Thu 22 October 2020: A new study warns that feeding bottles release high levels of microplastic particles when they are exposed to high temperatures. Scientists examined 10 types of baby bottles and measured levels of microplastics released when they were used to prepare infant formula, according to the study published in the Nature Medicine journal. The study […]
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Wed 21 October 2020: A coronavirus vaccine is “unlikely” to ever completely eradicate the virus, and the disease may never disappear, the British government’s chief scientific adviser has warned. “I think it’s unlikely that we’ll end up with a truly sterilising vaccine that completely stops infection. It’s likely that this disease will circulate and be […]
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Wed 21 October 2020: A team of doctors from the Netherlands was studying high-resolution brain scans when they stumbled upon a set of previously-undiscovered organs hiding inside the base of the human skull: a fourth pair of salivary glands. The glands are tucked away up where the top of the throat meets the nasal cavity, The […]
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Sat 17 October 2020: Collins said social media filters which make girls look like they have had procedures were also encouraging them to get treatments so that they looked more like their filtered images A ban on children receiving Botox or cosmetic fillers has moved closer to becoming law, as MPs warned of the “Love […]
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Fri 16 October 2020: Overview If you eat too many calories or fat, your blood glucose can rise to unhealthy levels. Over time, this can cause long-term complications, including heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 7 in 10 […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic produced a run on the things people need to produce their own food at home, including vegetable seedlings, seeds and chooks. We always dig deep in a crisis Vegetable gardening and poultry-keeping often surge in popularity during times of social or economic insecurity, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. These responses are […]
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Fri 02 October 2020: New research has confirmed link between sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease, after uncovering identical signs of brain damage in both conditions. The results of the clinical study carried out by Australian and Icelandic researchers, and led by RMIT University, has been published in the journal Sleep. It has widespread implications with […]
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Sat 19 September 2020: The bans will be widened to include electronic cigarettes from 2024. Germany will finally ban outdoor tobacco advertising from 2022, the parliament announced Friday, becoming the last country in the European Union to do so. The German upper house put the final stamp of approval on new legislation tightening restrictions on […]
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Fri 18 September 2020: In order to keep patients safe, health workers must be protected, says WHO chief GENEVA – Around 14% of coronavirus cases reported to the World Health Organization are among health workers, and in some countries, it is as much as 35%, the WHO chief said Thursday on World Patient Safety Day. […]
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Fri 11 September 2020: TRENTON, Canada- A small dose of some antibiotics can negatively alter mother’s milk, potentially having a detrimental effect on premature babies, Canadian researchers have found. The study is the largest to date of breast milk microbiota — bacteria and viruses in the human gastrointestinal system — and is also the first […]
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