Slowly suffocating in a French intensive care ward, Patrick Aricique feared he would die from his diseased lungs that felt “completely burned from the inside, burned like the cathedral in Paris,” as tired doctors and nurses labored day and night to keep gravely ill COVID-19 patients like him alive. A married couple in the same ICU died within hours of […]
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It is well established that autism occurs much more frequently in boys than in girls, and that girls seem to have a greater resilience to developing the condition. It has been unclear, however, why that is. In a new Yale-led study, researchers find that autism may develop in different regions of the brain in girls than boys and that girls […]
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The COVID-19 vaccine rollouts are rolling right along, with Fox News reporting most states now offering the vaccine to anyone 16 and up. This is slim consolation, however, to parents of kids who won’t reach that milestone anytime soon. During the early days of the pandemic, it was thought the virus only affected older people, but that proved not to […]
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More men need to speak openly and fully about what they’re going through In this exciting new series from Metro.co.uk, What It Feels Like… not only shares one person’s moving story, but also the details and emotions entwined within it, to allow readers a true insight into their life changing experience. Source: Read Full Article
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If you are exposed to silica (quartz) dust at work – e.g. from working with concrete and granite – you have a greater risk of certain types of rheumatic disease. This is shown by results from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, which have just been published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. Exposure to silica dust at work, which […]
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‘Safe’ Z-drug sleeping tablets given to MILLIONS each year are as addictive as Valium – and they can cause crushing anxiety, flu-like effects and suicidal thoughts Zopiclone launched in the 1990s as a user-friendly alternative to tranquillisers Mental health experts warn the drug could tripper severe withdrawal symptoms Long-term use could cause agoraphobia, flu-like aches and digestive problems Zopiclone is the so-called […]
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TORONTO — New pandemic restrictions imposed by Canada’s most populous province immediately ran into opposition on Saturday as police departments insisted they wouldn’t use new powers to randomly stop motorists and health experts complained the rules focus on outdoor activities rather than more dangerous indoor settings. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government announced Friday it was giving police authority to require […]
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Dementia is a condition that affects memory, cognitive and behavioral function, and daily living, primarily in older adults. Currently, there are limited treatment options for dementia, although many clinical trials are underway. In a pilot study, researchers used exergaming, which combines exercise and video gaming, to train a group of older adults with dementia living in long-term care facilities. The […]
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FILE PHOTO: A staff member gestures to a person to enter a booth to get a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination center, during a government-organized visit, in Beijing, China, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas PeterBEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on April 16, up from 11 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority […]
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