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There are countless items in your kitchen that you know for a fact you won’t use every day, but still serve a purpose. Take silicone mats, for example. Unless you’re a regular Betty Crocker, you might not see the point to purchasing silicone mats when you could just buy the occasional roll of parchment paper.

In it together. Kara Keough and Kyle Bosworth are taking steps toward healing after their infant son McCoy’s April 6 death. “We are doing our best to make McCoy’s legacy a positive one, despite the nightmare we’re living,” the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 31, told Us Weekly exclusively. “We’re lucky to be surrounded

COVID-19 is very uncommon in Australian healthcare workers at present, and the large majority of those who have contracted COVID-19 have done so away from work, according to the authors of an article published today by the Medical Journal of Australia. “Four weeks ago, a clinic was established to screen staff from Royal Melbourne Hospital

Defenses strengths: With an intact immune system against Coronavirus arm Regular washing of hands, at a distance from other people to keep, and shopping, as well as in public transport, a mouth-nose protection wear, that’s all you can do against the Coronavirus, or? However, You can strengthen the body’s defenses. Because experts believe that a

Hay fever sufferers “should wear masks”, was the advice from Dr Glenis Scadding on ITV’s This Morning. Even if your cough and sneezes are triggered by your pollen allergy, Dr Glenis said: “All hay fever sufferers should wear masks”. She added people should be “keeping it covered so all coughs, all sneezes go into the

Cancer cells not only ravage the body—they also compete with each other. Cornell mathematicians are using game theory to model how this competition could be leveraged, so cancer treatment—which also takes a toll on the patient’s body—might be administered more sparingly, with maximized effect. Their paper, “Optimizing Adaptive Cancer Therapy: Dynamic Programming and Evolutionary Game

New research has found that people with diabetes and poorly managed hyperglycemia who are hospitalized for COVID-19 have a death rate and longer length of hospital stay that’s four times higher than people without these conditions. Forty-two percent of those without a prior diagnosis of diabetes before being admitted, and who developed hyperglycemia during their

Coronavirus latest updates include 616 victims announced today. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the UK to 18,763. In latest news, another 4,583 people have tested positive for the deadly virus in the past 24 hours, meaning 138,078 cases have now been diagnosed. The government initially hoped to keep the number of COVID-19 victims

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a shortage of personal protective equipment, including “N95” face respirators, needed by frontline healthcare providers. A new protocol using aerosolized hydrogen peroxide to decontaminate N95 respirators could allow them to be safely reused in some hospital settings, where the disinfectant is already being used for other decontamination purposes. The protocol,

Meditation has been around for centuries, but not every practice involves the same technique. According to Healthline, there are six types of meditation that have emerged as the most popular and effective. And, while they vary slightly, they all have one common goal: to bring a sense of calmness through mind training.  With roots in

Eczema is a long-term condition that causes the skin to become dry, itchy, red and cracked, according to the NHS. But, moisturising the affected skin with sunflower oil could help to get rid of the condition, it’s been claimed. Young children are most at risk of developing eczema symptoms, but it could also develop in

Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs. Cancer can be life-threatening but lifestyle interventions can be taken to improve your chances of survival. READ MORE Coronavirus news: Expert warns of 50,000 extra cancer

For most people, being appointed U.S. surgeon general would qualify as a career-defining moment. But for Dr. Regina Benjamin, the real defining moment came earlier, in the bayous of Alabama. A native of Daphne, Alabama, Benjamin began her medical career at a nonprofit clinic in the small shrimping village named Bayou La Batre. Her clinic

Big fan! Shawn Johnson’s 5-month-old daughter, Drew, watched throwback videos of her mom competing in the Olympics for the first time. “Even though @shawnjohnson NEVER lets us watch her gymnastics, @olympicchannel wanted her to live tweet her performance,” Andrew East captioned a Tuesday, April 21, Instagram video. “So @drewhazeleast and I are having a blast.

Coffee influences the taste perception For many people, the coffee in the Morning, fixed in the daily schedule. The influence may be your sense of taste, the least in the sense. A research team at the Danish Aarhus University could now demonstrate, however, that both the perception of sweet foods, as well as of bitter

It may be hard to imagine how sitting next to a bright light can make you feel better, but that’s exactly what you can expect with light therapy. One mental health expert at Harvard says a session usually involves having someone sit next to a light box that provides 10,000 lux worth of light —

Bella Hadid gets it. She’s been in self-isolation long enough that there’s nothing left to do but take it out on her tresses. Don’t believe us? Just check out her latest IG post. Sure, her new do isn’t completely identical to the bangs we cut ourselves as kids (by that I mean, she *actually* looks

Getting your kids to take their vitamins isn’t exactly an easy task, but there are a few ways to make it a lot more manageable – they might even look forward to taking them. If your kid isn’t exactly at the age to swallow pills just yet, there are plenty of chewable and dissolvable vitamins

An international study will test whether a common anti-inflammatory drug can ward off serious complications from COVID-19 and possibly prevent patients from ending up in the hospital. The study, which would involve 6,000 participants in the U.S., Canada and Europe, is designed to be “contactless” — participants will receive the drug, called colchicine, by mail,

Virtual reality activates brain networks that increase your ability to identify with other people, according to new research published in eNeuro. The technology could become a tool in the treatment of violent offenders to empathize more with others. Understanding someone’s point of view is crucial for successful relationships. When this doesn’t come naturally, virtual reality