People who have long COVID exhibit changes in certain sections of their brains not found in people who are fully recovered from COVID, according to a study that used a novel kind of magnetic resonance imaging. Diffusion microstructure imaging (DMI) looks at the movement of water molecules in tissues and can detect very small changes in
New Zealand’s new government says it plans to scrap the nation’s world-leading smoking ban to fund tax cuts. The legislation, introduced under the previous Jacinda Ardern-led government, would have banned cigarette sales next year to anyone born after 2008. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in New Zealand, and the policy had aimed
The French government has launched a campaign encouraging people not to buy new clothes in Black Friday sales. The advert shows a man asking for advice in a shop before an assistant tells him not to buy anything, to help the planet and his finances. The minister for ecological transition – responsible for promoting sustainability
Maybe your dish doesn’t need more salt. Cutting out a teaspoon of salt from a diet everyday can lower blood pressure as much as most hypertension medications, a study published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association found. A low-sodium diet lowered systolic blood pressure in nearly 75% of the 213 people who participated in the allocated diet
The impacts of climate change hit Canada hard in recent years, from the deadly heat dome of 2021 to the country’s worst-ever wildfire season last summer. And those devastating environmental disasters provoked a lot of anxiety among pregnant individuals. “Pregnancy, even without heat and smoke, is a time when symptoms of breathlessness are quite common and considered normal,” said midwife
No new virus is behind the sudden surge in respiratory illnesses across China, the country’s health ministry clarified on Sunday. The statement came after the World Health Organization (WHO) raised concerns over the country reporting “clusters of pneumonia in children”. If not a new virus, then what is causing respiratory infections in northern China? 1.Overlap of common
Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at crunch UN climate talks starting next week. Extreme heat, air pollution and the increasing spread of deadly infectious diseases are just some of the reasons why
In a recent review in Food Science & Nutrition, researchers summarize current medical knowledge regarding the role of fruits, vegetables, spices, animal products, and other foods in strengthening the immune system. Background The human immune system protects the body from pathogenic invasion. Humans are born with innate immunity, with cells such as macrophages and neutrophils, while
Health officials say anyone who bought the recalled fruits should throw them away and wash surfaces that touched them with hot, soapy water or in a dishwasher. U.S. health officials recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes Friday as the number of people sickened by salmonella more than doubled this week. The U.S. Food and Drug
Holiday travel can be stressful for anyone. But for those with a health condition, such as heart disease or diabetes, it may come with a few unique challenges. That doesn’t mean travel is off limits for people with a chronic medical condition. With a little planning and preparation, you can take care of your health while spending the
