Half of pregnant women who are at risk of pre-eclampsia are missing out on aspirin that can help prevent the condition, experts say Aspirins have been used for decades to reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia Every year 23,000 pregnant women…
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New study reveals blueprint for getting out of COVID-19 lockdown
Relaxing stay-at-home orders and allowing some types of non-essential businesses such as shops to reopen are the lowest risk measures to get the UK and other European countries out of lockdown, according to research from the University of East Anglia….
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Out with the old: Coronavirus highlights why we need new names for aging
Although largely unnoticed by mainstream media, something significant has happened with the rise of COVID-19: the marginalization of older Americans. Scorn for elders is now on full display. Some blame them for the shelter-in-place guidelines. Some even say they should…
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Dogs are being trained to sniff out COVID-19 in humans
Scientists are training dogs to identify COVID-19 by following their noses. A new program at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) is putting noses to the grindstone for disease detection. Researchers are working with dogs to see…
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OAP makes a gym using paint pots and old tights to work out during lockdown
Tony Robertson, 73, has been using his wife Lisbeth’s old tights, pots of paint and buckets of sand to keep fit during the coronavirus lockdown in a homemade gym in their back garden in Buckstone, Edinburgh. The grandfather-of-three and retired…
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Validation may be best way to support stressed out friends and family
In uncertain times, supporting your friends and family can help them make it through. But your comforting words can have different effects based on how you phrase them, according to new Penn State research. The researchers studied how people responded…
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How to Set up a Schedule That Won’t Burn You Out
The rough outline of your day probably has a lot of blanks like mine does. For example, my schedule outline has things like “shoot video or write” and “deal with logistical stuff.” You might have things like “outline notes before…
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The truth about working out during the coronavirus outbreak
You’ve been told to do a few things for your health in 2020: get more exercise, and more recently — avoid large crowds. So, how do you follow this advice during the deadly coronavirus outbreak? At this time, many people…
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What to Do After You Find Out Your Partner Cheated
Finding out a partner has cheated can rock your world. After all, it’s a betrayal of trust that can bring up a wealth of other concerns about your health, your home life and your future. People can suddenly experience an…
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The man with a five-inch HORN sticking out of his back due to cancer
Man has a five-inch ‘dragon’ HORN removed from his back after it turned out to be skin cancer that he ignored for three years The giant cutaneous horn is a build-up of skin and hair protein, called keratin It was…
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