Goats and Soda : NPR

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New Guidance From WHO On When To End A Coronavirus Lockdown : Goats and Soda : NPR

Any government that wants to start lifting restrictions, said Tedros of WHO, must first meet six conditions:

1. Disease transmission is under control

2. Health systems are able to "detect, test, isolate and treat every case and trace every contact"

3. Hot spot risks are minimized in vulnerable places, such as nursing homes

4. Schools, workplaces and other essential places have established preventive measures

5. The risk of importing new cases "can be managed"

6. Communities are fully educated, engaged and empowered to live under a new normal

With everything shut down these days, time passes by so strangely. ⏳

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With everything shut down these days, time passes by so strangely. ⏳

Working from home, everything has an odd rhythm, a kind of timelessness. I clock in and out, and some days I’m quite busy but others not so much so. No packing a lunch, no bus to catch.

April hasn’t seen much of a warm up yet, but time drifts on as the PAUSE in life continues. One day the switch will flip and it will be warm. But without the daily commute and the lunch time walks around downtown, it’s not the same.

Know Your Farmer

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Northview Diary: Know Your Farmer

Not to be an alarmist or anything.... I hate to spread possibly unnecessary concerns. 

 However, I've been getting a teeny tiny bit worried. In light of the recent closures and partial closures of so many US protein processing plants, now might be a good time to get to know your local farmer.

Why the World Is Becoming More Allergic to Food

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Why the World Is Becoming More Allergic to Food

The rise in allergies in recent decades has been particularly noticeable in the West. Food allergy now affects about 7% of children in the UK and 9% of those in Australia, for example. Across Europe, 2% of adults have food allergies.

Life-threatening reactions can be prompted even by traces of the trigger foods, meaning patients and families live with fear and anxiety. The dietary restrictions which follow can become a burden to social and family lives.

While we can't say for sure why allergy rates are increasing, researchers around the world are working hard to find ways to combat this phenomenon.