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Photo courtesy of Balanced Digital fitness platform Balanced is launching out of beta Monday, aiming to provide exercise and fitness content tailored to seniors. For $20 a month, Balanced offers unlimited access to on-demand and live fitness classes. When users sign up, they can input information about injuries, pain points, illnesses and personal goals, and […]
The ability to detect and react to the smell of a potential threat is a precondition of our and other mammals’ survival. Using a novel technique, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been able to study what happens in the brain when the central nervous system judges a smell to represent danger. The study, which is […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 1 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The best time to receive a flu shot is now, medical experts told Fox News, after a historic season low last year has left doctors concerned over patients’ greater susceptibility to flu-related illness. Prompt […]
(HealthDay)—Health officials are bracing for a viral double whammy this fall and winter. “This year, we expect influenza and COVID-19 to circulate at the same time,” said Dr. Jonathan Grein, director of hospital epidemiology at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. That’s why Grein and his colleagues remind Americans that it’s time to get your seasonal flu […]
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition arising from tissue and organ damage due to a body’s overactive response to an infection. Sepsis is commonly characterized by abnormally low levels of platelet (a type of blood cell that can form clots and prevent bleeding), considered to be associated with its high mortality rate. Recently, Nagoya University […]
It seems like cute new yoga mat designs come out every week, leaving your once-favorite option alone in the corner. If you’ve been practicing yoga for an extended period of time, you likely have a few old mats sitting around collecting dust. Keep an extra one of these mats on standby, but consider these ways […]
CDC updates mask guidance for vaccinated Americans Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden explains why this guidance has been issued: ‘This Delta variant makes it doubly dangerous.’ What is a COVID-19 vaccine “breakthrough” case? It’s when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus. In studies, the two-dose COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna […]
Imagine describing the precise dimensions of a common object—like a coin—for another person. Did you move your hand, pretending to pick one up to show its size? If so, you likely weren’t alone. A new study led by a renowned University of Chicago psychologist suggests that under some circumstances, gesturing can improve the accuracy of […]
Keeping confident! Cheyenne Floyd got real about her postpartum body in a Tuesday, July 6, Instagram slideshow. Celebs Who Debuted Their Postpartum Bodies Days After Giving Birth “Working on embracing my new body as it has had the honor of carrying two beautiful babies,” the Teen Mom OG star, 28, wrote. “Trying to release the […]
If you've noticed that scrolling through your social feeds feels like a constant barrage of scammy weight loss "solutions" and transformation photos that make you feel crummy about your body, you're not alone. It can feel impossible to go on social media without seeing messages related to weight loss and dieting, which is why Pinterest […]