How to prevent ‘crying’ when you cut onions: Home cooks share their ‘magic’ tricks – from keeping the ‘butt’ on to freezing them for an hour An Australian woman who made bruschetta for dinner has posed a question She asked a cooking group on Facebook how they prevent crying from onions There were plenty of … Read more
Pills to lower blood pressure can prevent heart attacks even in HEALTHY people and millions more should take the drugs, study claims Oxford University researchers looked at data from more than 350,000 patients Found lowering levels from a healthy starting point slashed risk of heart disease Currently, treatment is only given to people with extremely … Read more
Thought your Zoom meeting was big? More than 150 people beam in to TV’s The Voice Kids after Covid restrictions prevent live audience from cheering on young stars ITV invited virtual crowd to watch the series final of The Voice Kids via Zoom call Guests were emailed a Zoom link and the footage of them … Read more
Homemade cotton masks can prevent 99.9% of coronavirus droplets from spraying into the air when someone coughs or speaks – but surgical face coverings prevent 100%, report says Researchers looked at the effect of surgical masks and homemade single-layer cotton face coverings They simulated a mannequin speaking and coughing and then had six human volunteers … Read more
More evidence has emerged that taking hydroxychloroquine does not prevent someone from contracting the novel coronavirus. Researchers looked at thousands of patients who were already taking the medication for conditions it’s approved for, including lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The drug has been touted by President Donald Trump, who revealed he was prescribed a two-week … Read more
A nasal spray may prevent humans from catching Covid-19 and could even be more effective than wearing PPE, scientists claim. Experts at the University of California, San Francisco created ‘AeroNabs’, which can also be inhaled. They hope it will act as a short-term tool to prevent thousands of people becoming infected before a vaccine is … Read more
Patients will be urged not to go to A&E unless they have called NHS 111 first in a major shake-up in time for winter. Those who have less serious complaints will be encouraged by call centre handlers to see a GP, visit a pharmacist or attend a minor injuries unit. And patients deemed ill enough … Read more
Britain could avoid another coronavirus lockdown if at least half of the nation follows hand-washing, social distancing and mask-wearing rules, research has suggested. Experts based in the Netherlands used a complex computer model to stimulate how effective coronavirus-prevention methods would be in halting another crisis. When a combination of the virus-controlling methods are practised by … Read more
What do you have in YOUR ‘sanitisation station’? Mums share the items they have set-up at the front door to ensure the house is clean and germ-free Australians are sharing photos of their ‘sanitation’ stations on social media A Victorian mother who is in a lockdown area has started a thread of images She has … Read more
Test and trace would not prevent a second coronavirus wave, senior official admits as system identifies just a third of people it must find Senior civil servant warns system as it stood would not stop second virus wave Alex Cooper said at the moment it could only find 37 per cent of those needed Remarks … Read more