What is the secret of a balanced diet to maintain good health? Genetic epidemiologist Tim Spector may have the answer after studying the extent to which our genes contribute to a wide range of human conditions and diseases. Spector, founder of the UK Twin Registry at Kings College, investigated the genes of 13,000 pairs of […]
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Prolonged COVID: Who can suffer from this disorder?
New research in the UK has shed more light on the characteristics of patients with prolonged COVID; this stage of the disease that leaves symptoms for weeks, and even months after recovery or that do not mean a danger of contagion. Around 1.3 million people (2% of the population) in the UK have reported having […]
Prince Andrew is stripped of his royal titles while his trial for sexual abuse lasts
Updated on 01/13/2022 01:55 pm Prince Andrew, one of the sons of Queen Elizabeth II, was removed from his military ranks and patronage as a member of the British royal family, as investigations into the scandal over alleged sexual abuse of minors unfold. . Through a statement published by the Buckingham Palace Twitter account, it […]
Russia, China, UK, US and France say no one can win a nuclear war
Updated on 01/03/2022 12:33 pm China, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear weapons and an atomic war should be prevented, according to a joint statement by the five nuclear powers released by the Kremlin. The statement indicated that the five countries – permanent members […]
90% of COVID-19 patients in UK intensive care did not get booster doses
Updated on 12/29/2021 09:43 am Up to 90% of COVID patients in intensive care in the UK have not received a booster dose of vaccine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, once again excluding any tightening of restrictions before the New Year. . “I’m sorry to say, but the vast majority of people […]
Thai and Austrian firms to buy UK department store Selfridges
Updated on 12/24/2021 10:44 am Thai retail group Central Group and Austrian real estate firm Signa will buy UK luxury department store Selfridges, both companies announced. In July, the Canadian Weston family announced the listing of the historic British chain for a price of 4 billion pounds (US $ 5.5 billion), according to press reports. […]
UK removes all countries from COVID travel red list
Updated 12/14/2021 01:05 pm The British government will remove all 11 countries from its COVID-19 travel red list as of Wednesday, as there is now community transmission of omicron in the United Kingdom, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said. The omicron variant was first detected in southern Africa and Hong Kong. The British government has added […]
UK embarks on a race against time against the omicron variant
The British Government is focused from today on a race against time to give the booster dose against COVID-19 to all adults before 2022 against the advance of the omicron variant, present in 20% of infections in that country and in more than 44% of London cases. The Executive intends to provide that extra injection […]
UK airlines consider restrictions “disproportionate”
Updated on 12/13/2021 11:55 am The main airlines and tourism companies in the United Kingdom today expressed their concern about the travel restrictions imposed by the London Government to control the omicron variant, which they describe as “disproportionate”. All travelers entering the UK, whether or not they are on the full vaccination schedule, must have […]
Boris Johnson confirms the first death from the omicron variant in the United Kingdom
Updated on 12/13/2021 08:45 am At least one person has died in the United Kingdom from the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, which in London alone already represents approximately “40% of cases”British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday. Speaking to the media during a visit to a vaccination center in the Paddington neighborhood, […]