Some dryers spread germs instead of removing them One sure-fire way to keep flu and other viruses at bay is to wash your hands often and well. But, if you can, avoid high-speed jet air dryers in public restrooms. Research shows that they spread — rather than remove — germs. The same is true to a lesser extent [...]
This article focuses on a comparison of pure CBD oil verse copaiba for anxiety, pain, and more. Anxiety is a debilitating condition that is on the rise. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, an estimated 40 million people, or over 18 percent of the population in the United States suffer from anxiety, yet [...]
Even for fit and healthy millennials, a weekend away in air pollution hotspots such as Barcelona or Milan can lead to coughing and breathing difficulties. These are the findings of a study from the NYU School of Medicine who analysed the effects of air pollution on healthy young adults who have travelled abroad. For the study, [...]
Women sometimes neglect their feet until they start to experience foot pain and other problems. Most women get their teeth cleaned at least once a year, keep tabs on their heart, and may even have an annual eye exam. While they might clip and paint their toenails on a regular basis, women often neglect the [...]
Every year, without fail, summer brings changes to our surroundings: more sunlight, heat, greenness and flowers, among many others. For some people, these changes also mean increasing physical discomfort because along with the flowers, trees and grass comes pollen. Yapryntsev A.D., Baranchikov A.E. and Ivanov V.K. [CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], from Wikimedia CommonsRead more… [...]
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) recently introduced legislation to significantly increase U.S. efforts in prevention, research, and technology development to help end the global tuberculosis epidemic. The End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2019 would alter the existing Foreign Assistance Act to establish new goals at the national level. Those efforts would [...]
Abstract We characterized exposures and demographics of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus cases reported to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health during July 1–October 31, 2017, and June 1–September 16, 2018. Molecular characterization of available specimens showed that lineage 5 predominated among circulating viruses during these periods. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemiology [...]
Abstract Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis are zoonotic bacteria capable of causing severe and sometimes fatal infections in animals and humans. Although considered as diseases of antiquity in industrialized countries due to animal and public health improvements, they remain endemic in vast regions of the world disproportionally affecting the poor. These pathogens also remain a serious threat if [...]
When the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) arrived in the United States in the 1980s, it took the invasive blood-sucker only one year to spread from Houston to St. Louis. New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that the mosquitoes at the northern limit of their current range are successfully using time-capsule-like eggs [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today the third case of Ebola identified in South Kivu province was in a patient who contracted the virus at a health center where other Ebola patients had been treated. The details on the nosocomial transmission emerged in the WHO’s latest situation report on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in [...]
