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SPECIAL REPORT: Forget Donald Trump’s foolish tweets – malaria pills aren’t the magic bullet to solve the coronavirus crisis Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine were commonly used to protect travellers US President described the drugs as a ‘game changer in the history of medicine’ But treatment causes side effects and can lead to a sudden, fatal cardiac […]
Britain on Saturday reported a record 708 daily deaths from COVID-19, including a five-year-old child, who is thought to be the country’s youngest victim. The health ministry said 4,313 people who tested positive for the virus in hospital had died as of 1600 GMT Friday while there were 41,903 confirmed cases as of 0800 GMT […]
It works by basically forcing the cancer cells to dump their waste in their ‘home’ rather than have it taken out and disposed of. A team of researchers from the Centre for Soft and Living Matters, based in South Korea, found that selective killing of cancer cells will clutter their waste disposal system. Cancer patients will […]
Doctors and nurses on the COVID-19 frontline are spending many hours a day wearing face masks, and many members of the general public are doing the same. But although the devices offer invaluable protection, they can be the cause of significant skin damage through sweating and the rubbing of the masks against the nose. Skincare […]
New Corona test procedure: Same accuracy, higher capacity Current the Corona-threaten-to test capacity to the bottleneck in the identification of Infected and it is been working hard to increase the capacity. Thanks to a new test method was developed by a research team from the blood donation service of the German Red cross in Frankfurt […]
The protein that the coronavirus uses to attach to human cells has a compact “ridge” that allows it to attach more strongly to human cells than similar viruses, allowing it to infect better and spread faster, according to a new study. The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, attaches to human cells through what’s called a “spike protein,” […]
(HealthDay)—Even if your takeout dinner was prepared by a cook who has COVID-19, there’s little need to worry about your risk of infection, according to an expert in viruses. “Restaurant kitchens can be one of the safest places in this coronavirus outbreak because they already practice strict hygiene protocols to avoid foodborne illness,” said Paula […]
In the coming decades, ecological degradation, rising temperatures, and extreme weather events could intensify the threats to human health posed by viruses. We know from past epidemics that changes in temperature, rainfall, and humidity can have profound effects on the spread of infectious disease. In the summer of 1878, for example, the southern United States […]
The main symptoms of COVID-19 are a high temperature and a new, continuous cough. Other symptoms include an inability to taste or smell, body aches, red eyes, runny nose and even hallucinations. Linda Lusardi made headlines when she tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalised. She has now made a full recovery from coronavirus and […]
When it comes to COVID-19 testing in the United States, the situation is about as messy as it gets. The U.S. went from having no tests, or assays, available for COVID-19 diagnostics to having multiple different tests available in a span of just a few weeks. Today more than 230 test developers have alerted the […]