WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) One of the reasons women may be less vulnerable to COVID-19 is because they’re more likely to adhere to social distancing policies, a new survey suggests. A survey conducted in eight countries in March and April found substantial gender differences both in numbers of […]
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By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 A third surge of coronavirus cases now has a firm grip on the United States, with an average of 59,000 new infections being reported across the country every day. That tally is the highest since the beginning of August, […]
In recognition of World Sight Day 2020, the UN Friends of Vision, the Permanent Missions of Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh and Ireland to the United Nations, organized a high-Level event entitled ‘2020 and Beyond: Accelerating Vision for Everyone’. The event was aimed at bringing awareness and global attention to blindness and vision impairment, […]
In recognition of World Sight Day 2020, the UN Friends of Vision, the Permanent Missions of Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh and Ireland to the United Nations, organized a high-Level event entitled ‘2020 and Beyond: Accelerating Vision for Everyone’. The event was aimed at bringing awareness and global attention to blindness and vision impairment, […]
Food safety events During the third quarter of 2020, the INFOSAN Secretariat has been involved in 37 food safety events involving 78 WHO Member States and five territories of WHO Member States. There were 18 events involving a biological hazard (Salmonella [10], Listeria monocytogenes [2], E. coli [2], Norovirus [1], Pseudomonas […]
The World Health Organization invites independent film-makers, production companies, NGOs, communities, students, and film schools from around the world to submit their original short films to the 2nd Health for All Film Festival. Launched in 2020, the festival aims to recruit a new generation of film and video innovators to […]
Latest Mental Health News By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) Combining medication with group or family-based therapy gives patients struggling with bipolar disorder their best shot at living stable lives, a new review suggests. “People with bipolar disorder have significant mood swings, from periods […]
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 Medieval plague outbreaks in England picked up frightening speed in the 17th century, Canadian researchers report. Their analysis of historical documents covering 300 years showed that outbreaks of the plague doubled every 11 days in London during the 1600s, compared […]
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dutch researchers have found what might be a set of previously unknown large salivary glands in the space where the nasal cavity meets the throat, the New York Times reported Monday. If confirmed, these glands could be the first of their kind discovered […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Seeking to slow the spread of coronavirus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Monday that face masks be worn by everyone in all public transportation […]