Introduction: Hepatitis A is a frequent form of hepatitis, especially in children. The changing epidemiology of the disease signifies the need for descriptive data concerning the clinical presentatio… [+18493 chars]
A new study finds that people who engage in regular physical activity have a lower risk of developing covid or becoming seriously ill. San Francisco Chronicle: Regular Exercise May Cut COVID Risks… [+4471 chars]
Poliovirus, the agent of poliomyelitis, has been detected in New York. The Rockland County Health Department reported poliovirus-positive samples from sewer district #1 in June 2022, followed by a ca… [+3547 chars]
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the association between breastfeeding and the occurrence of refractive errors (REs) among children. Methodology This was a (retrospective) case-con… [+26983 chars]
With corneal blindness affecting an estimated 12.7 million people worldwide, novel treatment approaches are required. In this interview, we speak to Professors Neil Lagali and Mehrdad Rafat about the… [+11557 chars]
In Toronto's Davisville Village, Osmington Gerofsky Development Corp has proposed a Wallman Architects-designed 39-storey residential building on the lands municipally known as 33 Davisville Avenue a… [+4755 chars]
A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in Congo's eastern Beni city, Congo's ministry of health announced Monday, saying it is linked to a previous outbreak. Testing by a lab at the Nation… [+1615 chars]
A new study suggests that a "blended" eight-week mindfulness program that adds team mindfulness training (TMT) to a shortened version of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course for indiv… [+5405 chars]
Health-care advocates in Nova Scotia are calling on the government to take more proactive and urgent action to fend off an eventual monkeypox outbreak in the province. Representatives from organizat… [+3830 chars]
With corneal blindness affecting an estimated 12.7 million people worldwide, novel treatment approaches are required. In this interview, we speak to Professors Neil Lagali and Mehrdad Rafat about the… [+11557 chars]
Way before COVID, in 2005 the World of Warcraft game developers accidentally introduced an extremely virulent highly contagious disease into this game which then spread to infect the whole fantasy wo… [+6227 chars]
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered what they are calling a weak spot in the virus that causes COVID-19. A study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Natur… [+1199 chars]