This article was previously published June 20, 2020, and has been updated with new information. Nutrient deficiencies can take a heavy toll on your health, and this includes increasing your risk of severe outcomes in the case of viral infections like COVID-19. Vitamin K, a fat-soluble vitamin most known for its role in blood clotting… Read More »
Janci Chunn Lindsay, Ph.D., is a molecular biologist and toxicologist and director of toxicology and molecular biology for Toxicology Support Services LLC. April 23, 2021, she delivered a three-minute public comment to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Her expertise is analysis of pharmacological dose-responses, mechanistic biology… Read More »
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The vaccines minister says children at high risk from Covid will be offered the jab. BBC News – Health
More and more U.S. counties with low vaccination rates are starting see Covid cases climb, putting residents at risk for “unnecessary” infections, hospitalizations and potentially deaths as the delta variant tears through the country, according to U.S. health officials. “After several weeks of declining numbers of cases, followed by a long plateau, we are seeing… Read More »
As far as health warnings go, the federal government’s video of a young woman gasping for air in hospital is on the confronting side. The new ad campaign, aimed at Sydneysiders amid the city’s growing Delta outbreak, has proved divisive so far, with some claiming the “graphic” ad was insensitive given many young people cannot… Read More »
Have you ever wondered why some people who catch Covid only have a mild illness, while others become seriously ill? Well, a scientific and medical team at Newcastle University have shown that a particular gene, called HLA-DRB1*04:01, is found three times more often in people who are asymptomatic, suggesting this gene confers some level of… Read More »