Category: oxygen

At Least 6 Killed in Blast at Oxygen Plant in Bangladesh

DHAKA—At least six people were killed and several injured on Saturday when a fire broke out following an explosion at an oxygen plant in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said. The death toll could rise as a rescue operation was ongoing at the plant at Sitakunda, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the southeastern port city of Chittagong,…


Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Long COVID and Post COVID Vaccine Symptoms

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment that increases blood oxygen levels to boost wound healing and clear bacterial infections. Recent studies and doctors’ clinical experiences suggest that it may be useful for treating long COVID and post COVID vaccine symptoms. “When I first heard about it [HBOT] I thought, ‘this is goofy,’” said Dr….


Using the Latest Tests, Treatments to Treat Chronic Illness

Dr. David Minkoff is a pioneer in natural medicine, with an active practice in Clearwater, Florida. In this interview, we dive deep into some of his best strategies to optimize your health and resolve common challenges that conventional medicine is incapable of resolving. Like me, he’s passionate about exercise and has been an avid athlete…


The Neurological Toll of Masks and Lockdowns

Dr. Avery Jackson, a board-certified neurosurgeon based in Michigan, performs complicated brain surgeries in the operating room as often as four times a week. During these surgeries, which can last for up to eighteen hours, Jackson, who is Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director of Michigan Neurosurgical Institute in Grand Blanc, wears a surgical mask….


Top 6 Health Benefits of L-Citrulline

L-citrulline is a non-essential amino acid produced in the liver and intestine. This means that the body can make its own citrulline; it can also be found in some foods (such as watermelon) and supplements (such as BalanceDocs Stamina). The body converts L-citrulline to L-arginine, another type of amino acid that improves blood flow and…


9 Russian Coronavirus Patients Die After Oxygen Malfunction

MOSCOW—Nine coronavirus patients died in a Russian hospital in the southern city of Vladikavkaz after an oxygen pipe burst underground, cutting supply to an intensive care ward, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. “Nine patients with coronavirus died due to a lack of oxygen,” the TASS news agency cited the local health ministry as saying….


Coping With the Oxygen Paradox

Oxygen is essential to our survival, and yet this toxic, mutagenic, and highly reactive gas also has the capacity to destroy us. The destructive side of oxygen is called oxidation. Slow oxidation turns cut apples brown and hard metal brittle with rust. Rapid oxidation destroys things more quickly, in an exothermic chemical process of combustion,…


Hospitals Overrun as India’s COVID-19 Infections Surge

People across India scrambled for life-saving oxygen supplies on Friday and patients lay dying outside hospitals as the country recorded over 300,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for two days straight. India’s second wave has hit with such ferocity that hospitals are running out of oxygen, beds and anti-viral drugs. Many patients have been turned away…