Walking up to 10,000 steps a day lowers the risk of heart disease and early death, even when spending the rest of the day sedentary, research suggests. The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that every extra step above 2,200 steps a day – up to about 10,000 – reduces these … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers facing public pressure to restart in vitro fertilization services in the state advanced legislation to shield providers from the fallout of a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Committees in the state Senate and House on Tuesday approved identical bills that would protect providers from lawsuits and … Read more
A reader asks: About six months ago, I found a small, slightly raised red spot on the edge of my ear. My GP removed it using a cauterising laser beam and the lab report showed it was squamous cell cancer. My GP said margin assessment was not possible due to the cauterisation but because the … Read more
Tired of living with a stuffy nose, postnasal drip, sinus infections, facial pain, poor sense of smell, and the other symptoms that come with nasal polyps? It’s time to seek treatment. “There are a full array of treatments available for nasal polyps,” says Cecelia Damask, DO, an ear, nose, and throat specialist in Lake Mary, … Read more
The idea of being as self-reliant as possible is suddenly becoming more appealing to many, some are taking an interest in gardening for the first time. In late March 2020, Oregon State University waived the fee for its online vegetable gardening course and had 15,000 people sign up in the next week. Normally, they would … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers facing public pressure to restart in vitro fertilization services in the state advanced legislation to shield providers from the fallout of a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Committees in the state Senate and House on Tuesday approved identical bills that would protect providers from lawsuits and criminal … Read more
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A group of Indigenous women in Greenland has sued Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 1970s and demanded total compensation of nearly 43 million kroner ($6.3 million), their lawyer said Monday. The 143 Inuit women say Danish health authorities violated their human … Read more
A major city in Brazil has declared a state of emergency amid an outbreak of dengue fever which has so far claimed the lives of 31 people. Officials in Sao Paolo took the step as case numbers exceeded 300 per 1,000 inhabitants, following declarations from authorities in Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina. Rio has … Read more
Masonia Traylor was 23 when she was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2010. “The first couple of weeks, I just cried every day,” Traylor says. “I was reflecting on my whole life at 23, and I felt really disappointed in myself; questioned a lot of the decisions that I [had] made.” While … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians are voting on a statewide ballot measure that is touted by the governor as a major step to tackle homelessness and would be the first major update to the state’s mental health system in 20 years. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom says Proposition 1 is needed to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis … Read more
