Health-&-Fitness
A child infected with HIV every 100 seconds: UN report
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported, calling on governments to “protect, sustain and accelerate” efforts to combat childhood HIV.
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine induces immune response: study
A Chinese inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been proved safe and tolerable and can induce a quick immune response, according to the findings from early and mid-stage clinical trials published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
What does COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness mean?
It refers to the likelihood that a coronavirus shot will work in people.
How to Avoid Screen Fatigue
Smartphones, computers and tablets have been a staple in everyday life for a couple of decades now and have gradually evolved into a mandatory component in both work and recreational activities. With lockdowns and office restrictions becoming the norm due to Covid-19, many are forced to hunch over their desks at home and work without interruptions. Binge watching shows and playing video games also extends one’s daily screen time and finding an opportunity to take a break has never been harder. Such strain on the eyes is nothing to scoff at; so here’s how you can avoid screen fatigue.
Diabetic patients at “increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19"
Amid the number of people with diabetes surge, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed need for strengthening health system as many diabetic patients are at “increased risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19”.
Fluvoxamine can prevent serious complications of Covid-19 patients: Research
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found in a preliminary study that the drug fluvoxamine seems to prevent some of the most serious complications of COVID-19 patients and make hospitalization and the need for supplemental oxygen less likely.
How does the coronavirus affect the heart?
Even though it’s known as a respiratory virus, doctors believe the coronavirus can directly infect the heart muscle and cause other problems leading to heart damage.
Researchers find "promising" herbal therapy for moderate COVID-19
Chinese and German researchers, in a recently-published study, have suggested that Shufeng Jiedu capsules, a patented herbal drug composed of eight medicinal plants, might be "a promising herbal therapy for moderate COVID-19."
In India, polluted air spells trouble for virus patients
A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs on Friday, fed by smoke from raging agricultural fires that health experts worry could worsen the city’s fight against the coronavirus.
FDA panel reviews 1st new Alzheimer’s drug in 2 decades
One of the biggest drug decisions in decades is looming as U.S. regulators consider whether to approve the first medicine that’s claimed to slow mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.