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Does vitamin D deficiency increase the severity of COVID-19?
Date of Publication: 2020
to paraphrase the authors:
“If vitamin D does, in fact, reduce the severity of COVID-19 then supplements would offer a relatively easy option to decrease the impact of the pandemic.”
Exploring links between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19
Date of Publication: September 2020
War in the time of COVID-19: humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia
Date of Publication: November 2020
Wearing masks, and social distancing is critical to slow down the spread until vaccination becomes available.
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Levels of domain-specific physical activity at work, in the household, for travel and for leisure among 327 789 adults from 104 countries
Date of Publication: November 2020
The study’s objective was to compare the source of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). There is a great variation amongst the population of 104 countries. The study’s objective was to compare the source of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). There is a great variation amongst the population of 104 countries.
Different populations seem to be getting their MVPA from different sources.
Joint associations of accelero-meter measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality: a harmonised meta-analysis in more than 44 000 middle-aged and older individuals
Date of Publication: September 2020
This analysis aimed to examine the joint associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality.
Epidemic-Pandemic How to control them
Epidemics-Pandemic control is important. There are many lessons that can be learned. Furthermore, it is important to appreciate that not all events can be controlled the same.
Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19?
Date of Publication: August 2020
The information of how safe we need to maintain to avoid COVID-19 transmission needs to be studied in detail.
Eventhough virus RNA was found on surfaces, none were thought to be able to transmit disease.
The larger droplets traveled farther compared to the smaller droplets. This was due to the increase drag on the smaller droplets.
“Breathing out, singing, coughitng and sneezing generated warm moisr high momentum dropplets. These travel faster that the typical backgrund air ventilation flow.”
Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech
Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech shows surprising results
The Lessons of The Pandemic
THe lessons of the Pandemic of 1918-1919 may be as relevant today as they were 100 years ago.
Sugary drink consumption and risk of cancer: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort
Commrecially available sugary drinks, which are widely consumed in Western countries, might represent a modifiable risk factor for cancer prevention. These include 100% fruit juices were also positively associated with the risk of overall cancer.
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