Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock By Paige McBride/Aug. 24, 2021 2:04 pm EDT If you’re not careful, self-care can become yet another box to check off on your to-do list. Especially when you’re busy, the thought of taking time for a long relaxation routine can leave you more tired than before. Fortunately, when you have a few easy techniques […]
Israel to offer COVID jabs in schools to avoid closures
Israel said Monday it would offer COVID-19 vaccinations to students on school grounds as it announced the school year would open on time next week, despite surging coronavirus cases. “Pupils… will be vaccinated on school grounds during school hours, subject to parental approval,” a government statement said, confirming classes would begin on September 1. Israeli […]
Small changes in diet could help you live healthier, more sustainably
Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes of extra healthy life, according to a University of Michigan study. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, evaluated more than 5,800 foods, ranking them by their […]
The Best Hammocks On Amazon In 2021
All prices are current as of time of publication. If you click a link and buy a product from a merchant, we may be paid an affiliate commission. Whether you’re hiking in the mountains or lounging in your backyard, chances are you will always find a use for a hammock, once you have one. Hammocks […]
Pandemic in numbers: Surge continues
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to surge around the world this week, driven by a worsening situation in the United States and Canada. Here is the global state of play according to a specialised AFP database. Five percent increase The average number of new daily cases globally increased by five percent over the week to 645,400, […]
1990 to 2017 saw increase in global incidence of mesothelioma
(HealthDay)—Incident cases of mesothelioma and deaths associated with mesothelioma increased worldwide during 1990 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in JAMA Network Open. Zhen Zhai, M.D., from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and colleagues examined the global mesothelioma burden and described its epidemiologic distribution over time. The study population included individuals […]
Paulina Porizkova Poses in a Bikini to Prove There's No Such Thing as Anti-Aging
Model Paulina Porizkova has been living her best life this summer (mainly in a swimsuit)—and now, the 56-year-old has some important insight on aging (or, really, anti-aging). In a new Instagram post shared Thursday, Porizkova tackled the concept of anti-aging and how flawed that thinking is. "Combat age. Reverse aging. Rejuvenate. Anti-age. None of this […]
Reducing medical errors in surgery by eliminating inexact language
If you’re mowing the lawn and your spouse asks you to “cut it a little shorter,” any discrepancy resulting from your different interpretations of “little” is harmless. In an operating room, however, it can mean the difference, if not between life and death, then between successful healing and injurious failure. That’s why a multidisciplinary team […]
Helping a Pet Owner in Miami, One Cat at a Time
Like many of his animal-loving neighbors in Liberty City, Miami, Anthony “Tony” D. watched eagerly as the ASPCA Community Veterinary Center (CVC) was being constructed. “I’ve lived in the Liberty City area for a number of years and watched the Center go up,” says Tony. “I looked forward to its opening.” Recommended: Study shows positive […]
Merkel says jabs in Germany will remain voluntary
Germany is not planning to follow France and other countries in introducing compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations for parts of the population, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. “We do not intend to go down this road,” Merkel said in Berlin after visiting the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) public health agency. “We are at the beginning of the […]