Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chile confirms first case of Omicron variant
Chile said Saturday it had found its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in a traveler who arrived late last month from Ghana.
Dec 5, 2021
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Travel restrictions must be used in a targeted way to be effective at controlling local COVID-19 transmission: study
The measures may have limited impact on the epidemic within individual countries except those with low levels of the virus or that have strong travel links with countries experiencing high rates of infection.
Dec 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What the Omicron variant means for your holiday travel
Since the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was dubbed "a variant of concern" just after Thanksgiving, a number of countries around the world began imposing new travel restrictions in response to its spread. And, while ...
Dec 3, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers explore causes of air passengers' turbulent behavior
Incidents of passenger misconduct on airplanes—which are increasingly being shared in the news and on social media—are predominantly caused by passenger intoxication, according to a new study by University of Texas at ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Friendly skies? Study charts COVID odds for plane flights
What are the chances you will contract COVID-19 on a plane flight? A study led by MIT scholars offers a calculation of that for the period from June 2020 through February 2021. While the conditions that applied at that stage ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lebanon daily virus cases spike
Lebanon on Sunday reported 166 coronavirus cases, its highest daily infection toll since the country's outbreak began in February.
Jul 12, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Icaros: Flight simulator home trainer
Epidemiological studies show significant correlations between periods spent sitting and the prevalence of chronic diseases. This also applies to children and adolescents. One of the major obstacles to people taking up physical ...
Oct 7, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Israel extends nationwide coronavirus lockdown
Israel's nationwide lockdown was extended Monday to contain the coronavirus which has continued to spread rapidly as the country presses ahead with an aggressive vaccination campaign.
Feb 1, 2021
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Medical research
Study may improve bone and muscle health monitoring during spaceflight
Bed rest is often used to simulate the effects of microgravity, such as during space flight, on the body's bones and muscles. New research published in The FASEB Journal examined the effects of 10 days of bed rest on various ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Colombia calls emergency, South American football off as virus tightens grip
Colombia and Bolivia both declared states of emergency and Brazil recorded its first coronavirus death as the global pandemic began to grip South America as tightly as other devastated regions.
Mar 18, 2020
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