Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Australians are living longer due to lockdowns
Pandemic restrictions have led to longer life expectancy for Australians, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.
Jan 17, 2022
0
4
Page 9 - News tagged with spanish
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What can the Black Death tell us about the global economic consequences of a pandemic?
Concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus have translated into an economic slowdown. Stock markets have taken a hit: the UK's FTSE 100 has seen its worst days of trading for many years and so have the Dow Jones and ...
Mar 3, 2020
0
4
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Passive immunization may slow down SARS-CoV-2, boost immunity in patients, buy time for vaccine
Using antibodies from recovered patients has been life-saving for other acute infections and should be explored in response to COVID-19, researchers say in the International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine.
May 12, 2020
0
1
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Learning from echoes of past plagues, poxes, flusÂ
Millions of people confine themselves to their homes as they battle an invisible, viral enemy. Schools and theaters close. Playgrounds empty. Medical staff choose which patients will get life-saving respirators, and which ...
Mar 30, 2020
0
55
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Yarraman flu or horse flu? Words and graphics influence willingness to vaccinate
"Yarraman flu is a virus quickly infecting the U.S. ...." The mock announcement was enough to make readers worry. But when the name of the hypothetical illness was changed to "horse flu", the news elicited a different reaction. ...
Jun 21, 2017
0
7
Addiction
Young people who go out drinking start earlier and consume more and more alcohol, Spanish study shows
Teenagers and university students are unaware of the negative consequences of alcohol consumption or the chances of developing an addiction as a result. In addition, they start at a younger and younger age and drink more ...
Oct 19, 2012
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Inside the lungs, a new hope for protection against flu damage
The seasonal flu kills up to 600,000 people a year worldwide and has a century-long history of pandemics. Examples include the Spanish flu in the late 1910s or the H1N1 in 2009, which together claimed more than 50 million ...
Jul 2, 2021
0
1
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Bringing delivery forward to collect the 'baby cheque' posed a risk to babies
A study by Libertad González, professor with the Department of Economics and Business at UPF, Cristina Borra (University of Seville) and Almudena Sevilla (University College, London), reports that children born prematurely ...
Feb 20, 2019
0
1
Genetics
Prediction of the future flu virus
Every year, influenza outbreaks claim hundreds of thousands of human lives. Though vaccination against flu is fairly efficient, the disease is difficult to exterminate because of the high evolutionary rate of the flu virus. ...
Jan 10, 2014
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Eat healthy, move your body during pandemic
Move over, "Freshman 15." There's a new belt-busting threat fueled by the coronavirus pandemic cramming Americans into their homes, dangerously close to their snacks, suds, sodas, sofas and streaming videos.
Apr 2, 2020
0
1
