Botanical Medicine Posts is a blog that was created on December, 24, 2008. It deals with issues related to holistic medicine. Holistic means Full Health: Mind, Body, emotions, and Spirit.
The Syrian rebels have advanced to the outskirt of the City of Homs. Many have left the city as the troops arrive and march towards the city center. People are leaving Homs and heading to the Syrian cities on the Mediterranean Sea. This is a developing story.
The rebels army has taken the City of Hama in central Syria. Their next target is the City of Hums. This is a developing story.
The civil war in Syria began in March of 2011. It has been dormant for many years now, however for the last 72 hours the opposition rebels began their military operation against the central government in Damascus and managed to occupy most of Aleppo, the second most important city in Syria, within the past 72 hours. No one is sure about the future of this new uprising. Several recent events have happened in addition to the fall of Aleppo: the Damascus government closed the International Aleppo Airport for all traffic; many people from north began evacuating the cities taken by the rebels heading south; and the Syrian Airforce has began a bombardment campaign against the rebels in the occupied areas. At this moment, it appears the rebels are backed by neighboring Turkey. The Iraqi government has deployed three military regimens at its border with Syria. Moscow has declared its support to Damascus in fighting the rebels. This is a developing story.
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According to the 'Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention,' cases of Mpox (Monkeypox) were still increasing in several African countries as the number of people with the disease has spiked to 177%, and deaths have increased by 38.5% compared with last year during the same period. Infectious elements can be transmitted by contact with infected subjects (people or animals, mainly rodents). It should be noted that findings from another study from Canada suggest that a single dose of the Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox vaccine appears to provide a 'moderate' protection against the virus that causes Mpox. The Canadian study also suggests that this vaccine might have been beneficial in curbing the outbreak of Mpox in 2022.
Studies have found that taking doxycycline within 72 hours of having unprotected sex reduces significantly the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, particularly in male homosexuals.
Syria is a country in the Middle East, North of Palestine and Jordan, East of Lebanon, West of Iraq, South of Turkey. Syria has suffered a civil war since March 2011. The population of Syrian Christians has dwindled over the years where it stands now at 1%. This graphs shows the decline of Christians population over the years in Syria.
Interestingly, surveys indicate that approximately 13% of US population wear a mask all the time, fearing COVID-19 infection. Moreover, about 33% of the US population consider an infection with COVID-19 to be a "large to moderate" risk to their health. The same surveys have reported that 1 out 5 people in the US have taken an at-home COVID -19 test during the past 7 days.
On Thursday, August 22, the US FDA approved a new vaccine for COVID-19 for the variant KP.2 that will provide protection against the circulating virus type KP.3.1.1. Three manufacturers will make their vaccines available this coming week (Pfizer, Moderna, Novavax). The new vaccine is intended to provide protection for an average of 12 months, although protection among individuals varies greatly. Consult with your physician for your own need, and whether or not you need vaccination. The vaccines are for adult and pediatric populations.
