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Pollution Increases Mortality in Older People

Pollution Increases Mortality in Older People

It is important to realize that an important study showed that pollution increases mortality in older people. This US study from Boston, MA used 16 years of data, 68.5 million Medicare enrollees (65 years or older) and 570 million observations. Notably, it showed that the reduction of
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Will Herd Immunity Slow the Covid-19 Coronavirus?

Will Herd Immunity Eventually Slow the Covid-19 Coronavirus?

With many people dying from coronavirus infections, the question is, will herd immunity eventually slow the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus? A large study from Spain is giving us a cautious answer. Spain was one of the European countries most affected by the pandemic. Researchers were
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Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Gut Can Cause Cavernous Angiomas

Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Gut Can Cause Cavernous Angiomas

A 2020 clinical study showed that Gram-negative bacteria in the gut can cause cavernous angiomas in brain vessels. Cavernous angiomas are ballooning new capillaries developing from brain blood vessels. These arterial malformations of brain arteries occur in about 0.5% of the populatio
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Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective Against Covid-19 Coronavirus

Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective Against Covid-19 Coronavirus

A new study’s result is malaria drug hydroxychloroquine not effective against Covid-19 coronavirus. Some time ago Donald Trump suggested that the malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine would be effective for Covid-19 coronavirus patients in treating them when hospitalized. This prompted sev
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A Comparison of Powered Toothbrush to Manual Toothbrush

A Comparison of Powered Toothbrush to Manual Toothbrush

A study from Amsterdam analyzed two modes of cleaning teeth resulting in a comparison of powered toothbrush to manual toothbrush. The study was conducted at the Department of Periodontology of the University of Amsterdam. The authors did a PubMed search and identified 83 papers that t
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