countries may provide a misleading representation of the underlying level of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, because of large differences in reported COVID-19 death rates in elderly populations in different countries. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge and the Institut Pasteur, was published today in […]
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Hospitalised Covid-19 patients who were taking a daily low-dose aspirin to protect against cardiovascular disease had a significantly lower risk of complications and death compared to those who were not taking aspirin, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). Aspirin takers were less likely to be placed in the intensive […]
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The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can infect cells in the mouth, which may spur the virus’s spread both in the body and to other people, according to a preliminary study. In the new study, posted Oct. 27 to the preprint database medRxiv, researchers predicted which mouth tissues might be most vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. So the team examined […]
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Strong Women ambassador and fitness trainer Alice-Rose Miller demonstrates three bodyweight exercises for when you don’t have access to weights. We may rave about lifting heavy weights (and for good reason), but we mustn’t ignore another effective means of resistance training that each and every one of us can use to get stronger: ourselves. Strong Women trainer Alice-Rose Miller from […]
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Megan Fox took to the comments section of her ex Brian Austin Green's Halloween social media post to call him out about publicly sharing pictures of their child. On Sunday, Green, 47, shared a photo of himself and their 3-year-old son Journey River dressed in costumes. "Hope you all had a good Halloween!!" the father of four captioned his post on […]
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A new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England will be extended if it fails to reduce infection rates, the government said Sunday, as it faced criticism over the abrupt decision to shut down again. The second national lockdown, hastily announced late Saturday following warnings hospitals could be overwhelmed within weeks, is set to come into force from Thursday and end on […]
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Canada on Friday extended a restriction on non-essential international entries until the end of November as COVID-19 cases rise, while easing quarantine rules for some cut-off Canada-US border communities. The travel ban has been in force since mid-March, while Ottawa and Washington have a separate arrangement prohibiting non-essential travel between their two countries set to expire one week earlier. Travellers […]
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The ‘Don’t Die of Ignorance’ AIDS TV advert proved scaring us witless ISN’T the way to beat Covid, writes BARNEY CALMAN Do you remember the ‘Don’t Die Of Ignorance’ AIDS advert from the 1980s – the one with the tombstone? I certainly do. I was six and it scared the bejesus out of me. The apocalyptic, exploding volcano, clanging noises and […]
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SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 2020 — COVID-19 may cause heart damage, which can be especially concerning to athletes eager to return to play as soon as they can. Myocarditis — inflammation in the heart usually caused by a viral infection — can lead to sudden death during exercise. With that in mind, the American College of Cardiology came up with some […]
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