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Research identifies that six whole body cryotherapy sessions at -130 °C can significantly reduce pain and disease activity in sufferers of Fibromyalgia.

Since the Q fever cull, goat farmers have been slowly restocking – national goat milk production has boomed over the past two decades with export markets including cheese to Germany and goat milk-based infant formula to China. The cull, and other measures including an annual goat vaccination programme, mean Q fever is no longer a risk, says Van der Giessen. But the pneumonia findings, which first emerged in 2013, led to restrictions on the sector starting in 2017, even as demand for goat ...

January 14, 2021 Caleb González, MD, professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual science, passed away on January 10, 2021, in Lancaster, SC. He was recognized as a pioneer in the field of strabismus, a condition in which the eyes appear to be looking in different directions, including writing one of the first textbooks on the subject. He was also a prolific researcher, a world-renowned speaker, and a passionate educator. González was born on May 1, 1929 in Humacao, PR, where he received hi...

Thu, 01/14/2021 LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities have been identified as recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence.  The annual awards are given in four categories of scholarly and creative achievement. This year’s honorees:  Sharon Billings, Dean’s Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and senior scientist, Ka...

A Numismatist at War: Max von Bahrfeldt   …[T]he Army had become the most popular, most admired, and most respected and most influential entity in the new German Empire. …To most Germans their Army – the Emperor’s Army – represented stability as well as honor and glory (Dupuy, 110). The study of ancient coins is usually regarded as a quiet, scholarly pursuit. But one of the most eminent European classical numismatists of the early 20th century was a German general accused of atrociti...

Eco Check: Why e-waste is a growing problem Numbers game  Tompkins said Canon wasnt only motivated by environmental concerns. Considering the size of the machines — and the volume of materials involved — it "makes economic sense to do this as well," he said. There are also relatively few of these printers out in circulation, making it easier for them to be recalled than, say, cellphones.  But Tompkins believes subscription models could work for smaller, more numerous devices, if consumers...

Dec 28, 2020 A nurse holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine today at La Bonne Maison de Bouzanton care home in Mons, Belgium. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, was transported from a hospital in Leuven to the residential care home today as Belgium begins its vaccination program starting with the most vulnerable. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool) Here are summaries of the latest Associated Press stories worldwide about the coronavirus pandemic, including: — Finland latest nation to fi...

Nearly 1.3M traveled through US airports Sunday By The Associated Press undefined WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.3 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest level of air travel in more than nine months, despite fear that travel will lead to more cases of COVID-19. The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1,284,599 on Sunday, the highest total since March 15. More than 10 million people have traveled by air since Dec. 18, including six days with at least 1 mill...

WASHINGTON - A huge study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate is getting underway Monday as states in the U.S. continue to roll out scarce supplies of the nation’s first shot options. The U.S. has authorized emergency use of two vaccines, one made by Pfizer and BioNTech and the other by Moderna, but doses will be rationed for months. The candidate made by Novavax Inc. is the fifth to reach final-stage testing in the U.S. Some 30,000 volunteers are needed to prove if this vaccine – a diffe...

WHO calls for expanded measures to find variants By The Associated Press undefined BERLIN — The head of the World Health Organization says its important to step up genomic sequencing worldwide to ensure that new variants of the coronavirus are detected as the pandemic enters its second year. New variants detected in Britain and South Africa that appear to be more infectious have caused concern and triggered new travel restrictions this month. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sa...