A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine by researchers at the University of Cambridge suggests that 11 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking, for a total of 75 minutes a week can help reduce the risk of various diseases. including heart disease, strokes, and some types of cancer. One …
Namaste in bed – literally. Men who want to last longer in bed may want to take up yoga. A new scientific review published in Trends in Urology & Men’s Health looked at several techniques that could help men last longer during sex without using erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra. The review by Anglia Ruskin …
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Comment on this story Comment Got another call today. Fourth this week. First, I spent 30 minutes on the phone with a friend of a friend whose husband has brain cancer. Next, another friend: breast cancer. Today I received a text from a woman I spoke to last year. She is revealed to be resistant …
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If you’ve recently been spending time on TikTok for wellness, you may have noticed that there’s plenty of it post stating that canola oil and other seed oils are unhealthy and should be avoided. There are Very of videos out there making bold claims, saying seed oils cause inflammation, or that they are”toxic” or also …
When a measles outbreak hit Columbus, Ohio, late last year, public health officials learned that the vast majority of cases — 80 out of 85 — were in unvaccinated children. Investigators from Columbus Public Health went to the parents to ask why they hadn’t vaccinated their children with measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) or why they …
mMore than three years into the Covid pandemic, there are a number of important unanswered questions about long-term Covid, significantly limiting health care workers’ ability to treat patients with the condition, according to US doctors and scientists. That information vacuum remains as much of the US has moved on from the pandemic, as Covid carriers …
Comment on this story Comment Q. I’m allergic to nuts and every article I read says, “Add nuts, they’re good for you.” So what is a person to do? A. I understand your frustration. I eat nuts probably two or three times a day, and if I couldn’t eat them, I would feel like something …
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A survey of American college students revealed that being apathetic and vulgar are the most repulsive factors when evaluating people as potential long-term mates. In the context of short-term mating, the most repulsive factors were being coarse and clingy. The new study was published in Personality and individual differences. People consider many different characteristics when …
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Comment on this story Comment Before the worst week of her life, my patient was relatively healthy. She enjoyed a robust social life and was an active participant in her church, which she and her husband attended twice a week, until her sudden death. A few days later, I met her in the ER. The …
Most of us are familiar with optical illusions. They make our eyes and brain wonder if they are seeing things as they really are or creating our own version of what we see. Similarly, an auditory illusion can trick your brain and ears into believing they hear certain things. They are false perceptions of real …
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