HEALTH CONDITIONS

Medics recommend ancient spring tradition for huge mental health boost

Spring cleaning, the tradition of deep cleaning homes to welcome in the new season, can provide a big boost to mental health as it helps us gain a sense of control, according to experts

Shocking bodycam footage shows NJ Mayor Gina LaPlaca staggering while arrested for allegedly driving drunk with toddler in car

While investigating LaPlaca’s car, officers allegedly found a water bottle filled with alcohol and a small liquor bottle.

Trump’s NIH cancels $1.7 Billion grants for long COVID projects

Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) – President Donald J. Trump’s administration this week abruptly terminated funding for a slew of studies designed to learn how to better treat the viral condition long COVID. They include studies funded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative called Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery, or RECOVER, a $1.7 billion program that serves as the single largest federal funding mechanism for long COVID research. According to Megan Fitzgerald, a researcher...

Knees Hurt? This Exercise Can Help.

Strength training can be one of the best treatments for chronic knee pain. Here’s how to do it safely.

The Worst Things You Can Put on Your Face

Hydrogen Peroxide It’s a popular zit fighter because it kills bacteria living on your face. But hydrogen peroxide can damage your own skin cells, including fibroblasts that help make new tissue and heal wounds. Also avoid it for cleaning cuts and scrapes. Use soap and water instead. Hydrogen peroxide might irritate your already fragile skin. Breast Milk This liquid gold has long been known for its bevy of health benefits for babies. Now some spas are offering breast...

Rhode Island man says he ate Chick-fil-A every day for months and lost 132 pounds

CBS Boston – A man from Lincoln, Rhode Island says eating at Chick-fil-A every day helped him lose 132 pounds after a series of health scares left him searching for new ways to lose weight. Pizza and beer took a toll Tom Carroll says he was always a bigger guy. "When I stepped on the scale, it said 346 pounds," he said. "I liked being the big guy that had a good time, that could go out...

8 common health conditions midlife women face

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – A study published in Menopause provides a comprehensive overview of the most common conditions diagnosed in clinical practice among women in the U.S. Upper Midwest during their critical midlife transition. Overall, eight conditions increased by 45% or more between the ages of 40 and 59, and several conditions were more common in Black women and women living in more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods. Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D., the study's first author and...

Back Pain: Effective and ineffective treatments

Only around one in every 10 treatments was found to be effective in relieving lower back pain, according to a new study.

6 Gross Things That Happen When You Don’t Wash Your Bra

Not washing your bra often enough could lead to a rash or infection.

Woman’s ‘stomach-turning’ manicure design leaves people feeling ‘uncomfortable’

Social media users have all been left cringing over one woman's new manicure after it was posted in a nail Facebook page slamming the unique and bizarre design

Indiana woman crashes car into ditch, survives on creek water for 6 days

cbc.ca/radio – An Indiana woman who crashed her car into a ditch and broke both her legs survived nearly a week by dipping her clothes into a nearby creek and sucking up the water, says her father. Brieonna Cassell, a 41-year-old mother of three from Wheatfield, Ind., is in hospital recovering from her injuries after spending six days trapped in her car by the side of the road, too injured to scream for help, and...

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