Category: Health & Fitness
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Smokers, People With Respiratory Disease Have Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19
Smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have more risk of severe COVID-19 infection. A study found that these people have more of an enzyme called angiotensin converting enzyme II (ACE-2) that serve as an ‘entry point’ for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The findings were made by researchers at the University of British Columbia…
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Separating Infants From COVID-19-Positive Mothers Not Necessary
There is no real need to separate infants from COVID-19 positive mothers, and the potential negative consequences may be too high. This recommendation was published by a distinguished professor in infant and young child feeding at the University of North Carolina and published as a commentary in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine. CDC Advise on Separation…
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How to Make Buildings Less Prone to Disease Transmission?
With the COVID-19 lockdown affecting many around the world, building designers are looking at how to make ‘healthier’ buildings. Researchers at UC Davis and the University of Oregon recently published a review article in the journal mSystems addressing the role of building design in disease transmission and how to make the built environment in buildings…
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Mind-Body Medicine Should Be Integrated Into Patient Care, Say Experts
Mind-body medicine should be integrated in the care of patients and medical research, say experts. In a perspectives article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, medical experts from the Benson-Henry Institute (BHI) for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and from UC Davis Health recommended called for broader use of mind-body…
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Baby Strollers/Pushchairs Expose Babies to High Level of Toxic Air Pollution
Pushing babies in strollers (pushchairs) can expose them to alarming levels of air pollution. This finding was made by researchers at the University of Surrey in the UK and published in the journal Environment International. Babies Inhaling Air Pollutants The researchers looked at how much air pollutants babies can inhale while being pushed in strollers…
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Surgical and Cotton Masks Ineffective Against SARS COV-2 Coronavirus, Says Study
Surgical and cotton masks were ineffective in preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This conclusion was from a study conducted at two hospitals in Seoul, South Korea. The research report was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. How Effective are Masks Against SARS-CoV-2? N95 and surgical masks have been…
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Large Thighs Linked to Less Risk of Heart Disease
Overweight people with large thighs may be less susceptible to heart disease — especially if you’re Chinese. Researchers found this link in a study of over 9,000 Chinese men and women. The results were published in the journal Endocrine Connections. The Danger of High Blood Pressure High blood pressure is a notorious health problem that…
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New Trial Drug Significantly Blocks COVID-19 Infections in Human ‘Organoids’
A new trial drug dramatically blocks the COVID-19 coronavirus load by 1,000 to 5,000 times in human organoids. The drug is called hrsACE2 (human recombinant soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2). Organoids are three dimensional replicas of cells in culture. The finding was made by researchers at the University of British Columbia and is published in the…
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Relative Humidity Indoors Between 40 to 60 Percent Can Slow Virus Transmission
Mice kept in environments with 40 to 60 percent relative humidity have much less ability to transmit viruses to non-infected mice. Researchers from Yale University made this conclusion after finishing their review study. The findings were published in the journal Annual Review of Virology, and the article is titled “Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections.” Seasonal…
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Plant-Based Diet is Better for Asthma Sufferers Than Dairy or High-Fat Diets
Eating a plant-based diet is better for preventing and managing asthma, while dairy or high-fat diets can worsen asthma. This finding was from a review study by researchers with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The results were published in the journal Nutrition Reviews. Asthma Sufferers Can Be Vulnerable to COVID-19 Asthma affects over 25…