When you have trouble controlling your bladder, you never know when you’re going to feel the sudden, uncontrollable urge to go. You can get to the point where you are scheduling your entire life around the availability of a bathroom. The fear of leaking while shopping or out with friends can be embarrassing enough to make […]
Year in and year out, most of the blood glucose tech you see at CES are devices that may not come out for years, if ever. That’s why it was refreshing to see Dexcom roll up to CES 2024 to talk about something a bit more tangible: its forthcoming Stelo continuous glucose monitor (CGM), a wearable […]
In the book The Comfort Crisis, author Michael Easter shared a shocking statistic: only 2% of people take the stairs when an escalator is available. That might not convince you to “go the extra mile,” but this might – new research published in the journal Artherosclerosis suggests that taking the stairs daily can cut your […]
Nashville native turned country-rock star Jelly Roll’s continued emerging fame has found him kicking off 2024 in an unlikely place: Capitol Hill. Specifically in Washington, D.C. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, testifying in a hearing of the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs titled “Stopping the Flow of Fentanyl: Public Awareness and Legislative Solutions.” […]
Chronic wasting disease is sometimes referred to as “zombie deer disease,” or affected deer can be called “zombie deer” due to the neurological signs of the disease, which include weight loss, lack of coordination, listlessness and drooling. As USA Today reports, the disease mainly affects free-ranging deer, elk and moose, according to the Centers for […]
More than 50 years ago – on December 31, 1969 – President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation designating January as National Blood Donor Month (NBDM). The new monthly observance was meant to honor voluntary blood donors and to encourage more people to give blood at a time when more blood is desperately needed. “National Blood Donor Month […]
January 9th is National Apricot day, which may seem odd considering that the fruit’s growing season is during the Summer and you’d be hard pressed to find any fresh apricots in your grocer’s aisles right now, but they are considered good luck, hence giving them a go in the New Year seems fitting. Besides, you […]
Take a quick look at your resolutions or goals for 2024. How many new habits are you trying to build? If it’s a long list, it’s time to make some cuts if you want to turn your resolutions into reality. As Arnold’s Pump Club reports, Research suggests that the more goals you try to tackle — […]
As the new year gets underway, health officials are issuing a nationwide alert about a triple threat: The simultaneous spread of the flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. As CBS News reports, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting a significant rise in emergency room visits due to flu and COVID-19, while RSV […]
In 2021, a bizarre cure for COVID-19 began to emerge on social media, the anti-parasite drug ivermectin. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now under fire for its efforts to refute claims that the drugs could stop the deadly virus. A group of doctors is now suing the FDA, saying the agency’s efforts to refute […]