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QUICK buck merchants are out to cash in on confusion in schools by selling air filtration systems unable to prevent Covid-19 spreading in the classroom, a leading industry expert has claimed.    Schools are being bombarded with offers from companies to install HEPA filters since the government made €62million in pandemic support funding available in December.

Q: I’m a teenager with severe allergies to tree nuts and sesame seeds. If my boyfriend eats something that I’m allergic to, how much time should we wait before kissing?

A study comparing the impact of diet versus drugs on the inner workings of our cells has found nutrition has a much stronger impact.

ROME (AP) - The Italian government approved a measure Wednesday requiring people older than 50 to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, as the country struggles with nearly daily new records of fresh infections fueled by the omicron variant.

Feeling sick can be especially concerning these days. Could your sniffles be caused by COVID-19? Or the flu? A cold? Or maybe allergies?

A vaccine authorized in December for use in India may help solve one of the most vexing problems in global public health: How to supply lower-income countries with a COVID-19 vaccine that is safe, effective and affordable.

Sarah has worked as a teacher for decades and loves her job but this year something has shifted — she is anxious about returning to the classroom in 2022.

A researcher in Cyprus has discovered a strain of the coronavirus that combines the delta and omicron variant, Bloomberg News reported Saturday. Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus, called the strain “deltacron.” It’s still too early to tell whether there are more cases of the strain or what impacts it could have.

With its emphasis on breathing practices and medita­tion—both of which help calm and center the mind— it’s hardly surprising that yoga also brings mental benefits, such as reduced anxiety and depression. What may be more surprising is that it actually makes your brain work better.

Millions of people in the U.S. are drinking water that fails to meet federal health standards, including by violating limits for dangerous contaminants.