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Seeking COVID cures: Scientists find promising first step in antiviral treatment

04/07/2020 Health News

Researchers from Cornell University have identified a possible target for antiviral treatment for COVID-19. The researchers initially set out to analyze the structure and characteristics of SARS-CoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus) and MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus), with a focus on the spike protein—specifically the fusion peptide—that allows these viruses to infect cells by transferring their genome. As […]

Hand Sanitizers You Can Still Buy Online

04/07/2020 Health News

Although experts are still learning more about the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, they’re unanimous in their recommendation that sanitizing your hands — whether by washing them with soap and water, or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer — is the best way to avoid infection. Per the recommendations, people should be washing their hands frequently for at least […]

Are you wearing your face mask properly? Many people aren’t, coronavirus experts say

04/07/2020 Health News

You’ve probably seen them at the supermarket or on the streets: People wearing surgical face masks pulled down under their noses, touching their face masks or dropping used face masks in public trash cans. There’s a right way and plenty of wrong ways to use face masks to help fight the spread of coronavirus, experts say. And a lot of […]

Here is why you might be feeling tired while on lockdown

04/07/2020 Health News

A lot of people have been posting on social media saying they have been feeling tired earlier than usual while on lockdown. Normally able to stay up into the small hours, they are hitting the pillow at 10 o’clock now. Many are wondering how this can be when we are all doing less. The feelings of fatigue that you are […]

Lymphoma’s different route revealed

04/07/2020 Health News

Creating new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis, for tumors in lymph nodes is different than for tumors in other parts of the body, such as the colon or lung, a team from the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) reports in the journal Cancer Research. Scientists from the MDC labs of Dr. Armin Rehm, […]

How to live longer – the 30p a day snack to avoid heart attack and early death

04/07/2020 Health News

The key to living longer could be to eat a healthy, balanced diet – including at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day – as well as regular exercise. But you could boost your life expectancy by regularly eating berries, it’s been claimed. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including a well-rounded diet is crucial to prolonging your lifespan. You […]

Managing and understanding mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic

04/07/2020 Health News

The spread of the novel coronavirus has presented unique challenges to public health and health care systems around the world, including new challenges for addressing mental health concerns. As people across the country and world deal with new stressors that arise from social distancing and the exponential growth of COVID-19 cases, concerns about maintaining good mental health have grown as […]

‘Dead city’: Singapore closes workplaces in virus fight

04/07/2020 Health News

Singapore’s usually bustling business district was almost deserted Tuesday as most workplaces in the city-state closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in cases. The financial hub has won praise for using a tough regime of testing and tracing contacts of the sick to keep its outbreak largely in check, but has seen a jump in […]

Coronavirus symptoms: Is a headache a symptom of the deadly virus?

04/07/2020 Health News

Internet searches on headaches as a possible symptom have skyrocketed. In fact, OnBuy’s medical department reported searches include 4,45 percent increase in searches for COVID-19 headaches, 2,90 increase in searches for “is headache a sign of coronavirus, 2,85 increase in searches for “headache sign of coronavirus and a staggering 250 percent increase in searches for “tension headache relief”. READ […]

Men pose more risk to other road users than women: study

04/07/2020 Health News

Men pose more risk to other road users than women do and they are more likely to drive more dangerous vehicles, reveals the first study of its kind, published online in the journal Injury Prevention. The findings prompt the researchers to suggest that greater gender equity in road transport jobs, overall, might help lessen these risks. Road safety analysis has […]

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