Author Archives: yun
Aug
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WLTZ) – As the sun shines and temperatures rise, the season of summer beckons people towards vacations, relaxation, and outdoor activities. However, amidst the allure of these warm months, an essential resource faces a challenging period: blood. Blood donations tend to dip during the summer, just as the demand for blood rises due […]
Aug
Real Kosher Ice Cream recalled its soft-serve 8-oz. on-the-go cups, which were distributed in 20 states including California, Colorado, New York, New Jersey and Virginia. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about a bacteria that may have made some of the Jewish company’s dessert products especially dangerous for young children, frail or […]
Aug
The surprising cardio-metabolic benefit for maternal health is particularly important for women who experienced a complicated pregnancy. Image Credit: Shutterstock Sydney: Breastfeeding for six months or more appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems developing in mothers for at least three years after delivery, a new study has found. The surprising cardio-metabolic benefit for […]
Aug
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An investigation found that the woman who visited a New Taipei indoor aquatic facility and subsequently died from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection had not visited other places for aquatic activities, according to health authorities. Marking the first such case in Taiwan in 12 years, a Taipei resident in her 30s […]
Infection
New COVID Variant EG.5 Now Makes Up Largest Proportion of New Infections Nationwide: What to Know
Aug
A fast-spreading new COVID-19 variant called EG.5 is now the dominant strain in the U.S. Data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) between July 23 to Aug. 5 showed that 17.3% of new COVID-19 cases nationwide were caused by EG.5 — also known as “Eris” — up from 7.5% the first […]
Aug
The American Red Cross is encouraging eligible donors to help out during an upcoming local blood drive. St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on West Jefferson Street in Butler will host a blood drive on Tuesday from noon to 5:30 p.m. Officials say the summer months can be among the most challenging times of the year […]
Cardiovascular
Exclusive breastfeeding reduces risk of Cardiovascular disease in children, says UNICEF
Aug
* Lowers risk of childhood cancer The United Nations Children (UNICEF) has said that exclusive breastfeeding reduces risk of cardiovascular disease in children through life, lowers risk of childhood cancer (including leukemialower and reduces risk of childhood obesity. The global children body therefore advised mothers against giving water to their breastfeeding babies in the first […]
Aug
A new Covid-19 variant has entered the scene, becoming the most prevalent strain in the U.S. However, it may not be as dangerous as the ones that came before. The new variant, Eris (formerly called EG.5), accounts for approximately 17% of new Covid cases, according to an estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Blood
A Kensington boxing arena once known as ‘The Blood Pit’ could become a youth center and ‘a beacon of light’
Aug
The last set of bleachers were still standing last summer when Buddy Osborn walked into The Cambria, a warehouse-like building tucked off Kensington Avenue that 50 years ago was the hub of the city’s boxing scene. The wooden seats saw their final fight in 1963 and spent the last few years watching over stacks of […]