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Keto diet: New study reveals this popular diet is bad for heart health

Researchers revealed the keto diet allows the consumption of foods that can invariably increase cardiovascular risk.

Sep 30, 2020

By Snow Digon

Telerobotic handshake received from International Space Station

NASA finally narrows down source of persistent air leak on the ISS

With assistance from experts, the team conducted a series of tests that involved the closure of several hatches around the ISS.

Sep 30, 2020

By John Diente

NASA Russia

Sex after heart attack: Intimacy in bed boosts rates of survival

Resumption of the frequency of sexual activity within the first months after a heart attack was linked to improved survival in the long run.

Sep 30, 2020

By Snow Digon

Boost in vaccine doses planned for poor as virus rages on

Mid-September saw a record rise in cases in most regions and the WHO has warned that virus deaths could even double to two million.

Sep 30, 2020

By Nina Larson and AFP bureaus

India

World Heart Day: 7 foods that will keep your heart healthy

Stroke and heart disease, are among the leading causes of death around the world, claiming around 17.9 million lives each year.

Sep 29, 2020

By Snow Digon

NHS treated haemophilia patients with contaminated blood, says new documentary

Blood treatments given by the NHS infected approximately 4,000 with Hepatitis C and at least 1,300 people with HIV, according to the documentary.

Sep 29, 2020

By Snow Digon

NHS

Wildfires rip through California Wine Country, tens of thousands flee

California has been battling massive wildfires for months, stoked by dry conditions, strong seasonal winds and high temperatures.

Sep 29, 2020

By Samuel Corum, with Glenn Chapman in San Francisco

California

Texas issues warning on presence of brain-eating amoeba in city water supply

Residents were strongly urged not to use water from the tap for any reason other than to flush toilets.

Sep 28, 2020

By Nina Siena

Using weed while pregnant is associated with child's psychotic-like behaviour

Children who were exposed to marijuana or cannabis while still in the womb had a higher risk of showing psychotic-like behaviour.

Sep 28, 2020

By Snow Digon

Pregnancy

Vitamin D reduces COVID-19 complications by more than half

Patients above 40 years who had good amounts of vitamin D in their system reduced their risk of dying from coronavirus by more than 51 percent.

Sep 28, 2020

By Snow Digon

NHS COVID-19 app test results issue reproted

NHS COVID-19 app encounters another major issue, draws criticism once again

Following the controversial failure of the "Operation Moonshot" mass testing this is another setback that might lead to a public outcry.

Sep 28, 2020

By John Diente

NHS United Kingdom

Man dies from eating several packs of liquorice a day

The FDA recommends to ask one's doctor if eating black liquorice can interact with certain prescribed medications.

Sep 25, 2020

By Nina Siena

Scientists sequence genome in hopes of finding answers in fighting antibiotic resistance

Scientists state that the sequencing of the mould could give them suggestions on how they can try and improve the design of antibiotics in combating bacteria.

Sep 25, 2020

By Snow Digon

Smoking Tobacco and Cardiovascular Disease

Smoking tobacco causes 20 percent of heart disease-related deaths

The WHO noted how quitting tobacco smoking can decrease the risk of heart disease by 50 percent after one whole year of not smoking.

Sep 25, 2020

By Snow Digon

Novavax enters late-stage clinical trials

The company has been awarded $1.6 billion by the US government to develop and fund the drug.

Sep 25, 2020

By AFP News

Google Maps latest update adds COVID-19 layer to show potential transmission hotspots

The feature is reportedly slated to go live within the week for Google Maps on both Android and iOS devices.

Sep 25, 2020

By John Diente

Google

CDC releases warning against Halloween trick-or-treating

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the annual Halloween parade in Greenwich Village has been cancelled this year.

Sep 24, 2020

By Nina Siena

New York Los Angeles

Healthy lifestyle increases longevity in those who have multiple chronic conditions

Those who have two or more chronic conditions like asthma, hypertension, and cancer, had increased lifespan because they engaged in a healthy lifestyle.

Sep 24, 2020

By Snow Digon

Drinking coffee regularly may help increase lifespan of colon cancer patients

Epidemiological studies found an association between improved survival of patients with stage three colon cancer and higher coffee intake.

Sep 24, 2020

By Snow Digon

Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine phase 3

Coronavirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson begins phase 3 trials; fourth in the US

The final phase of its trials will include up to 60,000 adult subjects and will be distributed across 215 sites in the U.S. as well as globally.

Sep 24, 2020

By John Diente

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