Former Secretary of State Colin Powell talks with a guest at a reception to celebrate the royal wedding at the British Ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC on May 19, 2018. Erin Schaff | The Washington Post | Getty Images Colin Powell, 84, died Monday morning due to complications from Covid-19 even though he was fully […]
Study finds beetroot peptide may be useful in developing anti-inflammatory drugs. Plants have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. Almost 50% of drugs have been developed from natural products. For example, aspirin is derived from willow bark, and the anti-cancer drugs vinblastine and vincristine were developed from the rosy-periwinkle flower. Other important life-saving drugs […]
A study conducted earlier this year shows there may be a way to reduce the number of Covid infections on board commercial airplanes to virtually zero. Results of the study appeared in a peer-reviewed article published on Sept. 1 in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings medical journal. The article — a joint effort by Mayo Clinic, […]
