Chemical analysis of historic letters written by Vlad Dracula (also known as Vlad III the Impaler) shows that the 15th Century ruler had a condition that caused him to cry tears of blood, according to a study published earlier this month. The study, which was published in the peer-reviewed Analytical Chemistry journal, examined three letters […]
Can Consanguineous Marriages Cause Genetic Diseases Or Birth Abnormalities? Doctor Explains There is a higher chance that couples will share a larger percentage of genes when a sizable segment of the population engages in consanguineous marriage. Written by Kinkini Gupta |Published : August 17, 2023 4:02 PM IST A consanguine marriage is between two people […]
Florida health officials are warning residents about the risks of mosquito-borne illnesses after five cases of dengue fever were reported this month in a part of the United States where locally acquired cases are rare. Broward and Miami-Dade counties are under mosquito-borne illness alerts after the cases were reported there, and health officials advised residents […]
FORT ATKINSON — Versiti of the Blood Drive of Wisconsin ran the blood drive that took place yesterday. Another opportunity to donate is next month at the Dwight Foster Public Library. Thursday Sept. 7 × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in […]
You may think that the first test regarding how well period products absorb blood was maybe 30 to 40 years ago, and you know, that seems really reasonable. But it wasn’t—it was only a couple of weeks ago. Until Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow and her colleagues at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland decided […]
One in five men worldwide are infected with a potentially cancerous form of HPV, researchers have found. According to an analysis published in the Lancet Global Health journal, 21 per cent of men aged 15 and over are infected with at least one of the high-risk, potentially cancerous forms of HPV, or human papillomavirus – […]
Fun fact: approximately 800 million people worldwide are currently on their period. And, on average, we spend a total of seven years menstruating, so we’re all too familiar with the sight of menstrual blood. It’s a shame the same can’t be said for the manufacturers of period items who – per a new study – […]
Reinfections are becoming more common. Experts are still unsure about how damaging they can be. Doctors and scientists who study Covid-19 agree that for most people, getting infected for a second — or third or fourth — time is basically inevitable. The longer the virus sticks around, the more common repeat infections have and will […]
For the third week in a row, Georgia hospitals have reported a rise in COVID-19 numbers — a 30% jump for hospitalizations in the week ending August 5, the latest data available. The overall numbers of known infections and hospitalizations remain low, and COVID deaths, which have tended to average about one or two a […]
The pervasive use of plastics in daily life has raised concerns about the potential health effects of exposure to plastic-derived chemicals. Recent research has hinted at a possible connection between such chemicals and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The study explores the relationship between exposure to plastic chemicals and the predisposition to cardiovascular diseases […]