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[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Increased alcohol consumption has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of stroke or developing peripheral arterial disease, according to new research published today in Circulation: genomic and precision medicine, a magazine of the American Heart Association. While observational studies have consistently shown …

[ad_1] By: Lifestyle Desktop | New Delhi | Posted: May 5, 2020 12:30:28 pm World Hand Hygiene Day: It’s time for all of us to make a change in behavior. (Source: Thinkstock Images) Since we were young children, we have been told to keep our hands clean and to wash …

[ad_1] Handwashing has never been more popular than in these tough Covid-19 times. Celebrities challenge each other. With new songs, memes, and pop-ups popping up on social media every day, the trend of handwashing has gone viral. Handwashing has been part of medical belief for decades, yet very few people …

[ad_1] By: Bloomberg | Posted: May 5, 2020 7:25:28 am Doctors treat Covid-19 patients in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Rome, Italy on March 26. Another threat from the lung virus that causes Covid-19 has emerged that can cause rapid, sometimes fatal damage: blood clots.Doctors around the …

[ad_1] We are in the seventh week of lockdown and the government is now beginning to draw a roadmap of how we might navigate our way through this crisis now we have passed the peak of the epidemic. On Monday, officials at the business department held talks with employers, trade …

[ad_1] meIn photographs together and with their families, the five men smile or hold onto their loved ones. Over the age of 50, his friendships varied for decades, his passions ranged from philanthropy to cycling, his duties from activism to business. Just over two weeks ago, they were pillars of …

[ad_1] It is the question that is on each person’s mind: when will it end? We’ve been locked up for six weeks, and we’ve all had to make a series of sacrifices. Whether it’s financial or social sacrifices, sacrifices to help others, or dealing with the loss of loved ones. …

[ad_1] There were feelings of relief and fear when people in Italy returned to the streets after almost two months indoors under strict confinement. Valentina Santanicchio, whose restaurant in Orvieto, Capitano del Popolo, has been delivering at home. Photography: Angela Giuffrida / The Guardian “I literally have not been out …

[ad_1] The trials started at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, where 250 health workers were given BCG booster injections, while another 250 received a sham or placebo formula. CAPE TOWN – Hundreds of South African health workers received a centuries-old tuberculosis vaccine Monday in a trial to see if the …

[ad_1] By Zelda Venter 3h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Pretoria – El Gautrain and its bus service return to their routes starting today in line with Level 4 blocking regulations. Four bus routes have been amended to allow buses to stop at various hospitals that are close to the …