The researchers say there are also concerns that a vaccine may be less effective for overweight people due to a weakened immune response. Scientists at UNC are reviewing data from 75 studies conducted between January and June with 400,000 coronavirus patients. They found obese people a 46% greater risk of …
Read More »How vitamin C over 50s could help maintain muscle mass
Model of a vitamin C molecule. Black is carbon, red is oxygen, and white is hydrogen. Credit: Public Domain Vitamin C may be the key to better muscle in later life – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A study published today shows that older …
Read More »Amazon’s Halo fitness tracker will measure your body fat … and tone of voice?
A wristband without a screen. A service that scans your body through your camera. An always-listening voice analysis that provides guidance on emotional tone. Amazon’s entry into the fitness space is truly strange and ambitious. And we just get our minds around it. Amazon has entered the health and fitness …
Read More »EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan bids farewell to breach of coronavirus restrictions
Hogan attended the political golf society event at a hotel in Galway, a town in the west of Ireland, on August 19, a day after the Irish government imposed new restrictions on tackling a rise in cases. Under the new measures – which were immediately effective – participation in indoor …
Read More »COVID-19: Alert issued for exhibition at Area Supermarket, Church
A warning has been issued for potential exposure to COVID-19 for those who worked at or visited a supermarket and church in the area. Both sides are located in the city of Carmel. The Putnam County Department of Health said a member of the COVID-positive public visited these sites during …
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