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Jack Daniels, Legendary Coach and Innovative Scientist, Dies at Age 92

The elite coach popularized exercise science among recreational runners.

Clinic Workers Fired After Posting Pics Of Women’s Discharge

The now-deleted clip, originally posted by a user under the handle @angieuncut, showed a group of staff gathered around a medical chair, appearing to ridicule what seems to be discharge left on exam room paper by a patient.

Skin Care Products That May Not Work

Anti-Cellulite Lotion Lotion is a moisturizer that can hydrate your skin. This can make it look smoother. An anti-cellulite product with caffeine may tighten the surface of your skin for a little while. This can make your cellulite harder to see, but it doesn’t get rid of it. Lotion can’t get deep enough under your skin to break up your fat. Try this instead: Talk to your dermatologist. There are treatments that can make your cellulite less...

This Breakthrough Drug May Be the Ultimate Baldness Cure

Men's Health – Researchers have developed a new drug that regrows hair by reactivating dormant hair follicle cells. The approach is different than current treatments, which only slow down hair loss. It reactivates hair follicles by boosting the body’s natural availability of lactate, which directly affects the follicles’ ability to grow hair. Safety trials are done and a trial to test its effectiveness is planned for next year. For millennia, thick, healthy hair has symbolized both masculine...

Six-time Stanley Cup winner Ken Dryden dies of cancer at 78

The Montreal Canadiens goaltender and Hall of Fame member worked as a lawyer, author and politician after retiring at 31 from the sport that made him famous.

Mayo Clinic Q&A: What makes the Mediterranean diet so healthy for your heart?

Extensive research over the years continues to pinpoint the Mediterranean diet as one of the best for your heart.

Joe Bugner, 75, British Boxing Champ Who Slugged It Out With Ali, Dies

“In the first fight,” Bugner told The Guardian, “I caught him with a beautiful right hand, and he said: ‘Damn, good punch, white boy, do it again!’"

Common heart attack drug doesn’t work and may raise risk of death for some women, new studies say

CNN – A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack— doesn’t benefit the vast majority of patients and may contribute to a higher risk of hospitalization and death in some women but not in men, according to groundbreaking new research. “These findings will reshape all international clinical guidelines on the use of beta-blockers in men and women and should spark a long-needed, sex-specific approach to...

Type 2 diabetes prevented with adherence to Mediterranean diet and exercise, study finds

“Our study shows that modest, sustained changes in diet and lifestyle could prevent millions of cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide.”

Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s

ARS TECHNICA – Four men in Georgia, all living in the same county, mysteriously became infected with a potentially deadly soil bacterium that's normally found in the tropics and subtropics, particularly Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The four cases were tied together not just by their shared location but also by the bacterial strain; whole genome sequencing showed the bacteria causing all four infections were highly related, suggesting a shared source of their infections. But this...

Alaska woman seriously injured in bear attack while jogging near her home

Between 2000 to 2017, state health officials reported 10 fatal attacks and 68 hospitalizations due to bear-related injuries.

These 3 sex moves are most likely to break your penis — how to be safe so you won’t need surgery

Rough sex is a common cause of injuries where a partner inadvertently hurts the other, and can be minimized by taking a slower, cautious, graduated approach with good communication.

Everyday Habits to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Balance Your Diet Your food choices may help cut your odds of having breast cancer, though scientists are doing more research to learn how diet affects the disease. Focus on vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains, which should make up two-thirds of your plate. Reserve the other third for lean protein such as poultry or fish. More than 5 cups a day of plant-based fare is a good guideline. Limit Alcohol If you’re a woman who has two or...

Mediterranean diet may offset genetic risk of Alzheimer’s

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce dementia risk. The study, published in Nature Medicine, found that people at the highest genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease benefited more from following a Mediterranean-style diet, showing a greater reduction in dementia risk compared to those at lower genetic risk. "One reason we wanted to...

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