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Johnson & Johnson to pull its talc-based baby powder from shelves in the US and Canada after sales dropped 60% amid lawsuits over its link to cancer On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson announced that it is discontinuing sales of its talcum-based baby powder in the US and Canada Sales have dropped by 60% in the … Read more
People who recover from coronavirus and test positive again are NOT contagious: Korean CDC finds ‘re-positive’ patients did not infect any of their 790 contacts The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at 285 survivors of coronavirus who tested positive after other tests said they were negative Of the 790 people the patients … Read more
Your smartphone may soon be able to detect if you have coronavirus by coughing or sneezing onto a sensor. A team at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has developed a portable, reusable device the size of a quarter that plugs into a phone’s charging port. If the virus is in the sample, … Read more
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, we’ve all been told to socially distance by standing or sitting six feet (or two meters) apart from strangers. But a new study suggests that distance might not be far enough to prevent virus transmission, even in light winds. Researchers found that even in winds of two miles per hour … Read more
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, we’ve all been told to socially distance by standing or sitting six feet (or two meters) apart from strangers. But a new study suggests that distance might not be far enough to prevent virus transmission, even in light winds. Researchers found that even in winds of two miles per hour … Read more
Can the heart predict who will die of coronavirus? Hospitalized patients with enlarged right heart chambers are nearly FOUR TIMES more likely to be killed by the infection, study finds Growing evidence suggests coronavirus attacks the heart and blood vessels as well as the lungs Researchers at Mt Sinai Icahn School of Medicine gave EKGs … Read more
One in seven Britons suffers from recurrent headaches or migraines which can be so severe they require hospital treatment. But, for many, home remedies can provide effective relief, according to new NHS advice. ‘Headaches are a very common, but surprisingly debilitating, condition,’ says Dr Steven Allder, a consultant neurologist and headache expert at the private … Read more
An antibody first identified in a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) survivor may stop the novel coronavirus in its tracks. The antibody, called S309, targets the ‘spike proteins’ found on the outside of the virus that are used to invade our cells. Lab tests showed S309 sticks to the proteins, effectively neutralizing them, according to researchers … Read more
An antibody first identified in a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) survivor may stop the novel coronavirus in its tracks. The antibody, called S309, targets the ‘spike proteins’ found on the outside of the virus that are used to invade our cells. Lab tests showed S309 sticks to the proteins, effectively neutralizing them, according to researchers … Read more
Eating full fat milk or cheese twice a day could REDUCE your risk of heart disease, new study suggests Two helpings of full fat dairy products can lower the risk of heart disease Foods such as yogurt and milk can reduce the chances of diabetes and obesity The research was conducted by scientists at McMaster … Read more