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Prone to motion sickness? Your sex, diet and shoe size may be to blame

We are finally solving the mystery of why motion can make us queasy – just in time to help us deal with nausea-inducing VR headsets, driverless cars and space tourism Health 19 August 2020 By Helen Thomson Somsak Bumroongwong/Eyeem/Getty Images; Neyro2008/Getty Images IT STARTS behind your eyes, a niggling ache that heads down towards your… Read More »

Air Pollution Tied to Asthma in Young Kids

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 — High levels of air pollution may increase young children’s risk of developing asthma and persistent wheezing, researchers warn. The findings “support emerging evidence that exposure to air pollution might influence the development of asthma,” according to a report by Torben Sigsgaard, of Aarhus University in Denmark, and colleagues. For the… Read More »

Restrictions flagged for refusing vaccine

Australia’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth has raised the possibility of restrictions for people who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it is available, if proven successful. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Dr Coatsworth said rules like ‘No jab no pay’, which would restrict government payments, could be brought in to… Read More »