Experts say that it may no longer be feasible to contain the coronavirus in China; however, failure to stop the virus in China will lead to an international outbreak and perhaps even join the respiratory diseases that regularly infect people. Toronto-based infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison!-->…
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People who have contracted the coronavirus but show no symptoms seem to be able to spread the virus to others asymptomatically. This causes a major concern as the virus is highly contagious and those who have it can unknowingly spread it. If this happens, containing the virus would be a much more!-->…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that although the Wuhan coronavirus has caused an epidemic in China, it is not yet a public health emergency on the international scale; however, this is not to a sign that the WHO is not taking this seriously. There have been several hundred confirmed!-->…
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The main trigger of the deadly respiratory illness (Coronavirus) in China is said to have originated from snakes, more specifically, the Chinese cobra and the Chinese krait. This type of virus is transmitted primarily through the air and primarily affects the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal!-->…
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A company renovated old pipes by using a new technique called cured-in-place pipes. The workers thread a polyester or vinyl ester resin sleeve through and underground pipe and heat it with steam or hot water. The sleeve then expands and hardens to form a plastic liner inside the old pipes. However,!-->…
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The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in Southern California on Thanksgiving Day, saying that the rain could cause mudflows in areas that were previously affected by the Getty Fire and Palisades Fire. For a mudslide to happen, all it takes is an intense amount of rain in a short!-->…
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A new study shows that 80 percent of adolescents around the world are not getting enough exercise. South Korea and the Philippines had the greatest levels of inactivity, while Bangladesh and India had the lowest level of inactivity. Just under 78 percent of boys did not meet the World Health!-->…
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Children who have brain malformations and had half their brain removed at a very young age can grow up to be able to walk, talk, read, and do everyday tasks. About 20 percent of them go on to find a job as adults. New research published in the journal Cell Reports suggests that this happens because!-->…
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Two new studies have shown that other than being a deadly disease itself, the measles virus has the power to inflict damage on the victim’s immune system even after it has been cured. This happens because the virus kills cells that make antibodies, which are essential for the immune system to!-->…
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Chinese authorities have approved a new drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease that has the potential to treat the cognitive disease within 17 years. The new treatment, called Oligomannate, is a drug derived from brown algae that can treat mild to moderate levels of Alzheimer’s disease. A!-->…
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More than 1000 cases of measles have been reported as of mid-June 2019. The disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 but has resurfaced mainly in isolated groups of unvaccinated people. People who choose not to vaccinate are not only putting themselves in danger but also those who are!-->…
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According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1000 cases of vaping-related lung injuries have been reported in 48 states, including the US Virgin Islands. There have been 21 deaths so far, and the data does not suggest that this has peaked or is in decline. While!-->…
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug regimen used to treat an extreme form of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB). The clinical trials showed that nearly 90% of the patients who were infected with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB who partook this treatment recovered!-->…
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Last December, three migrant children died while being in US custody after contracting the flu. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says that, due to the short-term nature of the holding and the complexity of operating the vaccination programs, neither the CBP nor their medical contractors!-->…
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