-
children, cold, cut, drops, duration, giving, nasal, News, salt, spreading, stop, study, suggests, Water
Giving children salt water nasal drops can cut duration of a cold and stop it spreading, study suggests | UK News
admin
Giving children a solution made up of salt and water can cut the duration of a cold by two days, researchers have suggested. A study found that cold symptoms lasted for an average of six days after using salt water nasal drops – also known as saline solution – compared to eight days after using…
-
‘Nothing stopping’ child sex abuse images spreading on WhatsApp, safety group says | UK News
admin
There is “nothing stopping” child sexual abuse images from spreading on WhatsApp, a child safety organisation has warned. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), which helps detect and remove child abuse content from the web, has accused WhatsApp’s owner Meta of failing to have the mechanisms in place to stop the spread of such material, including…
-
COVID-19: New strain spreading across UK designated ‘variant of interest’ by WHO | World News
admin
A new fast-spreading COVID strain has been designated a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organisation. EG.5 is descended from the Omicron variant of coronavirus and is growing in prevalence globally, including in the UK, US and China. It has been detected in 51 countries in total, including South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore,…
-
COVID-19: New variant spreading across UK – as overall cases continue to rise | UK News
admin
A new COVID variant is spreading across the UK, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) – and already makes up one in seven new cases. Scientifically known as EG.5.1, it is descended from the Omicron variant of COVID. The UKHSA has been monitoring its prevalence in the country due to increasing cases internationally,…
-
‘Worrisome’ deadly fungus spreading through US at alarming rate | US News
admin
A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus is spreading rapidly through US health facilities, according to a government study. Researchers from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris or C. auris, can cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems. The number of people…