Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Are 2 Masks Better Than 1 at Preventing COVID-19 Spread? What to Know

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Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that double masking “just makes common sense.”In theory, it’ll help reduce the spread of COVID-19 by filtering more particles.Double masking is most helpful when there are concerns about source control. All data and statistics are based on publicly available data...

Promising Treatments and Clinical Trials for Relapsing-Remitting MS

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elapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) is the most common form of MS. About 85 percent of people with MS are first diagnosed with RRMS. RRMS is one type of MS, which is a chronic and progressive condition of the central nervous system that interrupts the transfer of information...

Countdown to Zomato IPO: stay on top with ET Prime’s exhaustive coverage on India’s food-tech sector

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The number of employees working from home in many countries was increasing even before the coronavirus forced our hand. In America, according to the 2017 consensus, around 5% of the population were working from home, which was up on the year before and an increase of...

Support for Life with Secondary Progressive MS: Social, Financial, and More

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Overview Secondary progressive MS (SPMS) is a chronic condition that causes new and more severe symptoms to develop over time. With effective treatment and support, it can be managed. If you’ve been diagnosed with SPMS, it’s important to get treatment from qualified healthcare professionals. It may...

How long do I have to wait until I’m protected by the vaccine?

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More than 4 million people have died from COVID-19 globally.More than half of U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated.COVID-19 cases remain high in some parts of the world, like India, where few people have been vaccinated. Update on COVID-19 numbers Globally, there have been more than...

Heart ‘Calculators’ Overlook Increased Risk for People of South Asian Ancestry

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Researchers say current heart health calculation tools may be underestimating the risk of heart attack and stroke for people of South Asian descent.They say these heart “calculators” should be adjusted to account for this higher risk.Researchers also note that more studies should be done...

GST revenue jumps 33% year-on-year to over Rs 1.16 lakh crore in July

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The Finance Ministry on Sunday (August 1) announced that the Goods and Services Tax revenue for July 2021 stood at more than Rs 1.16 lakh crore. The collection in the period under review is 33% higher than the collection in the same month last...

Indian economy showing resilience and recovery: CEA

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However, there are challenges, and geopolitics is messy for which foreign investors are cautious, the CEA said. Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran has said the Indian economy was on the path to recovery but cautioned that foreign investors may remain cautious because of...

Mobility Support Devices for Secondary Progressive MS: Braces, Walking Devices, and More

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Overview Secondary progressive MS (SPMS) can affect both physical health and cognitive abilities. According to a review published in 2019, small studies have found that roughly 55 to 80 percent of people with SPMS experience some form of cognitive impairment. The condition may affect memory and slow down the...

Will biometric cards change the way benefits are dispensed?

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Humanity’s evolving nature has propelled it up the food chain, from prey to planetary predator. Just 60,000 years ago, homo sapiens roamed the earth, insignificant and insecure, their existence of little consequence. Life, as Thomas Hobbes put it, was ‘nasty, brutish, and short’. Fast...