Blog Archives

One in Seven Dire COVID Cases May Result from a Faulty Immune Response: Two new studies link some severe infections to genetics and an autoimmune reaction that attacks the body’s own defenses

9/30/2020

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/one-in-seven-dire-covid-cases-may-result-from-a-faulty-immune-response/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciam%2Fhealth-and-medicine+%28Topic%3A+Health%29

0 Comments

One in Three Parents Not Planning on Getting Their Children Flu Vaccine This Year...(very very big mistake)

9/30/2020

0 Comments

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/one-in-three-parents-not-planning-on-getting-their-children-flu-vaccine-this-year

0 Comments

Stop back every day for daily updates of world-wide threats

The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet: carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are higher than at any time in human history...(Al Gore must love this)

COVID-19 PandemicIndia May Have 10 Times More COVID-19 Cases Than Official Figures: Health officials say 1 in 15 citizens over 10 years are carrying antibodies left behind from earlier infection

Study finds 100% death rate in COVID-19 patients after CPR: All 54 COVID-19 patients who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a Michigan hospital died

5.9-magnitude earthquake near Taiwan sways buildings in Taipei: There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

How climate change affects wildfires, like those in the West, and makes them worse: Warming global temperatures are exacerbating extreme weather events.

Earthquake shakes Berkeley awake — first report puts it at 2.7 magnitude: Described as a “rumble rumble bump,” the quake’s epicenter was in the hills near the Berkeley-Oakland border...(more warnings - the Big One is coming)

Malta rocked by 4.5 magnitude earthquake south of Filfla: A strong earthquake strikes to the south of Filfla just after 3am on Wednesday sending tremors across the Maltese islands

The Ocean Is Becoming More Stable, And The Consequences May Be Dire, Scientists Warn: increasing surface temperatures and reducing the carbon they can absorb

COVID-19 has created a perfect storm for people with heart disease: people with COVID-19 and heart disease are among those with the highest risk of death and of developing severe conditions.

Marine Heat Waves Are Putting Caribbean Fisheries In Hot Water: Small-scale fisheries are a critical component of the social and economic and fabric of coastal communities in the Caribbean and are key to the region’s food security - they are at risk

From pandemic shock to recession as pandemic set in: Only the key professions and those jobs that could be done from home were largely spared.

Worsening rifts and fractures spotted at two of Antarctica's most important glaciers: Satellite imagery has revealed the first step towards the glaciers disintegrating and causing sea levels to rise dramatically.

One in Seven Dire COVID Cases May Result from a Faulty Immune Response: Two new studies link some severe infections to genetics and an autoimmune reaction that attacks the body’s own defenses

Why we’re more confident than ever that climate change is driving disasters: The emerging field of climate attribution helps explain the wildfires and hurricanes of 2020.

Dementia risk tied to personality: Anxious, moody people more prone to brain disease

One in Three Parents Not Planning on Getting Their Children Flu Vaccine This Year...(very very big mistake)

It may take 3 months to clear Texas water of brain-eating amoeba: "The path forward for the citizens of Lake Jackson is not going to be one that's short"

Meet the 'K-shaped' recession, where professional workers are largely fine and everyone else is doing awful: The K shape suggests the wealthy are recovering and the lower-earning are not.

Is This Suze Orman's Most Dangerous Retirement Planning Advice?...Though the math is sound, the reality is that waiting until 70 to claim social security is a luxury a lot of older Americans can't afford.

Germany’s Pig Virus Battle Worsens as Case Reaches New Area: Germany’s fight to contain a fatal pig virus is growing more difficult after an infected wild boar was found about 38 miles outside the area initially affected.

Whether Facing a Cyberattack or a Pandemic, Preparation Is Critical: why cybersecurity and threat preparation is critical for the utility industry during uncertain times — a fact underscored by the pandemic.

Finger Veins-Based 3D Biometric Authentication Almost Impossible to Fool: Biometric authentication is increasingly replacing traditional passwords for accessing everything from smartphones to law enforcement systems.

New York City reports 30 rabies cases to date, Oral rabies vaccine distributed: USDA will distribute individual baits containing an oral rabies vaccine across all five boroughs

NYC reports 1st West Nile virus death since 2018: Six New Yorkers have been diagnosed with West Nile virus infections... two from Queens, two from Manhattan, and one each from Staten Island and Brooklyn, the first such cases of 2020.

University of Georgia study supports airborne spread of COVID-19 indoors: The study, which was published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine, calls into question the prevailing thought on how COVID-19 can spread.

Archives