Around a third of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, although many will not realise it. That’s because the condition usually does not produce any visible signs. The only way to find out if your blood pressure is high is to have your blood pressure checked. According to the NHS, blood pressure testing is available: At your GP […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is laying out guidelines for celebrating fall holidays amid the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The guidelines, shared on the CDC's website Tuesday, include a list of low, moderate and high-risk activities as people prepare to celebrate Halloween next month. Families with children used to going door-to-door to trick-or-treat, young adults who might […]
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The sounds, the lights, the layout, even the smells of the Montreal Casino have all been carefully crafted to entice gamers inside, and to keep them there as long as possible. This scenario is not unique to Montreal, of course. Casinos worldwide do the same. But a group of three researchers from Concordia’s Centre for Sensory Studies recently completed a […]
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It's a girl for Tenley Molzahn Leopold! The former Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise star, 36, has given birth to her first child with husband Taylor Leopold, she announced on Instagram Tuesday. "We've been completely captivated & swept off our feet in love with our precious baby girl, we haven't gotten around to introductions. Please meet our little beauty, Rell Jaymes Leopold," Tenley wrote […]
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Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are increasing among women ages 18 to 30 in the United States, a recent study by Quest Diagnostics suggests. The study, recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, analyzed more than 17 million laboratory samples taken between 2010 and 2017 from females ages 12 to 30. Researchers found that while there was a […]
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Will at-home coronavirus tests be reliable? Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat reacts. The United States hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus epidemic on Tuesday when the death toll surpassed 200,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The country leads the world by far in both the number of deaths and the number of confirmed COVID-19 […]
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TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 — Cancer patients treated one to three months prior to COVID-19 diagnosis and those treated with chemoimmunotherapy have the highest 30-day mortality, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology, held virtually from Sept. 19 to 21. Trisha M. Wise-Draper, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Cincinnati Cancer […]
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Second-time motherhood hasn't come without its challenges for Claire Holt. In a candid Q&A session on her Instagram Story Monday, The Originals star — who announced the birth of daughter Elle on Sept. 13 — opened up about what postpartum life has been like, including the harder parts of breastfeeding her new baby girl. "I won't lie to you. It's been […]
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Queen Latifah understands firsthand the fear and anxiety that comes with learning a loved one has the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The award-winning actress’s cousin and his wife — who work in a supermarket and post office — tested positive for the virus, along with their son. “As frontline workers, they were right in the crosshairs of the virus,” Latifah, 50, […]
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Linking the human brain to a computer is usually only seen in science fiction, but now an international team of engineers and neuroscientists at the University of Sheffield (UK), St Petersburg State University (Russia) and Technische Universität Dresden (Germany) have harnessed the power of 3-D printing to bring the technology one step closer to reality. In a new study published […]
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