British Medical Journal – Twenty minutes of mindful breathing, which focuses a person's attention on their breath, can rapidly reduce the intensity and unpleasantness of cancer pain and relieve the associated anxiety, suggest the findings of a small comparative study, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.
Mindful breathing complements traditional pain relief and broadens the repertoire of options available for cancer patients, say the researchers.
Moderate to severe pain affects an estimated...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As students head back to school, many parents might not be aware of the latest lice policies issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC has recently updated its guidelines on how schools and families should handle head lice infestations. One significant change is that students with head lice no longer need to be sent home early from school.
Students are now allowed to finish the school day,...
CNBC – The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap.
But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets or stand in lengthy lines to pick up prescriptions as pharmacists juggle tasks.
Those are just some of the ways Walgreens and CVS are falling out of favor with consumers,...
(Headline USA) As Arizona voters prepare to decide in the fall whether to enshrine abortion as a right in the state constitution, a pro-life informational pamphlet can refer to an embryo or fetus as an “unborn human being,” the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday.
The Arizona Supreme Court justices sided with Republican lawmakers, who drafted the language sent to all voters in the state, over protests from pro-abortion activists and Democrat officials.
The ruling comes as...
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NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER – A 47-year-old registered sex offender was arrested Tuesday and faces several felony charges, including solicitation of a child.
Travus S. Barnes had been using a mobile device and the social media app Snapchat to have inappropriate online sexual contact with a person under the age of 16, police said.
The New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Barnes after investigating the case since July 23.
He was arrested charged...
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A new study analyzed the dietary patterns of over 84,000 dementia-free adults older than age 60 with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and/or heart disease or stroke who were part of the UK Biobank, a longitudinal study that includes participants from England, Scotland and Wales.
Each person was asked five times about their consumption of 206 foods and 32 drinks that were divided into levels of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory nutrients.
Medical records were examined...