TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 — About 1,500 people attended a pop concert in Germany to help researchers learn how the new coronavirus spreads in such situations. Volunteers to the concert in a Leipzig arena on Saturday had to test negative for the coronavirus beforehand and had to wear a protective […]
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TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 — The world’s first confirmed case of reinfection with the new coronavirus has been reported in Hong Kong. That’s cause for concern because it suggests that immunity to the coronavirus may last only a few months in some people, and there are implications for vaccines under […]
Latest High Blood Pressure News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) If you have hypertension and you’re depressed, don’t blame your blood pressure drugs. Although previous research hinted there might be a connection between high blood pressure medications and depression, a new study of […]
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) The coronavirus pandemic has brought significant challenges for people with eating disorders, a new study finds. During the early stages of the pandemic lockdown in the United Kingdom, researchers at Northumbria University in Newcastle surveyed people who currently […]
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) Nearly 6 in 10 people who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest sought medical help in the previous two weeks, a new study finds. Cardiac arrest is fatal within minutes if untreated, and less than 10% of victims survive. “The high mortality from cardiac arrest […]
Product name: TaqPath™ COVID-19 CE-IVD RT-PCR kit manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific (product code A48067) used with: Applied Biosystems COVID-19 Interpretive Software v1.2 (used with the 7500 series Real-Time PCR instruments) Applied Biosystems COVID-19 Interpretive Software v2.0 or v2.2 (used with the QuantStudio Real-Time PCR platforms) Date: 25 August 2020 WHO-identifier: […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) In the largest such study yet, researchers have found that two classes of common blood pressure medications seem tied to better survival against COVID-19. The U.K. findings should allay any worry that the two types of mediations — angiotensin-converting enzyme […]
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 Disturbed sleep doesn’t cause Alzheimer’s disease, but some sleep patterns may be more common in people who have a high genetic risk for it, a new study reports. Those patterns include being a morning person, having shorter sleep duration and being less likely to have insomnia, […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) Women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant may need to forgo coffee, tea, sodas and other sources of caffeine. A new data analysis finds no safe level of the drug during this time. “The cumulative scientific evidence supports […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching target product profiles to drive the rapid development of novel tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment. The target product profiles characterise the most important product attributes to be considered for developing the best suited TB prevention treatments in future. One quarter of the global population […]