A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India is open to cutting tariffs on more than half of U.S. imports worth $23 billion in the first phase of a trade deal the two nations are negotiating, two government sources with knowledge of the matter said, the biggest cut in … Read more
On the morning of October 7, around 06:30 local time in Israel, air raid sirens went off warning citizens of an aerial attack. Such instances have had occurred in the past. However, this time it was different — this was a multi-pronged attack by Gaza-based militant group Hamas from land, sea and air. Around 2,200 … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In some good news for those who have already suffered through a bout of COVID-19, a new study finds they may have a much lower risk of reinfection for at least 10 months. For the study, the researchers analyzed rates of SARS-CoV-2 … Read more
Ask almost anyone who works in care, those who need services and their families, whether the government put a “protective ring around the care sector from the very start” of the pandemic, as it claims, and their response is one of disbelief – even of derision. Source link
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Here’s a silver lining to having to strap a mask across your face when you go out in public: That mask may also help guard against severe spring allergies, an expert says. Many patients with spring allergies are doing well this season because they’re … Read more
Speaking at the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Public Health annual conference, he said there needed to be a body whose “total focus” was on the prevention and response to pandemics, infectious diseases and external threats, such as bioterrorism. Source link
“The present study sought to better understand the potential favorable effects of aspirin in aiding the human immune system battle COVID-19,” said study principal investigator Eugene Merzon, of Leumit Health Services at Bar-Ilan University. “We intend to investigate a larger cohort of patients and in randomized clinical trials.” Two experts in the United States … Read more
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children have largely been spared severe COVID-19 infection, and new research hints at why. In the study, children’s immune systems attacked the new coronavirus faster and more aggressively than adults’ immune systems did, the findings showed. The researchers analyzed blood samples from 48 children and 70 … Read more
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It would be nice if it were true, but a bout of the common cold won’t protect you against the new coronavirus infection, researchers report. Colds are caused by seasonal coronaviruses (CoVs) and previous studies have suggested that exposure to cold coronaviruses may safeguard against the … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Being positive may help protect your memory as you age, a new study indicates. Researchers analyzed data from almost 1,000 middle-aged and older U.S. adults who took part in a national study. The upshot: Being upbeat pays dividends. … Read more