Listening to a podcast about food? It might sound unappetizing to some, but tuning in to hear people passionately (and, at times, humorously) talk about food can actually be bingeworthy — if you choose the right podcasts, of course. Related story Trader Joe's Just Turned One of Their Most Popular Seasonings Into a Sandwich Spread & We Want to Put […]
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One piece of kit, six muscle building exercises. Add this arm workout with weights to your repertoire for a stronger upper body. There’s so much you can do with a single pair of dumbbells, as you probably learned in lockdown. Now you’re back to the gym, don’t forget the benefits of this small but mighty piece of kit, particularly when it comes […]
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Up to three times more people have died due to the pandemic than indicated by the officially reported COVID deaths, the World Health Organization said Friday. So far, more than 3.4 million deaths worldwide have officially been attributed to COVID-19 since the disease first surfaced in China in late 2019. But according to a global health statistics report from the […]
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BOSTON — A highly contagious disease originating far from America’s shores triggers deadly outbreaks that spread rapidly, infecting the masses. Shots are available, but a divided public agonizes over getting jabbed. Sound familiar? Newly digitized records — including a minister’s diary scanned and posted online by Boston’s Congregational Library and Archives — are shedding fresh light on devastating outbreaks of […]
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A team led by a social work researcher at The University of Toledo has published the first empirical evidence that emotional support animals can provide quantifiable benefits to individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing depression, anxiety and loneliness. The research brings credence to the many anecdotal reports of emotional support animals having positive impacts on chronic mental health […]
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(Reuters) – Kids aged between four and six in the United States will likely be able to get COVID-19 vaccinations by the end of this year or the first quarter of 2022, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said at an event on Wednesday. The United States earlier this month cleared the way for the use of […]
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Final results from the landmark SPRINT study confirm that aggressive blood pressure (BP) management, targeting a systolic blood pressure (SBP) below 120 mm Hg, significantly reduces the risk for heart disease, stroke, and death from these diseases, as well as death from all causes. The results include data on some outcome events from the trial that had yet to be adjudicated when […]
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Since our ancestors infected themselves with retroviruses millions of years ago, we have carried elements of these viruses in our genes—known as human endogenous retroviruses, or HERVs for short. These viral elements have lost their ability to replicate and infect during evolution, but are an integral part of our genetic makeup. In fact, humans possess five times more HERVs in […]
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Untreated hepatitis C can lead to serious and life-threatening health problems like cirrhosis and liver cancer. Direct-acting antiviral therapies introduced in recent years are highly effective, with cure rates above 95%. But most Medicaid beneficiaries with hepatitis C don’t get these drugs, which cost $20,000-$30,000, due to state budget constraints. Now, a new USC study finds that a Medicaid-Medicare partnership […]
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In refractory gastroparesis, gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) led to improvements in some patients, but the benefits were modest overall, according to results from a multicenter prospective study. The clinical success rate was 56% at 12 months, defined as a 1 unit or greater decrease in the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI) score accompanied by a 25% or greater decrease […]
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