Health

When business was good, city kids could write their names in the asbestos dust coming down from the mines, and dust laundry to dry on the outside lines. He said that during World Wars I and II, miners in asbestos supplied materials for ships, aircraft and fireproof soldier uniforms through …

Connecticut – The state’s coronavirus infection rate has taken a sharp turn in the wrong direction this week, according to the latest data from the Department of Public Health. The infection rate reached 3 percent behind 434 new cases in the last 24 hours. An additional 14,653 people were tested, …

The crew’s launch came just weeks after the World Health Organization declared Kovid-19 an epidemic, making him the first crew to launch into space. Cassidy, the current mission 63 mission commander, handed over the reins of the space station to newly arrived Russian cosmonaut Serge Ryazikov during a change of …

JALALABAD, Afghanistan – At least 12 women were killed in a stampede at a crowded stadium in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said. Among the thousands were women hoping to get visas to enter Pakistan for medical treatment. Many people in Afghanistan, a war-torn country with minimal health care facilities, …

Researchers in the United Kingdom studied the diets of more than 25,000 people in the UK and compared what they ate with their blood pressure, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. While other studies have found a link between flavonols and health benefits, this study was the first …