It’s cold. It’s dark. And spring is months away. No wonder you’re exhausted. Here are four expert strategies to feeling revitalized, even in the most wintry of days. I grew up in New England, so you’d think I’d be used to winter by now. But after wearing dozens of puffy coats thin over my lifetime, …
At least three out of four diabetics do not adequately control the four major factors that increase the risk of serious complications: blood glucose, blood pressure, blood cholesterol and smoking. Diabetes, whether Type 1 or Type 2, may be the most underappreciated, misunderstood and poorly treated of all common medical problems, and many of the …
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Grab-and-go foods are an easy option for busy lives, but if you opt for ultra-processed foods a lot, you may pick up something you don’t want — heart disease. About 55% of Americans’ daily calories come from eating ultra-processed foods, a new study found. And the more calories that came from ultra-processed foods, the worse heart health was, the findings …
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If protective measures were widely adopted, they could significantly reduce women’s chances of ever getting breast cancer. Efforts to reduce deaths from breast cancer in women have long focused on early detection and post-surgical treatment with drugs, radiation or both to help keep the disease at bay. And both of these approaches, used alone or …
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In a study, preschoolers who used screens less had better language skills. A new study using sophisticated brain scans found an association between screen use and the development of young children’s brains, especially in areas related to language development, reinforcing the messages about minimizing screen time for preschoolers. Let’s start with full disclosure: I know some of …
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Millions of people are unaware that they have had a silent myocardial infarction and are at risk of having another attack that could cause severe damage or death. When my Aunt Gert suffered a heart attack in her mid-70s, the examining doctor told her that it was not her first. Tests done to assess the …
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Rethinking Exercise to Counter the Epidemic of Physical Inactivity We need to rethink exercise so that it is viewed as a way to relieve stress and enhance strength and mobility instead of just counting steps or setting other unsustainable goals. Much of the health care establishment operates under the assumption that the cure for physical inactivity is …
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The 2019-2020 flu season officially started on October 1. Although it is early, we can get some hints of what’s to come by looking at Australia whose winter just ended. The flu season started earlier than usual there and was severe. The vast majority of the cases reported were from Influenza A. The predominant strain …
Who knows you best? Your spouse? Son or daughter? Best friend? If your primary care doctor doesn’t make the list, you could be missing out on one of the most important relationships when it comes to your health and well-being. A primary care physician is more than just a doctor. Over time, he or she …
Women with breast implants are at increased risk of developing a rare type of cancer of the immune system, but the overall chance of getting this cancer from implants is very low, according to a new study from the Netherlands. The study provides one of the most precise estimates to date of the risk for women …
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