The fight to save a B.C. baby battling a rare form of pediatric cancer has ended in tragedy, but family and supporters are hoping good can still come from a groundswell of community support. Alejandro Angel was born Jan. 20, but within weeks his parents noticed a lump on his leg that turned out […]
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Public health officials on Wednesday urged gym-goers to wear masks when they work out and to remain six feet apart, as new research described the rapid spread of coronavirus infections during high-intensity exercise classes at gyms in Honolulu and Chicago. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised fitness centers to take a […]
Ontario reported 1,185 cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 299,754. “Locally, there are 331 new cases in Toronto, 220 in Peel and 119 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said. A total of 282,315 COVID-19 cases are considered resolved, which is up by […]
“Las personas no presentan una respuesta conductual adictiva a los alimentos naturales que son buenos para la salud, como las fresas”, afirmó Gearhardt, quien también es directora del Laboratorio de Ciencia de la Alimentación y la Adicción y su Tratamiento en Míchigan. “El subconjunto de alimentos muy procesados está diseñado de un modo muy parecido […]
Texas has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws in the country, with sales allowed only by prescription for a handful of conditions. That hasn’t stopped Lukas Gilkey, chief executive of Hometown Hero CBD, based in Austin, Texas. His company sells joints, blunts, gummy bears, vaping devices and tinctures that offer a recreational high. […]
U.S. President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage. Democrats who control the chamber passed the sweeping measure by a mostly party-line vote of […]
As you talk with a teenager about where things have gone off the rails, be kind, curious and collaborative. “This isn’t about you being in trouble or getting off the hook,” you might say. “It’s simply about figuring out what’s going wrong so we can solve the right problem.” Students who are struggling to keep […]
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine was endorsed on Friday by a panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration, clearing the last hurdle before a formal authorization expected on Saturday, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans. The nation’s first shipments will go out in the days after that. It will be […]
Welcome. I’ve started to fantasize about travel, about waking up in a bed not my own, windows with strange views, days unshackled from routine. But travel is still complicated: The virus and its variants still pose risks, and mandatory government quarantines can keep travelers confined to hotels for up to two weeks. Better, perhaps, to […]
HAVANA — People wait in line for four hours to buy detergent in Havana. Cuban pharmacies are out of pain medication. There are national bread shortages. And yet the Cuban government says it is on the brink of an extraordinary scientific achievement: the mass production of a coronavirus vaccine invented on the island. One of […]