Month: January 2022

As part of the study, the researchers examined 123 people who had neither MS nor EBV when their blood samples were first taken. They divided them into two groups. The first, a group of 33 MS patients, contained 32 EBV-positive cases. The second, a control group of 90 people who did not have MS, only contained 51 EBV cases.

Celeste Allred of Orem finds a schedule of regular, sensible fasting improves her overall health. (Heather Simonsen, KSL-TV) Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes OREM — Have you ever wondered how effective intermittent fasting is? The hot dieting trend may have health benefits far beyond weight loss, according to researchers. Until recent changes in her eating habits, including intermittent fasting, Celeste Allred said she felt a lack of energy and focus. "I had such bad brain fog. I couldn't focus on anything. I couldn't think," said Allred, a mother of nine children, who lives in Orem. "Even taking simple phone calls was too much." She said adopting a s...

There were two options - either we would extinguish Covid, as we did with Ebola in West Africa, or it would die down but be with us for the long term. It would join the swarm of endemic diseases - such as common colds, HIV, measles, malaria and tuberculosis - that are always there.

The omicron variant continues to surge throughout the country, infecting children and adults alike. But it turns out children don’t feel all the symptoms adults do. The news: Dr. Sam Dominguez, a pediatric infectious disease doctor at Children’s Hospital Colorado, told WCNC-TV that children are getting infected with the omicron. They are experiencing different symptoms compared to adults, too. Symptoms among children: Dr. Harish Chafle, a senior consultant of pulmonology and critical care at Global Hospital in Parel, Mumbai, told The Hindustan Times most children experience these COVID-19 symptoms when infected with omicron: Fever. Runny nose. Throat pain. Body ache. Dry cough. Yes, but: The omicron variant has created a rise in severe COVID-19 symptoms and hospitalizatio...

As people continue to recover from holiday gatherings and others return to the workplace in the new year, many are wondering what the timeline is like if they develop a COVID-19 infection or are exposed to someone who has. When are people with the coronavirus most contagious and how long can they spread it? When should you get tested after exposure and how long should you quarantine, if at all? Here's what we know. When Are People with COVID Most Contagious? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance last month, shifting the timing for isolation and quarantine as some experts say the time frame when people are most contagious is earlier. "It is taking less time from when someone is exposed to COVID to potentially develop infectio...