Category: Health

Mon 03 February 2020: Monday, February 3 More hospital beds for coronavirus patients in Wuhan China has designated 27 hospitals in Wuhan for the treatment of coronavirus, the official Global Times reported on Monday. Previously, people who suspected they were ill with the infection could go to only seven hospitals, causing long queues and days-long […]

Sun 02 February 2020: Russia’s consumer health watchdog advised people on Friday to refrain from greeting each other with handshakes, kisses or hugs and to wear medical masks in crowded public places to try to stop China’s virus outbreak spreading to Russia. Russia, which has no confirmed cases of the coronavirus but has close ties […]

Sun 02 February 2020: Contrary to what we’ve been told for years that breakfast is an essential start to our day, we should all just ban it outright and make brunch a daily event, says Dr. Mehmet Öz. Before you brand him a madman, hear him out – when was the last time you actually […]

Sat 01 February 2020: (REUTERS) A vaccine to treat the newest deadly strain of the coronavirus could be made available in 20 months’ time, an official at France’s Pasteur Institute Foundation said Friday. Several institutes and companies have announced efforts to develop, though estimates of when the vaccine would be ready are sobering. Germany’s research […]

Skeletons from a double grave in the Samara region contained DNA evidence of an early form of bubonic plague ( VV Kondrashin, VA Tsybin et al ) Thu 30 January 2020: Before the coronavirus, there were many deadly diseases that have killed millions around the world. These diseases are typically classified as epidemics or pandemics. Generally, […]

Sun 26 January 2020: A newly identified coronavirus has been spreading in China, and has now reached several other countries. As the number of confirmed cases and deaths continue to rise, health officials are working on all fronts to learn more about the virus and put measure into place to curtail its spread. Here’s a […]

Sat 25 January 2020: There is not enough evidence to conclude that e-cigarettes helps smokers quit tobacco, a US government report said on Thursday, as the vaping industry faces increased regulatory pressures. The advice is contrary to that provided by the British government, which classes e-cigarettes as a nicotine replacement therapy that makes smoking cessation […]

Mon 20 January 2020: A mysterious SARS-like virus has killed a third person, spread around China and reached a third Asian country, authorities said Monday, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity’s biggest migration. The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central Chinese city […]