Tag Archives: infection

Activating the Vagus Nerve Might Lower Your Covid-19 Risk

Posted on November 29, 2020 by kwc

Markham Heid | elemental.medium.com Like other apes, humans are social animals. We evolved to live in codependent communities, and we do poorly if deprived of interpersonal contact. Everyone has a different threshold for social interaction. But nearly all of us … Continue reading →

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Infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence data

Posted on November 17, 2020 by kwc

John P A Ioannidis | www.who.int Abstract Objective To estimate the infection fatality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from seroprevalence data. Methods I searched PubMed and preprint servers for COVID-19 seroprevalence studies with a sample size 500 as of … Continue reading →

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Something ‘very strange’ is occurring amid Europe’s second wave of infections

Posted on October 21, 2020 by kwc

Sky News Australia | youtube.com Read More: Something ‘very strange’ is occurring amid Europe’s second wave of infections

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Judge ordered parents to vaccinate newborn

Posted on May 18, 2012 by kwc

Christine Flately AAP/Yahoo7 A judge ordered a mother and father take their newborn baby to hospital for urgent hepatitis B injections, despite the parents’ opposition to vaccinations. Brisbane Supreme Court Justice Jean Dalton made the order last year – but … Continue reading →

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Study sheds new light on importance of human breast milk ingredient

Posted on May 15, 2012 by kwc

Phyllis Picklesimer EurekAlert URBANA – A new University of Illinois study shows that human milk oligosaccharides, or HMO, produce short-chain fatty acids that feed a beneficial microbial population in the infant gut. Not only that, the bacterial composition adjusts as … Continue reading →

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Bees ‘Self-Medicate’ When Infected With Some Pathogens

Posted on March 31, 2012 by kwc

Science Daily Research from North Carolina State University shows that honey bees “self-medicate” when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus, bringing in increased amounts of antifungal plant resins to ward off the pathogen. “The colony is willing to … Continue reading →

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Science research called ‘dysfunctional’

Posted on March 29, 2012 by kwc

UPI WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) — The increasing number of retractions in scientific journals is a symptom of dysfunction in the world of biomedical research, a scientist told a U.S. committee. Ferric Fang, editor-in-chief of the journal Infection and Immunity, … Continue reading →

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Genetics of Flu Susceptibility: Why the Flu Is Life-Threatening for Some, and Quite Mild for Others

Posted on March 26, 2012 by kwc

Science Daily A genetic finding could help explain why influenza becomes a life-threating disease to some people while it has only mild effects in others. New research led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has identified for the first time … Continue reading →

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Possible causes of sudden onset OCD in kids broadened

Posted on March 24, 2012 by kwc

Jules Asher EurekAlert Criteria for a broadened syndrome of acute onset obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have been proposed by a National Institutes of Health scientist and her colleagues. The syndrome, Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), includes children and teens that … Continue reading →

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Most sinus infections don’t require antibiotics

Posted on March 21, 2012 by kwc

Ashley Mattys EurekAlert IDSA releases first rhinosinusitis guidelines, helps doctors distinguish between bacterial and viral cause. EMBARGOED FOR MARCH 21, 2012, ARLINGTON, Va.] – The vast majority of sinus infections are caused by viruses and should not be treated … Continue reading →

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