SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Former wartime enemy Serbia donated 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the Bosniak-Croat region of neighbouring Bosnia on Tuesday, allowing it to launched its inoculation campaign.Slideshow ( 5 images )The Bosniak-Croat Federation, one of Bosnia’s two autonomous entities alongside the Serb Republic, has ordered 1.2 million doses under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing […]
The first UK COVID-19 lockdown saw a “rapid and sustained” fall in violence outside the home in the Welsh capital city, a new study led by Cardiff University has shown. Researchers from Cardiff University’s Crime and Security Research Institute (CSRI) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied data from Cardiff’s sole emergency […]
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is very common in the United States, affecting up to 27.8% of the population. Studies have suggested a possible link between GERD and cancers of the larynx and esophagus. A recent study adds further evidence to these findings. In a new study, researchers found evidence of a link between GERD and […]
Around one in six sports bettors started a new form of gambling during the initial COVID-19 lockdown, and one in three placed bets more frequently, according to a new study. Experts from the Universities of Glasgow and Stirling explored gambling behaviors of those who regularly bet on sports before and during the first U.K. lockdown […]
Researchers compared nearly 300,000 births over 11 years with local weather data and found babies born after extreme rainfall were more likely to have low birth weights A new study that links extreme rains with lower birth weights in Brazil’s Amazon region underscores the long-term health impacts of weather extremes connected to climate change, researchers […]
When Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway introduced a bill in the Montana House two years ago that would have prohibited abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the Republican legislator knew it was unlikely to survive the veto pen of the Democratic governor. Sure enough, then-Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed that bill and two other anti-abortion measures passed by […]
Consumption of a high fat diet may be activating a response in the heart that is causing destructive growth and lead to greater risk of heart attacks, according to new research. In a paper published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, researchers looked at the effect of feeding mice a high fat diet on oxidative […]
Stock up on these lockdown-approved leggings from women who’ve lived in them all year – from workouts and Netflix marathons, to days at their desk. I know one person who dislikes leggings. She’s Italian and grew up playing volleyball in the Milanese heat, so anything that’s longer than a hot pant that tightly hugs her […]
Amy Slaton is opening up about the emotions she felt meeting her son for the first time. On Monday's episode of 1000-Lb. Sisters, the new mom recalled the immediate love she felt for son Gage Deon Halterman, now 3 months, after his arrival. "Looking at Gage, I just see his whole future basically, as he's […]
Anyone who has ever developed a urinary tract infection (UTI) knows that it can be painful, pesky and persistent. UTIs have a high recurrence rate and primarily afflict women — as many as 50% of women will experience at least one UTI during their lifetime. However, what if patients could take a vaccine that would […]
