Looking back on that fateful night in October 2003, Horn told the outlet, "I had high blood pressure at that time, and because of the energy level of the show, I got excited and passed out onstage and fell, unfortunately." "Montecore looked at me with his big blue eyes and was confused, and so he picked me up by the […]
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The UK has been in lockdown since Monday, March 23, meaning we have been cooped up indoors for the best part of five weeks. You’d think that less time running in the rat race, sweating buckets in the gym, and dancing the night away in clubs would leave you feeling energised and fit as a fiddle. So why do we […]
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A type 2 diabetes diagnosis sends two clear signals: that your pancreas is not functioning properly and your blood sugar levels are rising uncontrollably. This is because the pancreas produces a hormone called insulin which regulates blood sugar – a type of sugar you absorb through eating food. The former therefore has a knock-on effect on the latter. READ MORE […]
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Today’s world can be a scary place for the younger members of society who had previously only seen face masks in the doctor’s office or even just on TV. To make the prospect of walking around with the majority of your face covered less scary for people of all ages, online marketplace Zazzle is selling a large collection of both […]
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How do coronavirus tests work? Testing capacity is a major factor in the effectiveness of the public health response to COVID-19, and there’s a lot of specialized technical expertise that goes into producing an accurate viral test. Penn State researcher Nita Bharti talks through the science behind testing, and why no test can ever really be perfect. https://youtube.com/watch?v=nXtVfWYh_xo%3Fcolor%3Dwhite Source: Read […]
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Reasons for increased severity COVID-19-gradients in heart disease Under the heavy COVID-19-gradients, which are caused by the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, to find diseases particularly common to people with heart. So far, this correlation was observed only. An American research team has now found the first reasons for this connection. A research team at the renowned Mayo Clinic in the United States […]
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As a dentist, my patients often ask whether they still need to floss even though they brush their teeth. The answer is—that depends. A review of the research on this topic found flossing, combined with regular brushing, reduced the chance of bleeding gums. But the review could not provide evidence flossing prevented holes (tooth cavities) from forming. This is likely […]
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"One of the most discussed methods of treatment of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is plasma therapy, which involves the transfusion of plasma from a convalescent coronavirus patient to a critical patient," Nafisa Ali wrote on Instagram. At a time when COVID-19 survivors are being urged to donate plasma, veteran actor Nafisa Ali’s niece Diya Naidu, a survivor […]
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain France and Spain were on Tuesday set to announce plans to lift strict coronavirus lockdowns that have endured for weeks, while on the other side of world surfers returned to Bondi Beach as Australia took its own first steps to ease restrictions. Countries are beginning to chart their path out of shutdowns imposed to stem the […]
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In a new study among males depicted on Instagram, the majority of posts showed men with low body fat, while only a small fraction depicted men with high body fat. Sixty-two percent of posts showed men with low body fat and 41% showed high muscularity, whereas only 6% showed men with high body fat and 17% showed low muscularity. Men […]
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