Category Archives: Health News

Vic family in southern NSW has new strain

A COVID-positive Victorian family which travelled to parts of southern NSW has a different coronavirus variant to other people associated with the current Greater Melbourne outbreak, Victorian authorities say. NSW on Thursday extended by a week the stay-at-home order for people who have arrived from Victoria after the southern state lengthened its lockdown. Anyone in… Read More »

What to Expect from Pharmacy Technician Training Programs

Many states require pharmacy technicians to attend training programs and get national certification. In a few states, the minimum requirement to become a pharmacy technician is a high school diploma or equivalent. Even if states do not require training and certification, having them can boost your confidence and stand out to potential employers. Here’s what… Read More »

Machine learning platform mines nature for new drugs

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Computational Biology Department in the School of Computer Science have developed a new process that could reinvigorate the search for natural product drugs to treat cancers, viral infections and other ailments. The machine learning algorithms developed by the Metabolomics and Metagenomics Lab match the signals of a microbe’s metabolites with… Read More »

The Top 5 Things A Woman Needs for Optimal Health, According to a Nutritionist

What is something that you do every day to ensure that you are promoting your overall health and wellness? It’s been a difficult year for everyone but especially because we have dealt with stress, burdens, and major changes that Covid-19 has caused. It’s now more important than ever to take care of yourself. We encourage… Read More »