Feeling anxious about lockdown easing? Try adopting a curious mindset
From tomorrow (Monday 29 March), the government’s “Stay At Home” rule comes to an end. If the change in restrictions has you feeling nervous, here’s how adopting a curious mindset could help to alleviate feelings of post-lockdown anxiety. …
Read More
People with severe gum disease may be twice as likely to have increased blood pressure
Adults with periodontitis, a severe gum infection, may be significantly more likely to have higher blood pressure compared to individuals who had healthy gums, according to new research published today in Hypertension. Previous studies have found an association between hypertension…
Read More
Chrissy Teigen Is On A Mission To Rid The Stigma Of Expectant Mothers Over 35
When Chrissy Teigen shared images of her pregnancy loss in October of last year, the world felt a collective heartbreak. The images of a defeated Chrissy, distraught in her hospital gown, revealed an aspect of pregnancy so rarely seen or…
Read More
Think Twice About Skipping This Meal If You Want To Lose Weight
If you’re trying to lose weight, there’s a good possibility that you’re cutting back on your calorie intake. There are several diets and eating plans available, and while some involve cutting carbs or other food groups, most of them boil…
Read More
Emerging Gene Therapy Offers Window Into Potential Costs of New Class of Therapies
(Reuters Health) – The budget impact to Medicaid of gene therapy to treat severe sickle cell disease offers a window on the potential costs of this emerging class of million-dollar treatments, and requires payers to think about how to ensure…
Read More
Here’s Why Family Meals Are So Good For Your Health
If you’re like many people, you might have eaten at home a lot more during the pandemic, which may mean that you’ve had more family meals with your household. What you might not realize, though, is that gathering around the…
Read More
UK eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge
Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbors. With U.K. coronavirus vaccination rates outstripping those of European Union nations, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is easing the…
Read More
FDA Has Approved a New MS Medication: What to Know
A new treatment has been approved for people with multiple sclerosis. In clinical trials, the medication demonstrated that it reduced relapses by 30.5 percent compared with other MS medications. Ponvory is taken once a day. Other MS medications are taken…
Read More
Potential COVID-19 treatment identified
A collaboration among scientists from UCLA and other universities in California, Delaware and Germany, as well as a German pharmaceutical company, has singled out a compound that shows promise for treating SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In a series…
Read More
In It Together! Porsha Williams, More Celeb Parents Bring Kids to Protests
Starting their social justice efforts early! Amanda Stanton, January Jones and other celebrity parents have brought their children to protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The former ABC personality, 30, received a lot of questions from her…
Read More