(HealthDay)—The coronavirus pandemic makes planning for July 4th a challenge this year, especially if someone in the family has allergies or asthma, an allergy expert says.
Jul 02, 2020
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If a two-year-old child living in poverty in India or Bangladesh gets sick with a common bacterial infection, there is more than a 50% chance an antibiotic treatment will fail. Somehow the child has acquired an antibiotic ...
Jun 09, 2020
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We conducted research eight years ago on menstrual health and hygiene in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. We found that women and girls grappled with many challenges, predominantly because they lacked resources, ...
May 28, 2020
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I received an email from a subscriber: "Have you done any research on effective and appropriate ways to clean a mobile phone so as to prevent the phone from being a way to transmit COVID-19?
May 21, 2020
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Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations—a quarter of the world's population—have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than those ...
May 20, 2020
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A lack of access to a household toilet and clean water are putting many people in parts of Indonesia at risk of infection from the coronavirus.
May 08, 2020
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When it comes to protecting yourself from the novel coronavirus, you already know what to do: Stay home and keep your hands clean by washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds—and keep your hands away from your ...
Apr 21, 2020
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Three and a half billion people in the developing world live with a deprivation that could leave them vulnerable when exposed to SARS-CoV2—the virus that causes COVID-19.
Apr 15, 2020
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Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown for India's 1.3 billion people. With just four hours' notice, the government instructed everyone to remain in their homes, banned public events, closed schools ...
Apr 01, 2020
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As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, aid groups warn that without measures millions could die in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where hygiene conditions ...
Mar 28, 2020
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