Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. New research published in The Journal of Physiology shows ... [Continue Reading]
Last chance: Open Enrollment ends soon!
There are only a few days left to get health coverage for 2023. Open Enrollment for Marketplace health plans ends January 15. Act now to enroll in health coverage that meets your needs and budget. Coverage starts February 1. Enroll or change ... [Continue Reading]
Regina Hall Poked Fun at ‘Yellowstone’ Star Kevin Costner for Skipping the Golden Globes
The actor had a very good reason for staying home. SOURCE: Latest Content - Men's Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
A High Level View of Efforts to Modulate Inflammaging and Immunosenescence of the Aged Immune System
Change and disruption in the immune system is an important component of degenerative aging. Broadly, the immune system becomes ever more inflammatory (inflammaging) while also becoming ever less effective (immunosenescence). The immune system is not ... [Continue Reading]
W&H Launches New Product Innovations for Dental Equipment in North America
W&H is expanding its hygiene portfolio with the addition of a new Lexa Plus Class B sterilizer and a new, technologically advanced Assistina One maintenance ... more The post W&H Launches New Product Innovations for Dental Equipment in North ... [Continue Reading]
Using mobile game apps to induce young women to make active decision choices
A new paper in Oxford Open Digital Health, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that it may be possible to use mobile game apps to induce young women to make active decision choices to improve their health and welfare. SOURCE: News ... [Continue Reading]
From CES 2023 (2 of 2) – Six more tech offerings that serve older adults
It’s possible to participate in CES – and not be a startup. While startups were MANY that sought a presence in the older adult technology marketplace, now known as AgeTech, many firms were there who had been at CES before. They went back because of ... [Continue Reading]
Expected Price Hikes for COVID Vaccines a Topic of Concern at White House, Congress
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- The federal government is "doing everything it can" to prevent COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers from unduly hiking the price of their products once the federal government stops providing vaccines free of ... [Continue Reading]
Medicare’s $35 cap on insulin now in effect
Starting this past January 1 if you are on Medicare insulin will cost you no more than $35 per script per month. For people with type 1 diabetes, like myself who are not on a pump, that’s more like $70 per month, as we use two different ... [Continue Reading]
Developing mucosal vaccines for respiratory viruses
NIH experts offer perspective on next-generation approaches. SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
‘Chaotic’ Scenes Inside 2 New York City Hospitals During Nurses’ Strike
Nurses have remained on the picket lines this week at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center, which have been less full but still tumultuous as they operate with skeletal staffs. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
The quintessential game changer
How Dr. Geoff Fernie helped turn a small rehabilitation institute into a world-leading research centre By Glynis Racliffe In 2003, Dr. Geoff Fernie had what he admits was a wild idea: convert a smallish hole, destined to be a parking garage, ... [Continue Reading]
My Eating Disorder Raged For Years. I Recently Relapsed — Here’s How I Found My Way Back.
"For as long as I could remember, people told me I would look and feel better if I lost weight. ... By the time I was 10, I ritually put myself on weird diets." SOURCE: Eating Disorders - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Forget New Year’s Resolutions. Try This Goal-Setting Method Instead.
Monthly themes are less stressful, more adaptable and probably even easier to reach. Here's how to do it. SOURCE: Wellness - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
The Decision of Where to Seek Care Is Complicated by the Multitude of Options
One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick. He had a high fever, his head and body ached, and he seemed disoriented, she said. The Dudleys had a decision to make: go to the hospital ... [Continue Reading]
Listen: Who Investigates Suspicious Deaths in Your Community — And Why It Matters
Each state has its own laws governing the investigation of violent and unexplained deaths, and the expertise and training of those in charge of such investigations vary widely across the nation. The job can be held by an elected coroner as young as ... [Continue Reading]
In praise of being late: The upside of spurning the clock
Displacement Mechanism Posts
Addiction and Displacement Theory Presentation 1-8 An eight-post series that takes a deep dive into one of Dr. Pretlow’s writings. Addiction and Displacement It’s not the food that is addictive, it’s the eating. This offers hope that the ... [Continue Reading]
NHS strike dates: When the next nurse walkouts are and which areas are affected
SOURCE: News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
New analysis improves the scientific community’s understanding of COVID-19 immunity
A new analysis by Cedars-Sinai investigators is furthering the scientific community's understanding of COVID-19 immunity by showing that similar levels of COVID-19 antibodies are reached over an extended period of time in different population ... [Continue Reading]
LAURA INGRAHAM: While promoting kindness is one thing, encouraging obesity is another – Fox News
LAURA INGRAHAM: While promoting kindness is one thing, encouraging obesity is another Fox News SOURCE: "obesity" - Google News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Human health at risk from antibiotic residues in wastewater
In a recent study published in The Lancet Planetary Health, researchers explored antibiotic levels and antibiotic resistance among aquatic settings. SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]