How People and Businesses Adapt to the COVID-19 Epidemic

  The Complete Covid-19 Articles These series of headlines show how the human spirit can rise above the challenges of the epidemic. Similar to a body adjusting its immune system to fight an infection, the people and businesses who adapt are the ones who will survive. Americans adjust to new life, hunker down amid coronavirus-…

COVID-19 Headlines Feb. 21, 2020

 The C0VID-19 Epidemic Behind The Scenes: State Department And CDC Waged Battle Over Flying Americans With Coronavirus Home – KHN The CDC didn’t want to fly the 14 cruise ship passengers who had tested positive for coronavirus home on the same flight as the other (300) Americans. But the State Department won the argument. “It…

Covid-19 Headline News Feb. 20, 2020

This post is for all the latest news about the novel coronavirus also known as Covid-19. A quote from the news is included below. Click on the headline titles to get to the original news post. Covid-19 Data as of Feb 20, 2020, 6:34 pm Shanghai Time Headlines from All Over the World Autopsies reveal…

Lessons Learned from 72,314 COVID-19 Patients: A China CDC Study

  China Centers for Disease Control Weekly released on February 17 a comprehensive study of 72,314 Covid-19 patients. The Good Covid-19 infections in the 36-79 years old are considered mild in  80.9%. No deaths have occurred among those with mild or even severe symptoms. A total of 1,023 deaths for a case fatality rate of…

3 Reasons Why Smokers Have Worse Covid-19 Outcomes

  A Study about Covid-19 Pneumonia Patients Last month, the Lancet described the patients sick with the Covid-19 that are confined at Wuhan Jinyintan hospital from January 1 to January 20, 2020. Of the 99 patients with Covid-19 pneumonia, 67 are men, and 32 are women. About half of patients infected by 2019-nCoV had chronic…

Traditional Chinese Medicine as Treatment for Covid-19

Shine news reports that Traditional Chinese medicine effective in COVID-19 treatment: official. Traditional Chinese medicine has been proven effective in curing patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese health official said Monday. For example, a TCM decoction named “Qingfei Paidutang” has been used in treating 701 confirmed cases in 10 provinces, of which…

Covid-19 and Pets

According to the CDC, there is no evidence of pets getting sick with the Covid-19 Q: Should I be concerned about pets or other animals and COVID-19? A: While this virus seems to have emerged from an animal source, it is now spreading from person-to-person. There is no reason to think that any animals or…

Thermometer Guns are Inaccurate for Covid-19 Screening

Thermometer guns use infrared technology to screen for fever. These thermometer guns can be seen in some airports or on the streets of China to detect patients who may have the Covid-19. Not all Covid-19 Patients Have Fever The problem with temperature screening is that not all patients with the Covid-19 may have a fever….

Covid-19 Can Lead to Heart Failure

According to Taiwan News, It’s possible to get infected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a second time, according to doctors on the frontline in China’s city of Wuhan, leading to death from heart failure in some cases. The claim is made by doctors working in the Hubei Province capital that is at the center of…

Intermittent Fasting and Heart Attacks

What Happens In a Heart Attack? In a heart attack, a blockage forms in the blood vessels supplying the heart.  Heart muscles die if deprived of blood supply. In the emergency room, priority is given to heart attack patients. Blood flow should be restored right away. One way is with an injectable “clot-buster” drug to…

Early Time-Restricted Feeding: Intermittent Fasting In Sync with the Circadian Rhythm

Early Time-Restricted Feeding is Intermittent Fasting In Sync with the Circadian Rhythm Early Time-Restricted Feeding (eTRF) is a form of intermittent fasting where the meal period starts in the morning and lasts for 6 to 8 hours. For example, an 8-hour period of eating will begin at 7 am, and then the last meal may…

Skin Signs of Insulin Resistance

The underlying problem in Type 2 or adult-onset diabetes is insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is not routinely tested but can manifest in the skin. Read on to see if someone you know may be at risk for diabetes. Many are unaware that they have the beginnings of  Type 2 diabetes. Years before a person is…