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Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts antibodies five-fold in Israeli study, PM says

A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, citing preliminary findings of an Israeli study.

www.reuters.com

 

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COVID-19 patients have severely increased levels of oxidative stress and oxidant damage, and glutathione deficiency, study finds

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had significantly increased levels of oxidative stress and oxidant damage, and markedly reduced levels of glutathione, the most abundant physiological antioxidant, according to a new study.

www.sciencedaily.com

 

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Endogenous Deficiency of Glutathione as the Most Likely Cause of Serious Manifestations and Death in COVID-19 Patients

Higher rates of serious illness and death from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection among older people and those who have comorbidities suggest that age- and disease-related biological processes make such individuals more sensitive to environmental ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

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Eat These Foods to Increase Glutathione in Your Body - Sommer White

One of the most important compounds that our bodies produce is called glutathione. It is a powerful antioxidant that diminishes with age and during times of stress. The following foods are where I begin when building a diet to increase glutathione levels in my patients.

www.sommerwhitemd.com

 

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Why some people keep getting Covid – and others never at all

We all know somebody who seems untouchable while all around them fall ill, but that may be down to more than sheer luck

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

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Should I Just Get Omicron Over With?

If you’re vaccinated, an infection might not make you super sick, but don’t count on it making you super immune, either.

www.theatlantic.com

 

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Conjunctivitis and hair loss:

Two strange Omicron symptoms found as thousands catch it everyday

The most common signs of the milder form of the virus are a runny nose, headache, fatigue and aches.

www.birminghammail.co.uk

 

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Lower back pain:

Two new Omicron symptoms that don't affect nose, throat or head

While many have likened the symptoms to that of a cold, these new signs impact the body differently

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

 

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Why the Omicron wave won’t overwhelm the NHS

Barely six weeks after it was first discovered in Britain, the Omicron variant has changed everything. Cases have soared far beyond records made in the first wave. Hospital admissions are surging and pupils are once again wearing masks in school. Modellers have produced terrifying figures — up...

www.spectator.co.uk

 

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Omicron’s feeble attack on the lungs could make it less dangerous

Mounting evidence from animal studies suggests that Omicron does not multiply readily in lung tissue, which can be badly damaged in people infected with other variants.

www.nature.com

 

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Sleep paralysis:

Omicron symptom that only shows up at certain times scaring people

The more common tell tale signs of the strain are a runny nose, fatigue, sore throat and sneezing, as well as a headache.

www.birminghammail.co.uk

 

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COVID-19 patients have severely increased levels of oxidative stress and oxidant damage, and glutathione deficiency, study finds

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had significantly increased levels of oxidative stress and oxidant damage, and markedly reduced levels of glutathione, the most abundant physiological antioxidant, according to a new study.

www.sciencedaily.com

Who knows who this cat is...

Eat These Foods to Increase Glutathione in Your Body - Sommer White

One of the most important compounds that our bodies produce is called glutathione. It is a powerful antioxidant that diminishes with age and during times of stress. The following foods are where I begin when building a diet to increase glutathione levels in my patients.

www.sommerwhitemd.com

Interesting articles. The fruit, veg and nuts/seeds recommendations pop up regularly for many different health reasons. Good job they taste good and are easily incorporated into our diets.

 

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Covid may raise the risk of diabetes in children, C.D.C. researchers reported. (Published 2022)

A heightened risk had already been seen among adults who had recovered from a coronavirus infection.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Drakeford attacks ‘politically paralysed’ Johnson and says England is ‘outlier’

The First Minister aimed another blistering attack at Boris Johnson, saying his Government ‘politically paralysed’.

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Military deployed to struggling London hospitals amid COVID-19 spike

www.9news.com.au

 

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Why the jury is still out on 'Long Covid'

1.3 million people are said to be affected but it’s self-reported, there is no test for it and symptoms are vague. What’s really going on?

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

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First Covid wave raised UK adult risk of death by 40%, study finds

Level increased regardless of health but virus ‘picks on’ those already at risk of illness or death

www.theguardian.com

 

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Omicron is ‘first ray of light’ in Covid pandemic, claims expert

Omicron is “possibly the first ray of light” in the Covid pandemic, an expert has claimed.

www.standard.co.uk

 

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Omicron may be nearly 100 TIMES less deadly than Delta, scientists say

MailOnline analysis shows Covid killed one in 33 people in the UK who tested positive at the peak of the devastating second wave last January, compared to just one in 670 now.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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Immunity against Omicron from breakthrough infection could be a matter of timing

Laboratory studies hint that a longer interval between infection and vaccination is better than a shorter one.

www.nature.com