US health officials divided over plasma treatment for COVID-19: NIH panel says the newly FDA-approved treatment touted by Trump makes ‘no difference’ to coronavirus survival odds Convalescent plasma therapy is when the liquid portion of blood is taken from a recovered coronavirus patient It is transferred into a sick patient in hopes they will develop … Read more
US health officials divided over plasma treatment for COVID-19: NIH panel says the newly FDA-approved treatment touted by Trump makes ‘no difference’ to coronavirus survival odds Convalescent plasma therapy is when the liquid portion of blood is taken from a recovered coronavirus patient It is transferred into a sick patient in hopes they will develop … Read more
A coronavirus vaccine might not work as well in overweight people because their immune systems are weaker, scientists warn. Experts around the world are scrambling to develop a jab that could protect people from Covid-19 and allow life to return to normal, with efforts on track for next year. But now experts say obese people … Read more
Honey ‘beats antibiotics’ for curing coughs or colds: New research shows the sweet goo is more effective than medication Oxford University experts said patients should have honey instead of antibiotics ‘Nectar of the Gods’ is filled with anti-microbial compounds put there by bees The study found it reduced the frequency of coughing by 36 per … Read more
Honey ‘beats antibiotics’ for curing coughs or colds: New research shows the sweet goo is more effective than medication Oxford University experts said patients should have honey instead of antibiotics ‘Nectar of the Gods’ is filled with anti-microbial compounds put there by bees The study found it reduced the frequency of coughing by 36 per … Read more
Using electric shock collars to train dogs doesn’t work and ‘positive reinforcement’ is a better tool, a new study found. Researchers from the University of Lincoln looked at the value of training dogs with and without remote electronic collars compared to positive reinforcement. More than 60 dogs with ‘off-lead behavioural problems’ were involved in the … Read more
People who suffer with anxiety should take up regular yoga to improve their symptoms, research suggests. A study of 226 people suffering with generalised anxiety disorder took up either Kundalini yoga, a stress-management course or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Three months later, after weekly hour-long sessions, more than half (54 per cent) of those who practiced … Read more
It’s already well-known that being overweight is a major risk factor for contracting the novel coronavirus. But some health experts fear that when a vaccine finally becomes available, it may not protect obese Americans as well as the general population.. Previous studies have found that inoculations for influenza and hepatitis B have been less effective in … Read more
Statins are not particularly effective at reducing the risk of dying from heart disease, a study claims. Scientists analysed 35 studies into the effects of the drugs which lower ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol and found the pills have no consistent benefit. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, found three quarters of all trials reported … Read more
Lockdown measures imposed in late March to slow down the spread of coronavirus may not have been as effective in black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities because of the ‘one-size-fits-all approach’, scientists have said. Academics at the University of Leicester found that Covid-19 cases continued to rise in BAME groups in certain parts of … Read more