Mass screening of school age children has led to significantly higher numbers of coeliac disease cases being diagnosed, according to a new study presented today at the 6th World Congress of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Researchers in Italy found double the number of cases of the autoimmune disease—where the body produces antibodies to gluten, a protein found in wheat, […]
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When health worker Neelam Kumari knocks on doors in Indian villages the occupants sometimes run out the back, terrified that she wants to vaccinate them against COVID-19. With India’s devastating recent virus surge easing in cities, the deadly pandemic is ravaging the vast poverty-stricken rural hinterland. But here, ignorance and fear rule. “A lot of people in my village don’t […]
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Forty years ago this month the first men began dying of a mysterious disease in California that would later be identified as AIDS. It would go on to claim millions of lives across the world. Here is a look at the discovery and the fight against the deadly condition. 1981: First alert Recommended: Concerts May Be Safe to Attend With […]
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Skinimalism, the term coined to describe the blending of makeup and skin care, is what excites Sir John Barnett most these days. “Clients are looking to a more holistic approach to their lifestyle, their diets, their families, their children,” said the makeup artist, who’s worked with the likes of Beyoncé and Priyanka Chopra. Cosmetics is no different, he said: “It’s […]
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The observational extended study of the previously reported 12-month randomized TAILOR-PCI trial shows genotype-guided antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) did not significantly reduce ischemic events compared with conventional therapy, after a median of 39 months. This was the same finding as in the original trial. However, there is more to this than meets the eye, according to lead […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A meta-analysis of SARS-CoV-2 epitopes targeted by T cells in convalescent patients identified 20 that are prevalent in multiple cohorts, and potentially relevant to vaccine development and diagnostics, researchers say. “Increasing evidence suggests T-cell immunity to be an important factor in protecting against severe COVID-19 disease,” Drs. Matthew McKay and Ahmed Abdul Quadeer of the […]
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DETROIT (AP) — US traffic deaths rose 7% last year, the biggest increase in 13 years even though people drove fewer miles due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government’s road safety agency reported Thursday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration blamed the increase on drivers taking more risks on less-congested roads by speeding, failing to wear seat belts, or driving […]
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Pot-banging protests erupted across several cities in Brazil on Wednesday evening as President Jair Bolsonaro addressed the nation, just days after protestors took to the streets across the country over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far killed almost half a million people here. The last few days have been rocky for […]
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FILE PHOTO: Patients follow instructions while practicing Tai Chi at the Krylatskoye Ice Palace, which was converted into a temporary hospital for people suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia, January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov /File PhotoMOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia recorded nearly 425,000 excess deaths from April 2020 to April 2021 when it […]
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Surprise! Troian Bellisario and Patrick J. Adams announced their second child’s arrival three weeks after her birth. Surprise! Celebrities Who Secretly Welcomed Children “Ms Elliot Rowena Adams joined us on May 15th under the wildest of circumstances,” the actress, where to buy cheap bactrim usa without prescription 35, captioned a black-and-white Instagram photo with the infant on Friday, June 4. “A […]
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