Tag: health

COVID-19 Can Make the Brain Age by 2 Decades; Here’s 1 Way to Reverse Aging

A new British study recently found that the original SARS-CoV-2 virus (i.e. Wuhan strain) can impair cognitive ability in a way equivalent to making the brain age by two decades. Currently, 67 percent of the world’s population has been vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it possible that the vaccines themselves can also cause aging…


Frequent Urination at Night Affecting Your Sleep Quality: 8 Major Causes and Treatments

Do you often get up in the middle of the night to use the restroom? Frequent urination at night, or nocturia, will affect your quality of sleep. It will not only make you languid the next day, but will also create health problems for you in the long run. If you get up more than…


Spain Confirms Case of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

MADRID—A middle-aged man has been admitted to hospital in Spain’s Castile and Leon region after being diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), authorities said on Thursday. The disease, which has a fatality rate between 10n percent and 40 percent according to the World Health Organization (WHO), was first detected in Crimea in 1944. It is…


Salmonella Outbreak Across Multiple US States Linked to Turtles, CDC Warns

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on July 21 that the latest salmonella outbreak across the United States is linked to turtles. “Many people in this outbreak purchased small turtles online before getting sick,” the CDC said in an announcement on its website. “Do not buy small turtles with shells less than 4…


The Healthiest Foods for Summer, According to Chinese Medicine

A solar term is a period of approximately two weeks based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. There are 24 solar terms in a year, which make up the traditional Chinese calendar system used to guide farming and everyday life. The calendar contributes to the ancient Chinese philosophy that living in accordance with nature…


Sauerkraut: Embracing the Sweetness of Sour Cabbage

Sauerkraut is a seemingly simple classic German food, made from only two ingredients, but it’s rich in health benefits and versatility. It’s also one of the easiest and healthiest foods to make at home—and one that kids can help prepare.  Are you ready to embrace sour cabbage? What Is Sauerkraut? Sauerkraut is a combination of…


WHO Again Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Emergency

LONDON—As the World Health Organization’s emergency committee convened Thursday to consider for the second time within weeks whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis, some scientists said the striking differences between the outbreaks in Africa and in developed countries will complicate any coordinated response. African officials say they are already treating the continent’s epidemic as…


How to Tackle a Mountain of Tasks

I recently came back to my work after taking a full month off—I am a firm believer in taking time off and finding time for rest and replenishment. After a month off, it turns out I have a pile of tasks, emails, and messages to go through. It’s daunting. It can be discouraging to face…


Vaccine-Derived Polio Case Discovered in NY as Officials Issue Alert to Hospitals

The New York State Health Department on July 21 confirmed a polio case and called on health care providers to look for more infections. Officials said a resident of Rockland County, located about an hour from New York City and next to the highly populous Westchester County, tested positive for the virus. The New York…


Low Muscle Mass Linked to Cognitive Decline

A new study finds an association between low muscle mass and cognitive decline in older adults. Increasingly prevalent worldwide, dementia negatively affects the lives of millions of people and their families. By the time of diagnosis, the process appears to be irreversible. The new research in JAMA Network Open, however, identifies muscle mass as a modifiable…