Pharmacist explains how paracetamol and ibuprofen work Paracetamol is one of the main over-the-counter painkillers sold in the UK. It’s typically used to relieve mild or moderate pain, such as headaches, toothache or sprains, and reduce fevers caused by illnesses such as colds and flu. It’s safe for most people to take but the painkiller […]
Hair loss: Dr Ranj discusses causes of male pattern baldness Hair loss treatments have to mount enormous obstacles to produce convincing results. Attempting to thwart the mechanisms that underpin hair loss, which can be both environmental and genetic, is no small feat. Despite the challenges, researchers have discovered some surprising solutions, such as applying onion […]
After her longtime friend died of COVID-19, Abigail Echo-Hawk sat in her chair crying. She wondered if her friend and mentor, a Native Indian like her, would be counted among the deaths—a worry that only added to her grief. “I couldn’t help this thought that ran through my head: Is his story going to be […]
FILE PHOTO: Journalists hold their sample tubes at the National Convention Center, the venue for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam January 29, 2021. REUTERS/KhamHANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s health minister said on Tuesday a newly detected coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 276 […]
A 9-year-old Texas boy has died from complications related to COVID-19 just 24 hours after testing positive for the fatal virus. J.J. Boatman of Fort Worth was rushed to the emergency room on Jan. 25 after he told his mom he was having difficulty breathing. "He was just running around and playing earlier that day, […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine was 91.6% effective in preventing people from developing COVID-19, according to peer-reviewed results from its late-stage clinical trial published in The Lancent international medical journal on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of the second dose of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine are pictured at the San Martin hospital, in […]
UK seeing ‘decline in coronavirus infections’ says expert Due to COVID-19 being a relatively new virus, which researchers are continuing to investigate, many questions and theories are still being presented. Questions such as how exactly the virus spreads, why some people become far sicker than others and why some show few or no symptoms of […]
Vaccine: 600,000 Brits receive jab in single day The Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 85 percent effective in preventing the most serious Covid symptoms according to the latest data from mass trials anywhere in the world. The vaccine has also been shown to have an overall efficacy of 66 percent […]
Dr Zoe Williams discusses visceral fat on This Morning Visceral fat, also known as belly fat, is stored near vital organs making it a dangerous type of fat. Certain foods can play havoc within the body, and as such, increasing this type of fat can make a person more susceptible to serious health risks. Processed […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel predicted a turnaround in the COVID-19 crisis could be weeks later than previously thought on Sunday as coronavirus variants offset its vaccination drive and a large funeral crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jews defied a five-week-old national lockdown.FILE PHOTO: A woman receives a vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a temporary Clalit […]
