The United States denounced the Chinese activities and called on China to stop it immediately, the U.S. Embassy in Prague said in a statement. It said
Several larger diagnostic and drug companies are also developing their own tests for FDA approval, including Roche, Eli Lilly and C2N Diagnostics.The tests can only be ordered by a doctor and aren’t intended for people who don’t yet have any symptoms.
AP Medical Writer Lauran Neergaard contributed to this storyThe Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Lots of hair shedding, tons of fun and a constant invasion of your personal space.
That’s what you’re going to get with a pug, according to Cheryl Gaw, who has seen more than a few of the squashed-nosed pups in her time.Gaw has rescued more than 2,500 pugs in South Africa over the years after she and her husband sold their house, lived in a trailer home for a while and generally reset their lives to help as many dogs in need as they could.
They eventually established their Pug Rescue South Africa in Johannesburg in 2010 because of an overflowing number of dogs in their house. It was “never part of the plan” when they looked ahead to their retirement, said Gaw, who is 63. “Of course, the pugs won,” she added.
The center is currently home to nearly 200 pugs, the latest batch who have hit hard times and need a helping paw. Some of them were abandoned, some sick, and many were given up by owners who couldn’t look after them anymore.Afternoon naps and caffeine as well as evening light from phones and other electronic devices can make adjusting to an earlier bedtime even harder.
Every year there’s talk about ending the time change. In December, then-President-elect Donald Trump promised. For the last several years, a bipartisan bill named the
to make daylight saving time permanent has stalled in Congress; it has been reintroduced this year.But that’s the opposite of what some health groups recommend. The American Medical Association and American Academy of Sleep Medicine agree it’s time to do away with time switches but say sticking with standard time year-round aligns better with the sun — and human biology — for more consistent sleep.