Health-&-Fitness
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.
Higher Vitamin D in 1st year of life can help against obesity in adolescence: study
Higher vitamin D during the first year of life can help to beat obesity in adolescence, according to a study.
Exercise in one arm brings benefits to both: Research
If one arm temporarily immobilized due to injury, people still can increase the muscle strength and reduce muscle loss without touching it by doing exercise in the opposite one, Australian researchers reported on Thursday.
Reinfections with COVID-19 "to be expected" : UK scientists
The British government's science advisers have warned that reinfections with COVID-19 are "to be expected" as the virus continues to spread in the country.