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Bleeding gums may be a sign you need more vitamin C, according to a new study.
Current advice from the American Dental Association tells you that if your gums bleed, make sure you are brushing and flossing twice a day because it could be a sign of gingivitis, an early stage of periodontal disease. And that might be true. So if you are concerned, see your dentist.
Your vitamin intake could be another issue to check, however, the researchers report.
“When you see your gums bleed, the first thing you should think about is not, ‘I should brush more.’ You should try to figure out why your gums are bleeding. And vitamin C deficiency is one possible reason,” says lead author Philippe Hujoel, professor of oral health sciences in the University of Washington School of Dentistry and a practicing dentist.
Powerful Cyclone Hits During Covid-19 Surge in Mozambique
Cyclone Eloise is the latest storm to hit Mozambique, which is experiencing a Covid-19 surge. Direct Relief has responded with a $50,000 grant to support health center repairs and rebuilding efforts in the region. The support comes on top of $5.2 million in medical aid shipped to Mozambique since Cyclone Idai made landfall.
Ponta Gea Hospital in Beira, a main health center in the regional capital city, after Cyclone Eloise. (Photo courtesy of HAI)
The central Mozambique city of Beira and its surrounding region absorbed its third cyclone in less than two years when Eloise made landfall on January 23 with wind speeds just under 100 miles per hour. The storm killed at least 21 people across southern Africa and Madagascar, including 11 people in Mozambique, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. At least 8,000 people have been displaced, according to the country’s National Institute for Disas
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There is growing evidence that people with high exposure to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are less protected by vaccines
‘By depressing the immune system, PFAS inhibit the development of a strong antibody response.’ Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
‘By depressing the immune system, PFAS inhibit the development of a strong antibody response.’ Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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So far about 4.6 million Americans have received a dose of Covid-19 vaccine. I am one of them. As a military veteran and nurse, I am watching the government navigate the logistical challenge of getting the new vaccine out to the people most at risk: frontline workers, the elderly, and people with underlying health conditions that make them more vulnerable to the virus.
Immunologist says technology can keep up with COVID variants
News Highlights: Immunologist says technology can keep up with COVID variants
While public health and infectious disease experts are wary of emerging coronavirus variants, particularly one in South Africa showing signs of evading immune responses, a Harvard public health expert predicted that technology and science would eventually prevail.
“I don’t think the virus will win this war,” he said Barry Bloom, the Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Research Professor of Health and former Dean of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. Bloom, speaking to one Facebook Live Event “The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout: What’s Ahead?” On Friday, said viruses routinely mutate, but only occasionally acquire new properties, such as the more contagious British variant now spreading in 60 countries, including the US. However, if necessary, the same technology that produced two effective coronavirus vaccines in record time could