Patients with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to die from coronavirus – and being obese increases the risk even further, research reveals today. A third of deaths from the virus have occurred among individuals with diabetes, which is linked to excess weight and a lack of exercise. The study by the NHS and … Read more
More than 20 percent of adults hospitalized for coronavirus in the US have fallen ‘critically ill,’ meaning they needed oxygen support or to be put onto ventilators, the largest study of infected Americans to-date finds. Researchers from Columbia University compiled detailed report on 257 adults hospitalized at two New York City facilities. Nearly 80 percent … Read more
Johnson & Johnson to pull its talc-based baby powder from shelves in the US and Canada after sales dropped 60% amid lawsuits over its link to cancer On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson announced that it is discontinuing sales of its talcum-based baby powder in the US and Canada Sales have dropped by 60% in the … Read more
Your smartphone may soon be able to detect if you have coronavirus by coughing or sneezing onto a sensor. A team at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has developed a portable, reusable device the size of a quarter that plugs into a phone’s charging port. If the virus is in the sample, … Read more
Can the heart predict who will die of coronavirus? Hospitalized patients with enlarged right heart chambers are nearly FOUR TIMES more likely to be killed by the infection, study finds Growing evidence suggests coronavirus attacks the heart and blood vessels as well as the lungs Researchers at Mt Sinai Icahn School of Medicine gave EKGs … Read more
Sitting six feet apart in a park may NOT be enough in a breeze: Light wind can blow infectious droplets 18 FEET, new study finds Health officials have recommended that people social distance by staying six feet apart to precent coronavirus from spreading Researchers created a model of how far 1,008 saliva droplets from someone who coughs … Read more
One in seven Britons suffers from recurrent headaches or migraines which can be so severe they require hospital treatment. But, for many, home remedies can provide effective relief, according to new NHS advice. ‘Headaches are a very common, but surprisingly debilitating, condition,’ says Dr Steven Allder, a consultant neurologist and headache expert at the private … Read more
An antibody first identified in a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) survivor may stop the novel coronavirus in its tracks. The antibody, called S309, targets the ‘spike proteins’ found on the outside of the virus that are used to invade our cells. Lab tests showed S309 sticks to the proteins, effectively neutralizing them, according to researchers … Read more
Eating full fat milk or cheese twice a day could REDUCE your risk of heart disease, new study suggests Two helpings of full fat dairy products can lower the risk of heart disease Foods such as yogurt and milk can reduce the chances of diabetes and obesity The research was conducted by scientists at McMaster … Read more
Help! I have developed body odour in my 50s: Dr MARTIN SCURR’s advice on dealing with a very whiffy problem By Martin Scurr for the Daily Mail Published: 01:55 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 01:57 BST, 19 May 2020 I am a 57-year-old woman. In the past year, my body temperature seems to have increased … Read more