Mandy Moore is sharing a new breastfeeding selfie from the set of This Is Us. The actress, who welcomed her first child, son Gus, in February with husband Taylor Goldsmith, posted the image on her Instagram Stories. The sweet selfie (or brelfie!) shows her cradling her son — who’s giving the camera some amazing side-eye — and nursing him while […]
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For men with “low-risk” prostate cancer initially managed with active surveillance, cancer-related factors such as tumor grade and size are key risk factors for conversion to active treatment, reports a study in The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). Black men on active surveillance may not have shorter times to definitive treatment as previously reported from studies using […]
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The source of allergy trouble ranges from pet hair and dander to dust and pollen, resulting in sneezes, wheezing, and rashes – but do humidifiers help with allergies? The symptoms of allergies are common, with nearly a sixth (50 million) of the US population suffering from some type of reaction. In this feature, we’ll look at what a humidifier is […]
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – China’s Sinovac Biotech will trial its COVID-19 vaccine in children and adolescents in South Africa as part of a global Phase III study, Sinovac and local partner Numolux Group said on Thursday. The study will evaluate the efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of the CoronaVac vaccine on children and adolescents aged 6 months to 17 years, the firms […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding remdesivir to dexamethasone is associated with better clinical outcomes of COVID-19, especially when done early in the treatment of mild to moderate disease, according to new research. “Study findings showed the initiation of remdesivir prior to or simultaneously with dexamethasone was associated with faster time to clinical improvement (median 12 vs. 13 days), viral […]
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Should a third dose of COVID vaccine be recommended for the general population? Some say it’s vital to boosting immunity as the Delta variant spreads, while others say precious vaccines should go to countries—mostly in the Global South—where most people haven’t even had their first jab. France was among the first countries to start distributing third jabs to the elderly […]
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“Ladies hear me out. Imagine if we had a GIRLS ONLY gym!!! Ugh a dream,” stated a tweet in late September 2020. The post received more than 52,000 retweets, more than 300,000 likes, and nearly 9,000 comments—one of them from Samaiyah Williams. “We do!” she wrote. “I just opened a women-only gym called Her Flex Fitness in Maryland! Ladies, come […]
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When Jennifer Pastiloff was 8 years old, she got into a fight with her dad over smoking. He’d promised to quit his four-packs-a-day habit but wasn’t following through. She flushed a bunch of his menthol Kools down the toilet. “I told him he always broke promises, and I said ‘I hate you!’ the way young kids do in those situations,” […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s covid-19 rules have been a lightning rod in California’s recall election. But there’s a lot more at stake for Californians’ health care than mask and vaccine mandates. Newsom, a first-term Democrat, argues that their fundamental ability to get health insurance and medical treatments is on the line. Republicans are seeking to “take away health […]
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Fitness influencer Juhi Kapoor shared ways to improve hormonal health The combination of proper diet, regular exercise, and positive thoughts can make a lot of difference to one’s life, experts suggest. Taking it a step ahead, fitness influencer Juhi Kapoor shared certain yogic practices to regularise hormonal health. “Regulation of hormonal balance is not just one tablet solution. Your approach […]
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