THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Older adults may not only be living longer, but better as well, according to a new U.K. study. Researchers found that since the 1990s, British adults age 65 and up have been enjoying more years living independently, free of disability. That’s despite the fact that many chronic health …
March 16, 2022 — Having trouble sleeping? New research suggests you might want to try a new type of exercise. In a head-to-head comparison, results of a new study show that resistance exercise promotes better sleep among inactive adults, especially those who are poor sleepers. “We thought resistance exercise would be somewhere in the same …
Courtesy of Retailer When it comes to coolers, it’s what’s inside the cooler that really counts. But of course, the quality of the cooler itself—you know, the part that holds your favorite summer beers, seltzers, and other seasonal drinks—is just as important. While those corroding, beat-up coolers that you and your friends busted into as …
MStudioImagesGetty Images You likely know magnesium is a mineral. But what exactly does it do for you? In short, a whole lot.“Magnesium helps maintain a healthy heart rate, so you literally can’t live without it,” says Kim Yawitz, R.D., gym owner of CrossFit 26 in St. Louis, Mo. “But heartbeat aside, magnesium plays a key …
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson does his leg day breakfast like he does most things: big. Sirloin steak. Egg whites. Oats with papaya. Five English muffin halves topped with peanut butter and jelly, and an energy drink. It’s a massive amount of food. But could it help you look more like The Rock? We asked Kim …
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Courtesy of Retailer At this point, we don’t need to extoll the virtues of J.Crew, a one-stop shop for reliable menswear essentials that are made to be worn for years to come. And with spring just around the corner, J.Crew is giving us another reason to step outside with its massive spring sale, featuring up …
Missouri state Rep. Tricia Derges is pushing a bill to give assistant physicians like herself a pathway to becoming fully licensed doctors in the state. Not that Derges — among the highest-profile holders of the assistant physician license created in 2014 to ease a doctor shortage — is the most persuasive advocate right now. Derges …
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A woman experiencing delusions sat in Montana’s Cascade County jail for 125 days while waiting for a bed at the state psychiatric hospital. A man with schizophrenia spent 100 days last year in the Flathead County jail on the hospital’s waitlist, at times refusing food and water. A man complaining of voices in his head …
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The billions of dollars invested in covid vaccines and covid-19 research so far are expected to yield medical and scientific dividends for decades, helping doctors battle influenza, cancer, cystic fibrosis, and far more diseases. “This is just the start,” said Dr. Judith James, vice president of clinical affairs for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. “We …
Los pacientes ya no están obligados a pagar por la atención médica que hayan recibido por fuera de la red de su plan de salud sin su consentimiento, al ser tratados en hospitales que están dentro de su cobertura. Esto es así desde que entró en vigencia una ley federal a principios de este año. …
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