Cell phones are “ideal vehicles” for spreading coronavirus.
That’s the conclusion of researchers who completed a major new analysis of how the devices transmit germs.
Researchers from Australia’s Bond University reviewed 56 studies focused on contamination of cell phones by pathogens including viruses. The data was extensive…gathered from 24 countries between 2006 and 2019.[1]
Professor Lotti Tajouri was the study author.… Read More
Nobody likes wearing a face mask.
They are hot, stuffy, and they make it difficult to breathe. They can fog up your glasses. You constantly have to adjust them to make them comfortable. In doing so, we wreck their effectiveness by contaminating them with our hands.
But face masks are a fact of life during the pandemic. We’ll have to wear them in public for months, maybe even years.… Read More
The condition of your lungs has never been more important.
The coronavirus attacks the respiratory system. That means the strength of your lungs may determine if you live or if you die if you get COVID-19.
When people are infected, the virus travels to the mucus membranes before spreading to the lungs. To control the infection, the body responds with inflammation in the lungs.… Read More
The U.S. has the highest obesity rate by far of any developed country. The vast majority of Americans—nearly three-quarters of us—are either obese or overweight.
This would be a major health crisis in the best of times. But during the coronavirus pandemic, it is proving to be even more deadly.
Four recent studies show that obesity may be the single greatest risk factor other than age for having a severe case of COVID-19 or dying of it.… Read More
Most people who get coronavirus aren’t admitted to the hospital. They deal with the illness at home.
Are you equipped to do this? Do you have the things you need for COVID-19 self-care?
Here are six medicine cabinet essentials every household should have during the pandemic.
Coughing is one of the main symptoms of COVID-19. So it’s not surprising that people with the illness are using cough syrup.
That could be a bad idea.
New research shows that dextromethorphan, a common active ingredient in dozens of over-the-counter cough syrups, capsules, and lozenges appeared to boost replication of the coronavirus when tested under laboratory conditions.
This doesn’t necessarily mean it does the same thing in the human body.… Read More