Health
What to eat and avoid to maintain a strong immune system
The immune system helps protect the body against contractable illnesses, such as a cold and the flu. Nutrition is an important part of ensuring that the immune system stays strong. Regularly consuming some unhealthy foods may prevent the immune system from functioning properly. Some researchTrusted Source suggests that diets high in added sugar and excess salt are associated…
Read MoreIsrael’s vaccine programme gives hope to the world
OVER ONE-THIRD of Israel’s population has received a vaccination against covid-19 since December 19th. There is now evidence that the vaccination programme is having an impact. Analysis from Eran Segal, a computational biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, and his colleagues, has found that covid-19 cases are falling appreciably among old people…
Read MoreIn serious cases, covid-19 symptoms can linger for a long time Over three-quarters of the severely ill still have symptoms six months later
For many, the intervening months have felt interminable, like living with a recurrent disease they cannot shake. Some actually are. Although most bouts of covid-19 are mild, lasting only one or two weeks, many people are left with lingering symptoms weeks or even months after infection. The study followed 1,733 patients hospitalized in Wuhan between…
Read MoreMuscle Recovery & Everything You Should Know About It
Do you know what it takes for your body to recover after a workout? Understanding body homeostasis is key to figuring out why it is important to let your muscles recover after you exercise. This recovery process is necessary to induce muscle growth as the muscle builds back stronger. When we rest and recover, protein…
Read MoreA COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Only 50% Effective. Is That Good Enough?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief of the National Institute of Health and Infectious Disease, has tried to set realistic expectations when discussing the importance of a vaccine. “We don’t know yet what the efficacy might be. We don’t know if it will be 50% or 60%,” Fauci said during a Brown University event in August. So…
Read MoreCOVID-19: This is when life will return to normal, according to the experts
After second-guessing everything from hugging our loved ones to delaying travel, there is one big question that everyone is likely thinking about: will we ever get back to the status quo? The answer may not be very clear-cut. Today’s graphic uses data from New York Times’ interviews of 511 epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists from…
Read MoreWHO hopes for hundreds of millions of vaccine doses this year, 2 billion next year
The World Health Organization hopes hundreds of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccine can be produced this year and 2 billion doses by the end of 2021, chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Thursday. The WHO is drawing up plans to help decide who should get the first doses once a vaccine is approved, she…
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