insert_link Health & Wellness When it comes to Training your Brain, your Body is an Essential part of the Formula Your mind, like your physical body, is always capable of change for better or for worse. And the degree and nature of that change has less to do with age and more to do with action. Exercise is the single most important thing anyone can do to improve brain function and resiliency to disease, according to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN and author of the book, "Keep […] todayNovember 18, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Measles is a renewed Global Threat after 22 million Babies missed their Vaccines during the Pandemic Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known and still kills more than 60,000 people a year, mostly young children. But it killed more than a million a year as recently as 2000. Now, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, the global threat of measles has become worse after 22 million babies missed their vaccinations, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned. Vaccination campaigns turned that around, […] todayNovember 16, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Buckle Up, there’s a new COVID-19 Variant in the U.S. Business Insider reports that a new variant of COVID-19, which the World Health Organization (WHO) says could have the ability to evade the immunity people get from vaccines and previous infections, has been detected in almost every US state, according to data from epidemiology and genomic database Outbreak.info. Insider's Cheryl Teh reported the WHO noted in its weekly bulletin that further studies would need to be done on the mutated variant […] todaySeptember 9, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Studies show that Teen Vaping dropped dramatically during the Pandemic, but will it last? The 74 reports that youth vape and e-cigarette use has dropped precipitously during the pandemic, according to a recent study published in JAMA — reversing a years-long explosion in teen use. “About two-thirds of [adolescent and young adult] e-cigarette users were either quitting or cutting back,” states Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, co-author of the study and a developmental psychologist at Stanford University. “That’s really good news.” Halpern-Felsher and her team surveyed over […] todayJuly 8, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness CDC director contradicts WHO, saying Vaccinated people are ‘safe’ from Delta variant and don’t need to Mask Up Business Insider reports that Rochelle Walenksy, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday that fully vaccinated people were "safe" from all variants of COVID-19 spreading in the US and do not need to wear masks. Walensky was asked by NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie about whether masks were presently necessary among vaccinated people during an appearance Wednesday on the "TODAY" show. Walensky said Guthrie was […] todayJune 1, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness What are seasonal allergy symptoms and how do they differ from coronavirus symptoms? The American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology points out that allergies in general occur when your immune system overreacts to something that is typically harmless in others. For seasonal allergy sufferers, that means their bodies don't react well to allergens like pollen, grass, and/or ragweed. The symptoms that often accompany allergies include: Runny nose, stuffy nose, and/or sneezing Wheezing or shortness of breath Dry Cough Rashes Fatigue Headache In […] todayMarch 24, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Experts say COVID-19 will go from Pandemic to Endemic – part of our new “Normal” When is this finally going to end? That's the question on many minds after a year of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. But public health experts say we do have an answer, and you're not going to like it: COVID-19 is never going to end. It now seems poised to become an endemic disease — one that is always a part of our environment, no matter what we do. "We've been […] todayMarch 18, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Facebook will help you find and book a COVID-19 vaccination Facebook has announced that it's launching a tool that will show "when and where you can get vaccinated" for COVID-19, and provide a link to help you make an appointment. The new feature will show in its COVID-19 Information Center and is arriving when the US and other countries are starting to vaccinate adults. The aim is "to help bring 50 million people a step closer to getting COVID-19 vaccines," […] todayMarch 16, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness What Public Health Experts Say About Expediting A Coronavirus Vaccine The vaccine trial that Vice President Mike Pence kicked off in Miami last week gives the United States the tiniest chance of being ready to vaccinate millions of Americans just before Election Day. It’s a possibility that fills many public health experts with dread. Among their concerns: Early evidence that any vaccine works would lead to political pressure from the administration for emergency approval by the Food and Drug Administration. […] todayAugust 6, 2020
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