Are fitness watches motivating users to stick to fitness goals? Here's what the research says

by Holly Frew,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor many years, wearable fitness trackers, also called activity trackers or fitness watches, have ranked among the hottest

Updated on: March 16,2024

Are fitness watches motivating users to stick to fitness goals? Here's what the research says

by Holly Frew,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor many years, wearable fitness trackers, also called activity trackers or fitness watches, have ranked among the hottest

Updated on:March 16,2024

Bypassing doctors and getting health care from online services? Most older adults aren't buying it

by Dennis ThompsonOnline-only health care services have become a trendy way for people to receive low-cost medical attention.These websites don't require a referral orhealth insurancea

Updated on: March 18,2024

Bypassing doctors and getting health care from online services? Most older adults aren't buying it

by Dennis ThompsonOnline-only health care services have become a trendy way for people to receive low-cost medical attention.These websites don't require a referral orhealth insurancea

Updated on:March 18,2024

Specific plant foods reduce premature aging in childhood cancer survivors

by Elana GotkineFor childhood cancer survivors, specific plant foods are associated with a lower risk for premature aging, according to a studypublishedonline Jan. 23 in theJournal o

Updated on: March 21,2024

Specific plant foods reduce premature aging in childhood cancer survivors

by Elana GotkineFor childhood cancer survivors, specific plant foods are associated with a lower risk for premature aging, according to a studypublishedonline Jan. 23 in theJournal o

Updated on:March 21,2024

Vasectomies still rare but on the rise in France: Study

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFifteen times more French men are choosing sterilization to avoid getting their partner pregnant than a decade ago, a study said Monday, even if those undergoing the

Updated on: March 26,2024

Vasectomies still rare but on the rise in France: Study

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFifteen times more French men are choosing sterilization to avoid getting their partner pregnant than a decade ago, a study said Monday, even if those undergoing the

Updated on:March 26,2024

A social worker explains how to improve quality of life for the growing population of family caregivers

by Kathy L. Lee,The ConversationCredit: The ConversationMillions of Americans havebecome informal family caregivers: people who provide family members or friends with unpaid assistance in

Updated on: March 26,2024

A social worker explains how to improve quality of life for the growing population of family caregivers

by Kathy L. Lee,The ConversationCredit: The ConversationMillions of Americans havebecome informal family caregivers: people who provide family members or friends with unpaid assistance in

Updated on:March 26,2024

How stigma hurts trans health

by University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay from PexelsFor transgender and nonbinary people, feeling connected to one's community may alleviate the adverse health effects of chronic exposure to

Updated on: March 21,2024

How stigma hurts trans health

by University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay from PexelsFor transgender and nonbinary people, feeling connected to one's community may alleviate the adverse health effects of chronic exposure to

Updated on:March 21,2024

More 'navigators' are helping women travel to have abortions

by Lillian Mongeau Hughes, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. She spends her days helping people cover the cost of an ab

Updated on: March 27,2024

More 'navigators' are helping women travel to have abortions

by Lillian Mongeau Hughes, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. She spends her days helping people cover the cost of an ab

Updated on:March 27,2024

UK unveils plan to ban disposable e-cigarettes

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Monday."You talk

Updated on: March 27,2024

UK unveils plan to ban disposable e-cigarettes

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Monday."You talk

Updated on:March 27,2024

Bowel Habits and Brain Power: Unveiling the Hidden Connection

Updated on: July 15,2024

Bowel Habits and Brain Power: Unveiling the Hidden Connection

Updated on:July 15,2024

Fracture risk up with prediabetes before menopause transition

by Elana GotkineFor women in midlife, prediabetes before the menopause transition (MT) is associated with increased risk of incident fracture during and after the transition, according to a study publ

Updated on: March 16,2024

Fracture risk up with prediabetes before menopause transition

by Elana GotkineFor women in midlife, prediabetes before the menopause transition (MT) is associated with increased risk of incident fracture during and after the transition, according to a study publ

Updated on:March 16,2024

Czechs see record spread of whooping cough

Credit: CC0 Public DomainMore than 3,000 Czechs have caught whooping cough so far this year, the highest figure since the 1960s, with teenagers the worst hit, health authorities said Friday.Doctors ha

Updated on: March 19,2024

Czechs see record spread of whooping cough

Credit: CC0 Public DomainMore than 3,000 Czechs have caught whooping cough so far this year, the highest figure since the 1960s, with teenagers the worst hit, health authorities said Friday.Doctors ha

Updated on:March 19,2024

Future benefits of water fluoridation not guaranteed, study shows

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterMap illustrating LSOAs receiving optimally fluoridated (=/> 0.7 Mg F/L) and non-optimally fluoridated water (<0.7 Mg F/L) in England between 2010 a

Updated on: March 26,2024

Future benefits of water fluoridation not guaranteed, study shows

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterMap illustrating LSOAs receiving optimally fluoridated (=/> 0.7 Mg F/L) and non-optimally fluoridated water (<0.7 Mg F/L) in England between 2010 a

Updated on:March 26,2024