Month: February 2020

As birth weight increased, so did levels of cardiovascular fitness at ages 17 to 25, a Swedish study found. View original article Contributor:

Barleans recalled seven kinds of their softgel products, according to an announcement on the Publix website. Though last week’s announcement appears to be a company-written recall notice, as of Tuesday … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

One of our chief jobs as parents is to encourage our kids to make and maintain strong friendships. It is one of the skills they will need most in life. View original article Contributor:

Flavonols, found in fruits and vegetables, were tied to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease. View original article Contributor:

The authorities hunt for people from Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, encouraging citizens to inform on others. Even those without symptoms are being ostracized. View original article Contributor:

The latest attempt at an HIV vaccine has failed, as researchers announced Monday they have stopped giving the experimental shots in a major study. The study had enrolled more than 5,400 people since 2016 in South Africa, a country with one of the world’s highest HIV rates. Last month, monitors checked how the study was … Read more

Three more people in Northern California have been diagnosed with the coronavirus known as 2019-nCoV, health officials in the area said Sunday, doubling the number of cases in the state and bringing the total across the country to 11. The patients, whose symptoms are not yet serious enough to warrant hospitalization, are being kept in … Read more

China has kick-started a clinical trial to speedily test a drug for the novel coronavirus infection as the nation rushes therapies for those afflicted and scours for vaccines to protect the rest. Remdesivir, a new antiviral drug by Gilead Sciences Inc. aimed at infectious diseases such Ebola and SARS, will be tested by a medical … Read more