Medical
Hospitality restrictions extended for another week in Scotland
Sturgeon ordered the shutdown of hospitality businesses across central Scotland, including in Glasgow and Edinburgh, on Friday 9 October, with licensed premises across the rest of the country temporarily banned from selling alcohol indoors and subject to a 6pm curfew on indoor service. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom to infect volunteers in COVID-19 vaccine trial
The exact details of the actual vaccine challenge trials have yet to be determined. "I want to be a part of that". The UK government confirmed on Tuesday that the country is set to become the first country in the world to deliberately infect healthy volunteers with the coronavirus . [Full Article...]
Mouthwash, oral rinses may help 'inactivate' coronavirus
For Meyers, the study's results with mouthwashes and oral rinses are very promising. To examine this, a team from Penn State University exposed human liver cells in culture with mixed solutions containing HCoV‐229e and either mouthwash, a nasal rinse product, or baby shampoo diluted to 1 percent. [Full Article...]
ADHS advises healthcare providers to forego flu vaccinations to COVID infected
So get your flu shot, practice the COVID-19 fundamentals (wear your face mask , practice social distancing, avoid crowds, wash your hands), And to get through this pandemic at your healthiest, don't miss these 35 Places You're Most Likely to Catch COVID . [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: 13 deaths and 1,269 new cases
As of midnight Sunday 18 October, the HPSC has been notified of 1,031 confirmed cases of COVID-19. 221 of these cases are in Meath , 203 in Dublin , 116 in Cork , 80 in Cavan and the remaining 649 cases were spread out in 22 counties . [Full Article...]
British study finds traits tied to enduring COVID-19 symptoms
Swishing with mouthwash can help freshen that mask breath, and, new research suggests, reduce the amount of coronavirus in the mouth and may help reduce the spread of the virus. "People who test positive for COVID-19 and return home to quarantine may possibly transmit the virus to those they live with", he said. Patients with a cough, diarrhea, loss of taste and smell, headaches, and fatigue w... [Full Article...]
New organ found in human throat that lubricates area behind nose
The team from The Netherlands Cancer Institute , which published findings in Radiotherapy and Oncology , coined the new discovery as "tubarial glands", which they say represent the human body's "fourth pair of major salivary glands". This is due to their location, which is over a piece of cartilage called the torus tubarius. The study reported that doctors using radiotherapy for treatment ... [Full Article...]
Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard tests positive for COVID-19
She has been in isolation since the weekend after getting tested following the news of a close contact testing positive for the virus. He is not showing symptoms but is getting tested. Allard is at home with mild symptoms of the illness. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, was being consulted on the response, he said. [Full Article...]