The world is amid a COVID-19 pandemic and many types of vaccines have been developed and deployed to help fight the scourge. Vaccines save millions of lives each year. Vaccines work by training and preparing the body’s natural defenses – the immune system – to recognize and fight off the viruses and bacteria they target. […]
A new Cleveland Clinic study found that people with certain sleep disorders have more severe outcomes from COVID-19, including a 31 percent higher rate of hospitalization and mortality. The research team, led by Reena Mehra, M.D., analyzed retrospective data from 5,400 Cleveland Clinic patients. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, showed that while patients […]
In a large national survey, adults who struggled with picky eating habits as children overwhelmingly said they benefitted more from positive and encouraging strategies their parents used than forceful or coercive approaches. The research, led by a team at Duke Health, was conducted among a generation of people who struggled with food avoidance before it […]
Mouthwash is a liquid product used to rinse your teeth, gums, and mouth. There are several brands of mouth wash, they usually contain an antiseptic to kill harmful bacteria that can live between your teeth and on your tongue. Some people use mouthwash to fight against bad breath, while others use it to try to […]
What is hemorrhoids? An estimated 1 in 20 Americans has symptomatic hemorrhoids. They affect people of all ages, genders, races, and ethnicities. They’re more common as you age, affecting more than half of people over age 50. Hemorrhoids are swollen, enlarged veins that form inside and outside the anus and rectum. They can be painful, […]
The World Health Organization is an agency of the United Nations saddled with the ultimate responsibility for international public health and safety. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. WHO states that it remains firmly committed to the principles set out in […]
According to the World Health Organization constitution, the objective of the World Health Organization shall be the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. In order to achieve its objective, the functions of the Organization shall be: (a) to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work; (b) […]
Thorough hand washing and sanitizing are now second nature thanks to COVID-19, but a new study has also highlighted the dangers of open toilet lids, uncovered rubbish bins and defective plumbing drains in spreading infections in public washrooms. A global review of the risks of bacterial and viral transmission in public bathrooms has found that […]
By: Dr P.S.Venkatesh Rao GLOBAL HEALTH UNDER ATTACK: China has caused immense damage to global health by engineered viruses and pandemic disinformation; fake drugs; dangerous food adulterants; defective masks, personal protective equipment (PPE) and diagnostic kits; ineffective vaccines; substandard health equipment; manipulation of WHO, scientific experts and publications; and now ransomware attacks on health facilities. […]
Surpassed only by water, tea is the second most consumed beverage worldwide. When boiled tap water is used to brew tea, residual chlorine in the water can react with tea compounds to form disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Now, researchers reporting in Environmental Science & Technology measured 60 DBPs in three types of tea, unexpectedly finding lower […]
