One more person has died from coronavirus in NSW, taking the state’s toll to 22, as residents were again reminded to stay at home during the Easter break. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard on Friday said a 69-year-old man had died in John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle. “These are not just numbers, these are people… Read More »
The idiom “Do as I say, not as I do” could not be more true for one health official in California. Moments after warning Santa Clara County residents to avoid touching their faces to prevent contracting the novel coronavirus, the director of the county’s health department, Dr. Sara Cody, licked her finger to turn the page… Read More »
The authors suggested that the findings could be due to the potential direct effect of vitamin D on the brain. Given the structural and functional brain changes seen in late life depression, vitamin D may act as a defence against cognitive decline. Commenting on the findings, senior author of the study, and research fellow with… Read More »
Australia had an unusually early and fairly severe flu season this year. Since that may foretell a serious outbreak on its way in the United States, public health experts now are urging Americans to get their flu shots as soon as possible. “It’s too early to tell for sure, because sometimes Australia is predictive and… Read More »
NSW Health has issued an urgent measles warning after an infected man visited a number of popular hangouts in western Sydney this week. The man, said to be in his thirties with an “uncertain vaccination history”, was infectious when he visited Westfield Parramatta on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, a McDonald’s restaurant in Blacktown on Sunday,… Read More »
Doctor warns tanning is NOT a cure for eczema after woman, 19, claimed sunbeds fixed her skin condition Grainne Kennedy claims she suffered with red, itchy skin all her life She posted before and after shots on Twitter of her skin following sunbed use Leading dermatologist has stressed sunbeds are ineffective and dangerous By Alexandra… Read More »
Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms occur when a person hasn’t been getting enough of the vitamin through their diet. B12 is vital for the production of red blood cells in the body and keeping the nervous system in check. A lack of the vitamin means a lack of red blood cells, and different parts of the… Read More »