Does pregnancy increase the risk of COVID-19? Pregnancy is a delicate and vulnerable period. Your body is under additional strain, and any illness affects both you and your baby. COVID-19 is a highl… [+4847 chars]
The findings show for the first time that a specific biological signalling pathway involving TNF-alpha, a protein with an important role in inflammation and the immune system, is implicated in Alzhei… [+3105 chars]
If you've experienced cold or flu-like symptoms in the last couple of years, there's a high possibility you had COVID or one of the variants. "There can always be some doubt as to whether someone rea… [+3872 chars]
Alopecia means hair loss and it can happen for many reasons. Alopecia areata specifically refers to hair loss when a persons own immune system attacks their hair follicles, where hair is created. Hai… [+3217 chars]
As many as 10,000 Ontarians have contracted COVID-19 not once, but twice since the beginning of the pandemic. Now, as the Omicron variant makes up virtually all cases within the province, experts say… [+4441 chars]
Data are needed regarding the effectiveness of a third dose of a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) t… [+7207 chars]
When the Covid vaccines first came out, I thought everyone should get at least one shot. My belief was based on evidence that the vaccines significantly lowered the risk of bad outcomes (hospitalizat… [+4869 chars]
Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2022 Apr 6:izac064. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac064. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Data from the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic suggested t… [+1885 chars]
PARIS: People who have had Covid-19 have an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months after getting infected, even in mild cases, a study said Thursday. Previous research… [+1760 chars]
Steroid injections appear to lead to significantly greater pain relief and movement for up to four months than current best care in adults with hip osteoarthritis, finds a trial published by The BMJ … [+5195 chars]
New Brunswick has its first confirmed case of the virus that causes COVID-19 in an animal. SARS-CoV-2 was detected in a free-ranging white-tailed deer in the Saint John region, Environment Canada an… [+1694 chars]
New research has revealed five childhood risk factors that can increase the likelihood of experiencing stroke and heart attacks as an adult, in what researchers say is the worlds largest study of its… [+3094 chars]
