Mindfulness practices such as meditation and yoga should be recommended to people with high blood pressure, according to a comprehensive review of lifestyle changes that can help prevent and manage the condition, co-authored ...
Sep 19, 2023
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For approximately 80% of the world's population, the first stop after catching a cold or breaking a bone isn't the hospital—maybe because there isn't one nearby, or they can't afford it. Instead, the first step is consulting ...
Sep 7, 2023
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It's a lament I've heard many many times. "I know vegetables are good for me. I just don't like to eat them."
Aug 25, 2023
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), when applied in packages that combine a number of measures with complementary effects, were unequivocally effective in reducing the spread of infections during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Aug 24, 2023
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There are thousands of mental health apps available on the app market, offering services including meditation, mood tracking and counseling, among others. You would think such "health" and "well-being" apps—which often ...
Aug 16, 2023
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New cancer drugs are being launched rapidly before their long-term effectiveness for patients can be evaluated. Several years later, most of them still lack scientific evidence for increasing life expectancy or improving ...
Aug 15, 2023
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In a recent special issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), commentators demanded accountability for Canada's COVID-19 response in the form of an independent public inquiry. If such an inquiry is held, it must examine ...
Aug 3, 2023
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The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh's biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel-related air pollutants. These in turn were linked to near-instant decreases ...
Aug 1, 2023
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A new review finds that the use of physical restraints on care home residents can be reduced without increasing the risk of falls, when frontline care staff are empowered by supportive managers.
Jul 27, 2023
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The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame—found in diet soda and countless other foods—as a "possible" cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking at the same evidence ...
Jul 14, 2023
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