African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a regional disease control body said on Thursday as cases topped half a million in the continent. New cases in Africa were up 24% over the past Read more…
Corneal Ulcer Treatment – Overview A cornea ulcer, also known as keratitis is an inflammation and subsequent open sore of the cornea. The cornea overlies the iris, which is the colored part of the eye and is separated from the Read more…
List of Diseases Caused By Smoking Smoking is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke is breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream. Tobacco is the most common substance smoked. Smoking implements Read more…
The United Nations Health Agency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed the organization is analyzing dexamethasone, a steroid that scientists from the United Kingdom (UK) say can save the lives of critically ill COVID-19 patients. Scientists from the University of Read more…
Causes of Postural Defects – Overview Poor posture is the posture that results from certain muscles tightening up or shortening while others lengthen and become weak, which often occurs as a result of one’s daily activities. Postural defects may lead Read more…
As India’s health system grapples with the coronavirus, doctors are increasingly going online to consult with patients suffering less critical or chronic diseases, while the south Asian economy prepares to emerge from a nationwide lockdown. To head off a rush Read more…
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects the urinary tract which consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The role of the urinary tract is to make and stores urine. Urine is one of the waste Read more…
Mike Ryan, the Executive director of the World Health Organization health emergency program, has said that just like HIV, the novel Coronavirus may never go away. HIV/AIDS was first clinically observed in 1981 in the United States and almost 40 years after, no Read more…
Neonatal jaundice, also known as infant jaundice is a yellow discoloration of a newborn baby’s skin and eyes due to high levels of bilirubin. Other symptoms include excess sleepiness and poor feeding. Bilirubin is a yellow substance that comes from Read more…
Spinal stenosis is a medical condition whereby the spinal canal is abnormally narrow resulting in pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots. Symptoms of spinal stenosis include pain or numbness in the arms or legs. In severe cases, there Read more…
Japan will fast-track a review of Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir so that it can hopefully be approved for domestic COVID-19 patients a week after the U.S. firm’s filing for such approval, the health minister said on Saturday. Health Read more…
The new coronavirus appears to be causing sudden strokes in adults in their 30s and 40s who are not otherwise terribly ill, doctors reported Wednesday. They said patients may be unwilling to call 911 because they have heard hospitals are Read more…
Police in Peru on Sunday arrested a Chinese citizen for illegally conducting rapid COVID-19 tests on the public with newly-delivered kits stolen from Peru’s health ministry. Tianxing Zhang, 36, was arrested in the Brena district of Lima as he Read more…
The Trump administration views May 1 as a target date for relaxing stay-at-home restrictions across the United States, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said on Sunday, but he cautioned that it was still too early to say that Read more…