Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria. There were 31,955 new cervical cancer cases in West Africa in 2018, and Nigeria accounted for almost half (14,943). There were also 10,403 deaths (28 deaths every day) from cervical cancer in the country in the same year. About 70% of all cervical […]
A mum has spoken about her terrifying experience of postpartum psychosis. Just after giving birth, Jocelyn Ellams hallucinated that her baby was the devil and that cameras were recording her every move. The 37-year-old, who was living in Brazil when she fell pregnant, was already nervous about the unfamiliar healthcare system. She was then forced […]
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is spreading all over the world. Designated hospitals, isolation places and cold-chain logistics may produce aerosols and wastewater containing SARS-CoV-2. Full disinfection of these aerosols and wastewater is important for blocking the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Currently, sodium hypochlorite is the most […]
A new treatment for eliminating surface bacteria using blue light and carvacrol, a phenol derived from edible oils, creates a photoxic, bacteria-specific reaction that does not contribute to antibiotic resistance. The technique, developed by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, is described in Science Translational Medicine. Oral and […]
If you’ve tried to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, you know how frustrating the process can be. People are spending hours obsessively refreshing websites, hoping an appointment will open up somewhere. They scan Facebook groups for tips and insider information. One writer compared it to Soviet-style queues for cabbage. The competition for slots will only […]
When it comes time to build your upper body, there are a few tried-and-true strength training moves to choose. The seated dumbbell shoulder press is a popular upper body exercise for lifters of all levels. When it comes to building stronger and bigger delts (lateral and anterior) and upper traps, dumbbell shoulder press variations are […]
For more than a decade, drug-related deaths (DRD) in Scotland have been rising – alongside evidence which suggests that the country has had much less success in treating and supporting people who use drugs compared to the rest of the UK and Europe. The figures for 2019, which were released in December 2020, recorded 1,264 […]
Mini cast members! Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and more Hills alums have welcomed children over the years. The fashion designer welcomed her eldest son, Liam, in July 2017, three years after she married guitarist William Tell. Charlie arrived in October 2019. The Sweet Little Lies author strives to “find balance” as a working mom, she […]
Not fazed! Heidi Montag shared an empowering message about embracing her body after shutting down pregnancy rumors earlier this month. Celebrities Who Have Slammed Pregnancy Rumors “I love my body! Many people have been speculating and commenting about my weight. I am not pregnant (not yet),” the Hills: New Beginnings star, 34, captioned a series […]
(HealthDay)—For patients successfully resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, discharge to survival is significantly lower among women, according to a study published in the Feb. 16 issue of Circulation. Purav Mody, M.D., from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues examined the association between gender and survival among patients successfully resuscitated from […]
