The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is partnering with Sanofi Pasteur and Johnson & Johnson to develop vaccines and therapeutics to use against COVID-19, according to press releases from the drug makers and HHS today. Sanofi announced it will be revisiting previous development work for a SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) vaccine to examine [...]
A lung biopsy found that a man who died in China from the new coronavirus last month had lung damage reminiscent of two prior coronavirus-related outbreaks, SARS and MERS. The patient died on Jan. 27 after falling ill two weeks earlier and becoming increasingly breathless. Doctors bombarded him with various medications in attempts to save his life, [...]
China today reported 1,886 new COVID-19 cases, as Japanese health officials reported that 88 more people on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, South Korea recently detected two illnesses in people with no links to earlier cases, a sign that transmission may be expanding there. And research news [...]
The cruise ship Diamond Princess, which arrived at Yokohama Port on February 3, is undergoing quarantine at sea. A new coronavirus test was conducted, including those who are considered to be at high risk from the viewpoint of ensuring health due to long-term stay on board, including those with symptoms such as fever, and the results [...]
Highlights • Filter-eluted nanoparticles (nPM) are depleted in PAH and transition metals compared to total nanoparticles (sPM). • Inhalation of nPM and sPM caused comparable neurotoxic reactions in adult and developing brain. • Gestational exposure to nPM or sPM caused depressive behaviors in adults. • Gestational exposure to sPM caused glutamatergic [...]
In the wake of several global incidents involving the adulteration of food, concerns over the adulteration of spices and many other food products have significantly increased. Recent regulatory and certification requirements have mandated addressing food fraud through vulnerability assessments and application of mitigating actions, but in many cases, companies struggle with knowing how to get started and whether they’ve [...]
TAIPEI: Taiwan reported its first death from the COVID-19 on Sunday (Feb 16), as the death toll from the outbreak rose to 1,665 inside mainland China. A 61-year-old man from central Taiwan with underlying health problems but no recent overseas travel history died in hospital on Saturday after testing positive for the virus, officials confirmed. [...]
TOKYO: Japan’s health minister on Sunday (Feb 16) urged the public to avoid crowds and “non-essential gatherings”, including notoriously packed commuter trains, to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in the country. Katsunobu Kato warned the nation was “entering a new phase” in the outbreak of the coronavirus, which has infected nearly 60 people in Japan so far. [...]
After a roller coaster week of headlines about the deadly virus, TheStreet tapped the expertise of several scientists and doctors to make sense of the news. As the coronavirus continued its rapid spread throughout China and the rest of the world, one thing became increasingly certain: There’s a lot that’s still unknown about the newly [...]
Pair live in Ming Kung Mansion in Taikoo Shing 54-year-old becomes city’s 57th confirmed case after testing positive at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital on Sunday Image by skeeze from Pixabay Read more… The post Coronavirus: husband and wife hospitalised after man becomes Hong Kong’s 57th confirmed patient appeared first on Healthier Environment [...]
