One thing you probably agree with, no matter what type of stovetop you have in your kitchen, is that they’re hard to keep clean. One Good Thing says it’s one of the most frustrating kitchen cleaning chores. You probably use your cooktop often, which means it can quickly turn into a greasy, baked-on food mess. If you happen to have […]
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Using nearly a year of anonymous geolocation data from 15-17 million cell phone users in 3,037 United States counties, investigators have found that individuals with lower income per capita or greater Republican orientation were associated with significantly reduced social distancing throughout the study period from March 2020 through January 2021. Their findings are reported in the American Journal of Preventive […]
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Just thinking about the climate crisis is enough to kill the mood — like, hello eco-anxiety. And the harsh reality is, your favorite sex toy is probably not the most eco-friendly thing you own. Most toys not only require batteries, which end up in landfills, but are also usually made with plastic or rubber, leaving a toxic carbon footprint that […]
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Various strategies are being deployed across the globe to curb the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the novel causal agent of the COVID-19. This virus is highly contagious and is transmitted via primarily via respiratory droplets from infected individuals. The approaches undertaken by New Zealand have been reported to have effectively […]
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Continuous measurement of ketone levels with a wearable device is feasible, new research suggests. A small sensing device worn on the upper arm, similar to a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), effectively measured interstitial fluid ketone levels for 14 days in 12 healthy individuals who followed low-carbohydrate diets. This first-ever human study of a continuous ketone monitor (CKM) was published online […]
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Coronavirus vaccines have been developed and deployed in record time, but as global rollout has progressed, too few doses have been made available in low-income countries. It’s a stark reminder that when it comes to infectious diseases, the world’s poorest often get left behind. This is a problem that extends far beyond COVID-19. In Africa, for example, malaria has probably […]
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A novel test that estimates the risk of a patient with type 2 diabetes developing end-stage kidney disease significantly outperformed more conventional risk-prediction methods in studies that used data from more than 1100 patients. The new tool, KidneyIntelX, is intended to identify patients with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for progressive diabetic kidney disease in order that […]
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(HealthDay)—Waking up briefly throughout the night may do more than leave you feeling grumpy and tired in the morning. Disrupted sleep may actually increase your odds of dying early from heart disease or any other cause, and women seem to be harder hit by these effects than men. “The data underscores all the more reasons why we need to be […]
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As states expand covid-19 vaccine eligibility to allow shots for 16- and 17-year-olds, teens in rural America may have trouble getting them. Of the three vaccines authorized in the U.S., currently only one can go to that age group: the Pfizer-BioNTech shot. That vaccine comes in 1,170-dose packages at minimum and expires after five days in a fridge, meaning too […]
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Severity of illness, history of stroke, and being divorced or widowed were independently predictive of delirium in hospitalized patients in Zambia, according to a study published in PLOS ONE. A collaborative team of researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Zambia Teaching Hospital published the risk factors as a follow-up look at the prevalence and impact of […]
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