The Southern diet—fried foods and sugary drinks—may raise risk of sudden cardiac death Regularly eating a Southern-style diet may increase the risk of sudden cardiac death, while routinely consuming a Mediterranean diet may reduce that risk, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American ... Jun 30, 2021 0 5
China certified malaria-free after 70-year fight China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. Jun 30, 2021 1 4
Australia's outback hub goes into lockdown The outback town of Alice Springs became the latest Australian population centre to lockdown Wednesday, as anger mounts over the country's slow coronavirus vaccine rollout. Jun 30, 2021 0 2
Mental health toll from isolation affecting kids on reentry After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale. Jun 30, 2021 0 5
One-third of elderly caregivers from gray market Gray market care represents a substantial proportion of paid, long-term care for older adults, according to a study published online June 11 in the Journal of Applied Gerontology. Jun 30, 2021 0 1
Nonpharmacologic interventions effective for pediatric migraine Components of nonpharmacologic interventions may be effective for treating pediatric migraine, according to a review recently published in Pediatrics. Jun 30, 2021 0 2
In US, experts make case for vaccine mandates Neither the threat of dying from COVID nor an array of inducements from lottery tickets to guns and marijuana have been enough to sway America's staunchest vaccine holdouts. Jun 30, 2021 0 2
Virus infections surging in Africa's vulnerable rural areas For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a "city disease," affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns. Jun 30, 2021 0 6
Variant surge at border forces Bangladesh into new lockdown In a state-run hospital near Bangladesh's border with India, Shahinul Islam prays his father does not become one of the facility's more than 300 patients who've died this month from the coronavirus. Jun 30, 2021 1 2
2 Australian states urge against under 40s taking AZ vaccine The Queensland and Western Australia state governments on Wednesday advised people under age 40 not to take the AstraZeneca vaccine because of the risk of a rare blood clotting disorder, despite the Australian government ... Jun 30, 2021 0 1