Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian Blood Services is calling on Calgarians to donate blood as blood bank levels dip. Shamus Leeson, territory manager for Canadian Blood Services, said Calgary has 534 appointments that need to be filled to meet inventory levels for the rest of July. Leeson said the levels are […]
Patients should aim for good glucose control, ideally with a medication regimen that includes a diabetic agent which lowers cardiac and vascular risk. (Photo: Pexels) IN our last article we looked at some of the measures that can be used to improve the outcome of the diabetic patient and noted that cardiac and vascular disease […]
UK researchers have found that people with longer-term COVID-19 symptoms including brain fog showed reduced performance in tasks testing different mental processes up to two years after infection with the virus. Researchers from King’s College London looked at whether infection with COVID-19 affected performance in two rounds of online cognitive testing that took place in […]
Ear infections are extremely common in children because of their smaller and more level eustachian tubes, which make it difficult for fluid to drain out of the ear, as well as their underdeveloped immune system. In fact, according to National Institutes of Health, five out of six children will have at least one ear infection […]
Abstract Zika virus (ZIKV) infection became a global public health concern, causing an epidemic in Latin America from 2015 to 2016, when a sudden increase in cases of microcephaly and other congenital anomalies was observed. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization defined congenital Zika-associated syndrome (CZS) as […]
Abstract Copper is an essential trace element for human health and, at the same time, a major industrial metal widely used both in its elemental form and in compounds. We conducted a dose-dependent assessment of the response of outbred albino male rats to subchronic low-dose exposure to copper oxide nanoparticles administered intraperitoneally at cumulative doses […]
Abstract This study aimed at evaluating the immunological status of Oreochromis niloticus (O. niloticus); so, a total of 120 O. niloticus were collected from different farms located in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate in Egypt during the period from January 2021 to January 2022. The fish were surveyed for commonly encysted metacercariae present in different organs such […]
BENGALURU: Chittaranjan Das (name changed), 37, who wears shoes every day, was flummoxed when he had severe itching between the toes of his right foot. He also noticed small red patches in the great toe area, which increased in size in the next few days. As the symptoms worsened, he asked a friend for advice […]
These Konbini videos out of France are really a treasure to behold. You can check out their entire library of guests here; even Wes Anderson popped up just a few weeks ago. All of this to say that Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy showed up for the latest video and it’s another great one. I’ll […]
PEABODY — When it comes to Milton this football season, a lot of the discussion concerns what the Wildcats lost. The quarterback from last year? Gone. Skill players? Also, gone. Basically everyone from one of the state’s best teams? Out, and on to new adventures. But hold on for a minute. On Saturday at Bishop […]