The World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has a higher fatality rate than the flu. As of March 4, 2020, nine deaths have been reported in the U.S. Brian Labus, a professor of public health, provides essential safety information for you, from disinfectants to storing food and supplies.
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Exercising can be a chore. We know it’s good for us, and we may do it, but it’s not always fun.
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Scientists from James Cook University’s Australian Institute of Tropical Health and medicine (AITHM) have developed a system to improve the development of tuberculosis (TB) vaccines.
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Caffeine increases the ability to focus and problem solve, but a new study by a University of Arkansas researcher indicates it doesn’t stimulate creativity.
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We’ve all heard the saying: “Practice makes perfect.”
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Access to vaccines around the world could get easier thanks to scientists in the College of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin who have developed an inexpensive and innovative vaccine delivery method that preserves live viruses, bacteria, antibodies and enzymes without refrigeration.
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Women living in Austria today have a statistical life expectancy of 84 years, so that, on average, they live 4.7 years longer than men. However, when it comes to years of good health, they are on a par with men and the increased prevalence of diabetes will slow down the increase in life expectancy. “Obesity and diabetes are the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the commonest cause of death in women,” says gender-medicine expert Alexandra Kautzky-Willer from MedUni Vienna, speaking in anticipation of International Women’s Day on 08 March. Moreover, although women live longer than men, they do not necessarily do so with fewer health problems.
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Psychologists at the University of Bath, King’s College London, and Cardiff have found that a common test used by doctors and researchers to measure autistic personality traits lacks reliability and might not be capturing the right signs of autism.
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Patients who followed more medical advice after a heart attack were more likely to survive years after their heart attack.
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To stop the spread of disease, it could be used to coat phone screens and keyboards, as well as the inside of catheters and breathing tubes, which are a major source of healthcare-associated infections.
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