Death looms larger than usual during a global pandemic. An age-friendly community works to make sure people are connected, healthy and active throughout their lives, but it doesn’t pay as much attention to the end of life. What might a…
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Which exercise regimen works best to ease lower back pain?
Chronic lower back pain can make the most routine tasks difficult. But a new study suggests patients can learn new, practical and less painful ways to move through individualized “motor skills training,” or MST. A two-year study of nearly 150…
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Need an IV or Stitches? Virtual Reality or Hypnosis Might Ease Pain
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 — Virtual reality glasses or hypnosis can relieve pain and anxiety in people having short medical procedures, a new study finds. For those getting an IV catheter or stitches to close a wound, for example, these…
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Moscow set to further ease virus lockdown
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin was expected Monday to set out a timetable to further ease strict lockdown measures in the capital as Russia’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases reached 476,658. Russia’s largest city, with more than 12 million people, has…
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Britain divided over reopening schools as virus rules ease
David Waugh is putting down barrier tape and spraying yellow lines on the ground outside the main door of his school near Manchester. Waugh, who oversees five schools in northwestern England, already has painted yellow arrows to ensure that children…
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As lockdowns ease, some countries report new infection peaks
While millions of people took advantage of easing coronavirus lockdowns to enjoy spring weather, some of the world’s most populous countries reported worrisome new peaks in infections Sunday, including India, which saw its biggest single-day jump yet. India, second in…
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Back to school in China as lockdowns start to ease worldwide
Children in China’s two most important cities went back to school Monday after more than three months at home, as coronavirus restrictions eased and governments around the world began charting a path out of the pandemic lockdown. Europe’s four worst-affected…
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Coronavirus: the first moves to ease lockdown
Slowly but surely, several countries are starting to plan for a gradual end to the lockdowns imposed to try and stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is an overview: China The central Chinese province of Hubei, with the…
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Cooped up with a bad back? An osteopath's top tips to ease your agony
Cooped up with a bad back? An osteopath gives their top tips on how to help ease your agony Feeling a bit cooped up? Tense and achy? It’s not surprising if you are, really, considering the situation. To add to this,…
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Medicinal cannabis may not ease sleep problems in the long run
Medicinal cannabis might not ease sleep problems in people with chronic pain over the long term, because frequent users might build up tolerance to its sleep-inducing effects, suggests preliminary research published online in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. A second…
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