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Around the world one in three children have dangerous levels of lead in their blood that can cause serious long-term health defects, suggests new research. Young people under the age of 19, as many as 800 million are likely to have lead levels in their blood at or above 5 micrograms per deciliter according to…
Research says infected children have as much of the virus in their throats and noses as older patients. Therefore children can be possible carriers of serious infection if the government ends up reopening schools. Authors of the research also believe that children below age 5 can host 100 times as many coronaviruses in their respiratory…
Under the light of a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, new reports made by scientists in the U.S and Japan tell that cats are not excluded from the deadly Covid-19 infection, the virus that causes the illness is called SARS-CoV-2 and can be passed from one cat to another. Under…
As coronavirus cases in the UK continue to go up, the government has set in place a 3 tier system to help contain the spread but now ICU experts in Manchester are proposing for a stricter rule to be imposed. Dr. Indy Kapila is one such expert in Manchester, he is an intensive care consultant…
Since the pandemic began there have been questions on whether some communities suffer more than others and whether specific ethnicities have a negative disadvantage against the lethal coronavirus. Now figures for England and Wales suggest that the higher risk of COVID-19 in ethnic minorities may be due to their area of living and their careers…
Long after being infected by the coronavirus people are appearing to fall ill with what is being commonly known as ‘long COVID’. This however cannot be seen as one single syndrome but supposedly made up of 4 that have the ability to cause several sets of symptoms that affect different or all parts of a…
People often say time heals everything but now as studies show experiencing abuse or violence early in life can lead to children showing signs of genetic and brain aging. A study from the American Psychological Association shows a link between aging and early exposure to violence or trauma. It explains how experiencing such a traumatic…
Reports from The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment’s (DDPHE) on-going investigation show an outbreak circulating in the homeless population in the city. The outbreak is of a highly infectious disease called Shigellosis. This disease is caused by bacteria and is spread via fecal matter. Symptoms of this disease are similar to flu. This…
Just when people began to hope for the rise in coronavirus US cases to cease, once again COVID-19 cases are increasing and breaking records for most cases and hospitalizations. William Haseltine is the chairman and president of ACCESS Health International. He says the epidemic is spiraling out of control and the public behavior is to blame for…
The latest research suggests your blood type may explain if you are more susceptible to the coronavirus infection and whether it will affect you more severely than others. The study finds that people who have type O blood groups are the least likely to be infected by the coronavirus and or develop life-threatening complications once…