Remdesivir...

Doctors are likely to know within two to three weeks whether drugs being used to treat patients infected with the new coronavirus are working, according to the World Health Organization

Two trials were expedited on the recommendation of the WHO’s experts. Patients in one are being given Kaletra, taken by people with HIV. The drug is a combination of two antiretrovirals, lopinavir and ritonavir. Scientists are awaiting the results from the first 200 people to be treated with it.

The other drug in trials is remdesivir, made by Gilead. It was tested during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2018 but it was not sufficiently effective against that virus.

The new trial of remdesivir will be “gold standard” and investigate how well it works in moderately and severely ill patients compared with others given a placebo.

The WHO’s director general said at a briefing there would be preliminary results within three weeks. The drugs chosen have been prioritised by the organisation’s research and development experts.

Covid...

The FBI has ordered $40,000 of hand sanitizer and face masks "in case the coronavirus becomes a pandemic in the United States," according to the acquisition document.

The bureau's "pandemic preparedness" supply order includes face masks from manufacturer 3M and disinfectants, including hand sanitizer, from PDI Healthcare, the document said.

In its purchase order, the FBI said it needs to have those items on hand if the coronavirus, or COVID-19, spreads widely throughout the U.S. The Trump administration last month declared the virus a public health emergency, but it's not yet met world health officials' designation of a global pandemic that spreads widely throughout the world.

Mike...

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said "it's a shame" that Bloomberg "can buy his way into the debate.

She tweeted: "At least now primary voters curious about how each candidate will take on Donald Trump can get a live demonstration of how we each take on an egomaniac billionaire."

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is the front-runner in Nevada in several polls, took similar aim at Bloomberg.

"Democracy to me means one person, one vote, not Bloomberg or anybody else spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to buy an election," Sanders said.

So these two are terrified from Mike Bloomberg's candidacy. He is rich, successful, a mayor of the largest city New York and have experience. He command respect. He didn't talk foolishly about taxing the Americans 50 Trillions of Dollars for a very bad idea.

Watch how the Democratic candidates proceed and falter. Just a thought.

Fat...

Frontrunner...

If this happened- Bernie becomes the nominee, the Democrats will have major problems at their hands particularly that free stuff is not really free. Just a thought.

Worse...

Troll...

Together...

 

As Bernie Sanders and others attack Bloomberg, you know he is doing well.  Just a thought.

Boris...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his estranged wife Marina Wheeler have reached a financial agreement for their divorce, court records showed Tuesday.

Lawyers for Johnson and Wheeler attended a brief private hearing at the Central Family Court in London.

Judge Sarah Gibbons barred the media from reporting financial details of the settlement. The judge gave Wheeler permission to apply for a divorce decree that will formally end the couple’s marriage.

Johnson and Wheeler, a lawyer, married in 1993 and had four children. They announced in September 2018 that they had separated and planned to divorce.

Johnson, 55, now lives with 31-year-old partner Carrie Symonds in the prime minister’s official residence, 10 Downing St. 

Sleep...

The ideal temperature to fall asleep in is between 60º and 68º. This  will help the body maintain a temperature slightly lower than 98.6º and is the best range to get a restful night's sleep.

"When you're too hot, it is difficult to fall and stay asleep throughout the night,"  "Warm temperatures cause night sweats and overheating, and prevent you from hitting that lower body temperature ideal for sleeping."

"Keeping your limbs far away from each other can help keep you cool and prevent the transfer of heat throughout your body."

"Certain materials like memory foam, in particular, retain heat and, so go for a mattress that uses materials with higher airflow."

"Cotton sheets are a good choice, as the material is breathable and promotes airflow," he says. "Additionally, pillows with special cooling covers can help keep you cool throughout the night."

However, people may differ. Just a thought.