Month: February 2022

Public Health Scotland will stop publishing data on covid deaths and hospitalisations by vaccination status - over concerns it is misrepresented by anti-vaxx campaigners. The public health watchdog announced the change in policy in its most recent covid statistical report, saying the frequency and content of the data would be reviewed. Instead, officials will focus on publishing more robust and complex vaccine effectiveness data. PHS officials said significant concerns about the data being misused deliberately by anti-vaccination campaigners is behind the move. The report published on Wednesday will be the last weekly publication to include the data on infection rates among the vaccinated and unvaccinated. It also includes hospitalisation and death rates,...

To avoid yellow fever, try not wearing yellow. Some colors may be more attractive to the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries the deadly disease, as well as Zika virus, chikungunya and dengue, according to a new study. The findings from University of Washington researchers add depth to our understanding of the pest’s behavior, and more ways to stave off their troublesome — and sometimes deadly — attacks. Their findings aren’t just helpful for those looking to avoid getting eaten up this summer. The study also bears significance for the millions globally who suffer mosquito-borne diseases annually, an estimated 1 million of whom will die from their contagious bite. For most animals, the senses are adapted to find food, fast. However, little was previously ...

A 34-year-old mother needs all of her fingers amputated and could lose her legs after being struck down with sepsis. Sadie Kemp, from Peterborough, was building a toy kitchen with her two-year-old son on Christmas Day when she felt a sharp pain in her kidneys. The mother-of-two was taken to hospital screaming in agony, but doctors only gave her painkillers and said she should come back if it got worse.  By the early hours of Boxing Day Ms Kemp was back, and claimed she was placed in an induced coma for two weeks. Doctors discovered her pain was down to a kidney stone which led to an infection and then triggered sepsis — a life-threatening condition where the body attacks its own tissue. It can also cause blood clots which cut off blood supply to limbs and leave patients needing amputation...

Breakfast is the most important, and some can argue, one of the most delicious meals of the day! We all love to enjoy a grand spread for breakfast, it is why breakfast buffets are so popular among foodies! Pancakes, waffles, French toast, sandwiches, just thinking about these breakfast recipes has us drooling. But eating these decadent meals every day can be unhealthy. Not anymore, we have found a healthier alternative to the beloved American breakfast delicacy pancake, oats pancake! The key methods are exactly the same, the only difference is that the all-purpose flour is being replaced with oats flour. If you don't have oats flour at home, you don't need to worry. Just simply grind rolled oats into a fine powder and you'll have oats flour ready! This oats pancake is easy to make and it ...