As if the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t enough, we also have flu season—and getting your flu shot—on the horizon. This year’s flu season, understandably, will probably be a little different. But you still need to get your flu vaccine. In fact, it’s especially important to get it this year.The flu may seem like a relatively minor…
Gill McIntosh went to hospital in Abbotsford with what she thought were pregnancy-related symptoms. Instead, she was diagnosed with COVID-19, put on a ventilator and given an emergency C-section to deliver her son.Gill McIntosh, right, gave birth to a son via C-section while in an induced coma and on a ventilator because of COVID-19. (Submitted…
The source of infection was not found for three of four Listeria outbreaks in England in 2018. The one which was solved was an international outbreak that involved 12 cases in England from 2015 to 2018 and was traced to frozen sweetcorn and vegetables produced by Greenyard in Hungary. The company found the cause of…
In a historic move, the House of Representatives is set to vote this month on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, Politico reports. The bill would deschedule cannabis (marijuana), and therefore decriminalize it at the federal level. Unfortunately, the bill doesn’t have the best chances of making it through Congress due to Republican…
A government agency, industry association and the affected company in Brazil have responded to Chinese claims that a chicken wing sample has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Health authorities in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, noted the detection of coronavirus nucleic acid on the surface of a frozen chicken wing sample from a batch…
Lindsay Farm is recalling raw drinking milk in New Zealand after one person needed hospital treatment for a Campylobacter infection. Rachel Eyre, Hawke’s Bay medical officer of health, said illness from the raw milk was Campylobacter, but more tests were being undertaken by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) to identify the strain. Dr.…
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) is out with its annual International Food Security Assessment, and it isn’t pretty. And the reason things have gotten worse is the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. The authors–Felix Baquedano, Cheryl Christensen, Kayode Ajewole, and Jayson Beckman–say the bottom line is this: “In the 76 low- and middle-income countries examined in the…
Canadians were encouraged to stay home instead of attending Remembrance Day ceremonies in person.A soldier stands sentinel during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)The boom of a gun rang out in the sky above Ottawa at 11 a.m. ET to mark…
It’s the first question on many people’s minds when they’re considering starting an exercise routine: How often should you work out? And what should you do during each workout to make the most out of it?Like most things in the fitness world, there is no one answer to that question: It all depends on your…
A head scratcher: The Moon is littered with iron-rich rocks, and even though trace amounts of water ice were discovered near the poles, conditions there are not ideal for forming rust. A crucial component, oxygen, is scarce at best. Solar winds also make it inhospitable for rust formation. Be that as it may, scientists have…