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People are beginning to form misunderstandings about flu and COVID-19 and the issue is widespread on the internet. Much like other people on the internet, the president of the United States, Donald Trump has also made some misinformed judgments between the two diseases. What is the truth is that COVID-19 is lethal and much more…
Promoted with low calories or zero calories, artificial sweeteners are highly popular among weight watchers and diabetic patients. But the health experts warn about the dangers associated with these sweeteners, especially for diabetics. Not many people know that the composition of these sweeteners is what is behind the increased rate of obesity and a high…
As new cases continue to spring up here and there in Scotland, the government has decided to implement what they call a circuit breaker lockdown in an attempt to restrict the coronavirus spread in the country. Under the new lockdown measures, indoor alcohol serving has been banned to get people to interact less and protect…
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy, the country was among the worst-struck by the virus and had one of the highest numbers of infections as well as mortality rates. In order to control the worsening health crisis, the country adopted some of the strictest coronavirus-related policies. From the month of March to…
Children’s health is among the biggest debates amongst the medical community during the present times, especially after the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Even though there has been more awareness regarding the issue in the past few years, many kids are experiencing an increased number of health problems. Investigation on the problems faced by children…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic now has nearly four million confirmed cases worldwide with an increasing death toll. Though a few countries have seemingly controlled the spread of the infection, health experts have noted a resurgence of the virus merely a few days after easing of pandemic-related restrictions in countries such as Denmark and China. The…
No one can ignore the significance of a good night’s sleep when it comes to good health. A new study published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology specifically talks about the duration of sleep and how an irregular sleeping cycle increases the chances of asthma in adults. This journal is linked with…
Recently, a new Position paper published on the behalf of the Global Hygiene Council (GHC) explores the effect of improved everyday hygienic practices on the health of an individual and found that common habits such as handwashing reduce the likelihood of contracting infections by fifty percent. In addition, the lowered risk of having infections in…
Alzheimer’s is an age-related disease that affects the working of neurons and degenerates the brain connection leading to partial or complete memory loss. It also causes impaired brain functions, reduced motor skills, and communicative problems. Typically, a protein namely amyloid β (Aβ) is involved in this brain cell degeneration but a new study finds that…
In the coming weeks, the weather is likely to change and pave the way for the spread of flu and common cold among people. On top of it, people living in the states of the US which are experiencing wildfires may also be more prone to developing irritation and allergy due to the toxic smoke…