The failure to protect tropical rainforests has cost trillions of dollars stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research. The pandemic has wreaked economic havoc and caused historic levels of unemployment in the United States and around the world. For decades, scientists and environmental activists have been trying to draw the world’s attention to...
Month: <span>July 2020</span>
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Report linking 5G to COVID-19 swiftly debunked
by Peter Grad , Medical Xpress “This paper made my jaw drop.” “It is just a wacko hypothesis.” “This article isn’t so much a scientific paper as a representation of what a moron thinks a scientific paper is.” “You haven’t seen the stupidest published SARS-CoV-2 take yet [until you read this]. I PROMISE you.” The...
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Best stretches for lower back flexibility and pain relief
Lower back problems are very common. They can cause a constant dull ache or a sudden sharp pain. Lower back pain has a variety of possible causes, which range from poor posture to underlying medical conditions. However, certain stretches may help by relieving pain and improving flexibility. In this article, we discuss the types of...
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What Do We Know About Children and COVID-19?
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. As COVID-19 burns through Texas, districts and health departments across the state are wrestling with how to provide childcare and schooling to the state’s 7 million-plus children. Jerri Barker, who runs a daycare in Waco, has watched warily as other facilities...
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High levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on equipment in communal gyms
Washington, DC – July 24, 2020 – Research presented at ASM Microbe Online found that 43% of Staphylococcus bacteria found on exercise equipment in university gyms were ampicillin-resistant, with 73% of those isolates being resistant to multiple additional drugs. The late Xin Fan, Ph.D., and her student Chase A. Weikel of West Chester University (WCU)...
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Chocolate is good for the heart
by European Society of Cardiology Eating chocolate at least once a week is linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 “Our study suggests that chocolate helps keep the heart’s blood vessels healthy,” said...
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If relaxed too soon, physical distancing measures might have been all for naught
by Stuart Wolpert, University of California, Los Angeles If physical distancing measures in the United States are relaxed while there is still no COVID-19 vaccine or treatment and while personal protective equipment remains in short supply, the number of resulting infections could be about the same as if distancing had never been implemented to begin...
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Some ‘inert’ drug ingredients may be biologically active
by University of California, San Francisco Some supposedly inert ingredients in common drugs—such as dyes and preservatives—may potentially be biologically active and could lead to unanticipated side effects, according to a preliminary new study by researchers from the UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR). Most medications include...
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REVIEWS SOUND THE ALARM ON ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS
Reviews of hundreds of studies show that a growing number of chemicals—in pesticides, flame retardants, and certain plastics—are linked to widespread health problems, including infertility, diabetes, and impaired brain development. Researchers from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine led a team of environmental health experts in an analysis of research published in the...
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Iron deficiency during infancy reduces vaccine efficacy
About 40 percent of children around the globe suffer from anemia because they do not consume enough iron. Now, studies by ETH researchers show that iron deficiency also reduces the protection provided by vaccinations. Despite the fact that global immunization programs are now reaching more people than ever, about 1.5 million children still die every...