The Covid-19 pandemic has not served as a lesson in preventing future zoonotic diseases, warns an international team of researchers who identified several dangerous viruses in fur farms in China. Among these viruses, a coronavirus that has been shown to affect humans has been detected in nocturnal animals, animals raised in Asia for their fur … Read more
Did the vaccination against Corona save lives or was it disproportionately risky given the side effects that occurred in some cases? Researchers from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) have now presented an estimate based on data. According to this, around 1.6 million lives were saved in Europe by the vaccinations between December 2020 and … Read more
Summer, sun, sea, corona. The Covid variant KP.3.1.1 is wreaking havoc in one of the most popular holiday destinations. The sub-variant is also spreading rapidly here. It has recently been increasingly measured in Berlin’s wastewater. Since mid-June, the virus load here has increased by 40 percent. But in Italy the situation is different: the Corona … Read more
The winter with few low temperatures ensured that more green peach aphids survived the winter than last year. In practice, this causes more yellowing disease in the beets and possibly much earlier, the IRS warns. According to the IRS, aphids can survive the winter at temperatures higher than minus 7 degrees. If the temperature gauge … Read more
Researchers in the US have discovered how ‘leaky’ human mitochondria – the cells’ energy factories – can lead to inflammation in autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. The new finding published in the journal “Nature Cell Biology” may lead to the development of better treatments for these diseases, to an improvement in the … Read more
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London, in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health, concluded that vitamin D supplements do not improve bone strength or reduce the risk of fractures in children with vitamin D deficiency. The study results were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. In the study, researchers instructed more … Read more
In Armenia, men most often turn to plastic surgeons for nose surgery. But men make up a very small percentage of the total number of applicants. Plastic surgeon Ashot Torosyan stated this in an interview with NEWS.am Medicine. “In Armenia, only 3-5% of those seeking plastic surgery are men. They change the shape of the … Read more
Advice on how to deal with the “cocktail” of viruses this winter was given by a virologist Prof. Radka Argirova. She once again urged not to use antibiotic preparations without medical indications, as well as drew attention to how important it is to take timely measures at the first symptoms. According to her, unlike previous … Read more
The CSID Live edition on January 19, 2024, 2:00 pm will bring valuable information related to the proper treatment of seasonal colds and viruses, some of the challenges for the immune system. Because the new year is also coming this time accompanied by colds and viruses, so how do we treat respiratory viruses, flu and … Read more
Since there is a value added tax on medicines in Armenia, their prices are higher than, for example, in neighboring Georgia. This was stated at a press conference on January 12 by the Minister of Health of Armenia Anahit Avanesyan. “The price of medicines is also influenced by the fact that Armenia is a rather … Read more