Category: health and wellness
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Anticipating Busy Pool Season, Life Time Stresses Swim Safety
At more than 300 pools nationwide, Life Time provides family fun – and recommends five essential safety tips for the best summer ever CHANHASSEN, Minn., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The temperatures are heating up and for most of the country, summer has arrived! Life Time, the nation’s premier Healthy Way of Life brand (NYSE: LTH) which operates…
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3 Tips to Maintain Brain Health
(Family Features) Many people are fearful of developing Alzheimer’s disease, especially those with a family history of the condition. Researchers are investigating innovative treatments for Alzheimer’s and other dementias, but no cure exists right now. There are steps people can take, however, to help maintain and support their brain health. These activities often help with…
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Support for Caregivers Means Better Care for Loved Ones with COPD
(Family Features) Chances are you know someone who takes care of a sick parent or spouse. You may even know someone who cares for a person with COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD is a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe and gets worse over time. Like other diseases, it often affects…
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Manage Heart Health for Stronger Brain Health
((Family Features) The same risk factors that contribute to making heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide also impact the rising global prevalence of brain disease, including stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The global death rate from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is increasing even more than the rate of heart disease death, according…
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FDA Efforts to Result in Millions of Additional Bottles of Infant Formula to Further Increase U.S. Supply
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on additional steps it has taken that will lead to more infant formula on U.S. store shelves in the coming weeks and months. “We continue to work around the clock with our government partners and industry to ensure there’s adequate infant formula available wherever…
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What Do We Know – and Need to Know – About Monkeypox?
Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, has been studying monkeypox for two decades, including as director of the UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health and Founder/Director of the affiliated UCLA-DRC Health Research and Training Program, in the…
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FDA Flexibilities, Collaboration to Yield Millions of Bottles of Specialized Medical Infant Formula in Coming Months to Increase U.S. Supply
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on steps it has taken that will lead to millions of bottles of specialized medical infant formula to help address immediate needs for infants with certain allergies or critical health conditions. This type of specialized medical infant formula is currently in short supply in…
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The Unseen Mental Health Effects of the Pandemic: Eating disorders are on the rise and treatment can help
(Family Features) Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, increases in mental health issues have been widely documented. While diagnoses like anxiety and depression are more common, other problems, such as eating disorders, have not been discussed as frequently. Eating disorders have also increased in the past two years and can be life threatening, especially…
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FDA Flexibilities to Yield Millions of Cans of Additional Infant Formula in Coming Months to Increase Supply Available to U.S. Consumers
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on steps it has taken that will lead to millions of cans of additional infant and specialty formula being available to U.S. consumers. “We continue to do everything in our power as part of the all-of-government efforts to ensure there’s adequate infant formula available…
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Infectious Disease Doctor Answers Questions About the Monkeypox Virus
The growing concern of recent outbreaks of the rare monkeypox virus reported in the U.S. and abroad have health authorities monitoring transmission rates and keeping a close eye on the emerging issue. Charles Schleupner, a professor of internal medicine who specializes in infectious disease at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, says he does…