At a time like this, social media can become a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it can be a vital source of connection, of sharing information and social interaction – which is more important than ever now that most of our physical interactions with our friends and family have stopped. On the other hand, it’s all too easy to […]
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Corona-crisis in Germany: 156 people have already died, 32.888 are infected with the Coronavirus. Worldwide, more than 300,000 cases were registered. The public life increasingly to a Standstill. All the information about the Coronavirus please see the News Ticker of FOCUS Online. Spain has more Corona fatalities than China. The government informed. All the important messages to the Coronavirus […]
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Ferrer did not give provide the minor’s age or share whether or not the individual had any pre-existing conditions. The press release states that the minor was a resident of Lancaster, California. According to the Los Angeles County Public Health, there have been 662 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 11 deaths in the county as of Tuesday. Out of […]
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As the number of new coronavirus cases rises across the U.S., legislators throughout the country are trying to slow the spread with “stay at home” orders. While the exact details of these regulations vary by location, the goal is the same: to reduce the rate of COVID-19 infection by requiring residents with non-essential jobs to stay in their homes, and […]
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Type 2 diabetes is a hot topic regardless of what is happening in the world because it is so widespread. The chronic condition, whereby your pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugar levels, is strongly tied to unhealthy lifestyle decisions, which may partly explain its prevalence. The subject has gained even more attention recently amid the coronavirus outbreak […]
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China is ending its lockdown of most of Hubei province at midnight, officials announced in a notice on Tuesday (March 24). But Wuhan, the city in Hubei province where the coronavirus outbreak first began at the end of last year, will remain under lockdown until April 8, they said. After two months of intense lockdowns and thousands of deaths, Hubei […]
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(HealthDay)—Management of cancer care during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is addressed in a special feature article published online March 20 in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Masumi Ueda, M.D., from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and colleagues discuss the management of cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic, while focusing on some of the anticipated challenges and measures […]
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(HealthDay)—In an American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement, published online March 23 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for pediatricians to manage abusive head trauma (AHT) in infants and children. Sandeep K. Narang, M.D., from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues developed a policy statement relating to AHT, which incorporated some of the recent knowledge […]
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PARIS – Nestlé is keeping its options open regarding its stake in L’Oréal. The French beauty giant’s second-largest shareholder after the Bettencourt family wrote in its annual review, published Tuesday: “The board continuously monitors the returns and strategic options of our financial investment in L’Oréal.” In September 2018, the Swiss food and drink conglomerate first said that it was exploring […]
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(HealthDay)—Iron chelation therapy (ICT) seems beneficial for iron-overloaded patients with low- or intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to a study published online March 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Emanuele Angelucci, M.D., from the IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino in Genova, Italy, and colleagues randomly assigned 225 patients with serum ferritin levels >2,247 pmol/L to either deferasirox dispersible tablets […]
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