Doctors are being ‘inundated’ with calls about ‘COVID toes’ from people whose only coronavirus symptoms are bruises and rashes on their feet A new symptom of the coronavirus – bruising, rashes and lesions on the feet – has been dubbed ‘COVID toes’ They generally appear in children and teenagers who don’t have any other symptoms […]
Type 2 diabetes is an extremely common condition which affects around four million people in the UK. This represents six percent of the UK population or one in every 16 people who have diabetes. Many are unaware they even have the condition and are putting themselves at great health risks. Type 2 diabetes affects insulin […]
Asthma often results in wheezing, coughing, heaving chest, difficulty in breathing/shortness of breath, blurred vision, chapped lips, dry mouth and an intense feeling of discomfort and claustrophobia. World Asthma Day, celebrated on the second Tuesday of May every year, is a campaign which has been created with the objective of making people more aware about […]
Members of New Horizon Athletics, a CrossFit box in rural Fentress County, Tennessee.Courtesy of New Horizon Athletics For years, Dannette Wheeler felt uncomfortable in her own skin. “I was embarrassed of how much weight I’d gained,” says the 48-year-old nurse, who is 5’7” and at one point weighed just over 250 pounds. Once a social […]
Vitamin B12 performs a number of important functions in the body such as keeping the body’s nerve and blood cells healthy and helping to make DNA. Despite its essential role, some people are unable to absorb the vitamin due to an underlying condition called pernicious anaemia. This is an autoimmune disease that prevents the body […]
The key to living longer could be to eat a healthy, balanced diet – including at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day – as well as regular exercise. But you could also boost your life expectancy by regularly eating yoghurt, it’s been claimed. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including a well-rounded diet is […]
New hope for beating malaria as scientists identify microbe living in mosquitoes’ genitals that stops them catching or spreading the killer disease The malaria-blocking bug, Microsporidia MB, found in mosquitoes in Kenya No mosquitoes carrying the bug were found to be harbouring malaria parasite Bug discovered in up to five per cent of mosquitoes on […]
Heart disease patients taking evolocumab in addition to a statin to achieve extremely low levels of cholesterol do not show increased incidence of neurocognitive impairments, including memory loss or reduction in executive functions (mental skills), while at the same time have a decrease in recurrent cardiovascular events such as stroke and heart attack, according to […]
If you use hand sanitizer often, proper hygiene is obviously important to you. There’s a good chance you also wash your hands frequently, as you likely know handwashing can prevent illness and help you maintain personal wellness, as noted by the CDC. The practice should be an essential part of everyone‘s cleanliness regimen as it will […]
(HealthDay)—The virus that causes COVID-19 typically strikes the lungs with full force, but new research shows it can also cause frostbite-like patches on the hands and toes, and rashes on the body. The condition has recently been dubbed “COVID toes.” Fortunately, it isn’t serious and the lesions usually disappear on their own, said Dr. Esther […]
