Wearing sunglasses that protect your eyes from UV radiation may help prevent cataracts. Cataracts Journal of Cataracts. Given the positive association between nutrition and cataracts, it’s probably a good idea to increase the amount of certain antioxidants in your daily diet. The total calories consumed should be prevent enough to can you at a healthy… Read More »
A new HIV campaign asks the residents of San Antonio, “How Low Can You Go?” The question, which is also the title of the bilingual campaign, references an HIV-positive person’s viral load. Science proves that when people living with HIV take meds and maintain a viral load so low as to be undetectable then they… Read More »
The number of reported people infected with coronavirus surpassed 20,000 on Tuesday, prompting President Xi Jinping to announce a “people’s war of prevention of the epidemic” while addressing China’s elite Politburo. Xi said on Monday that China must race against time to limit the spread of the virus and said those who neglect their duties will be punished, according to state broadcaster… Read More »
A new study using a roundworm model of Parkinson’s disease found that a probiotic bacterium could prevent, and in some cases reverse, toxic protein buildup. Misfolded alpha-synuclein proteins in the brain are the hallmark sign of Parkinson’s disease. Many experts believe that these toxic protein clumps lead to the progressive loss of brain cells that… Read More »
SATURDAY, Nov. 30, 2019 — The holiday season can give you real headaches, but you can take action to prevent them, an expert says. To reduce stress, make plans well in advance and know your limits, advised Dr. Bing Liao, a neurologist at Houston Methodist. “The nature of the holiday season already increases stress levels,… Read More »
By Michael Le Page A TB vaccine is good moos for cattleStef Bennett/Alamy Stock Photo A modified version of the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis could allow cattle around the world to be vaccinated against the disease for the first time. At present, the disease is controlled by slaughtering infected cattle and other animals thought to… Read More »
Most of us know someone who never seems to get sick. Maybe it’s a pastor who never catches a cold despite shaking hundreds of hands each Sunday. Or, perhaps it’s an elementary school teacher who, despite getting coughed and sneezed on every day, never misses a day of work. You may understandably wonder: How do… Read More »