Peanut allergy can be beaten with a treatment that slowly builds up tolerance, a large study shows. None of nearly 500 four- to 17-year-olds from the US and Europe could tolerate even a 10th of a peanut dose. But after taking tiny daily doses for a year, two-thirds could tolerate at least two whole peanuts. […]
The perks of an at-home fitness center are plenty: time saved on commuting, money saved on memberships, distractions from other gymgoers eliminated, and excuses for not working out reduced. For some, these pluses are major enough to forgo a public gym entirely. “I do all in-home training,” celebrity trainer Erin Oprea, whose famous clients include […]
While few, if any, amateur athletes need protein powder to support their exercise regime, it can be a very convenient way of ensuring you have all the fuel required to repair and build muscle after a workout. Downing a protein shake every day will, of course, have no effect if you aren’t also putting in […]
Building bigger biceps is top of many men’s gym wish list. But you only need to look around the next time you’re in the weights room to realise that their wishes haven’t come true. One of the main reasons is that sticking to simple dumbbell biceps curls every time you work out just won’t get […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is suing the nation’s two largest drugstore chains, Walgreens and CVS, alleging they added to the state and national opioid crisis by overselling painkillers and not taking precautions to stop illegal sales. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced late Friday that she has added the companies to a state-court lawsuit […]
An 11th child has died in connection with an adenovirus outbreak at a health care facility in New Jersey that has sickened 23 others, state health officials said on Friday. The child was a resident of the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, roughly 30 miles west of Manhattan, where a new adenovirus […]
Some of Britain’s biggest employers are pressing the government to honour a promise to give mental health the same status as physical health at work. Royal Mail and WH Smith are among the companies asking the PM to follow through on her manifesto pledge to update health and safety legislation. That would mean employers would […]
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Beauty Denise Mann, MSNov 17 Masks are everywhere and purport to do everything—hydrate, tighten, brighten, soothe, soften, fade spots, reduce lines, and de-gunk pores, so which is best for your skin type? A mask for every face Jacob-Lund/Shutterstock Masks are back in a big, bold way. Some promise to brighten and lighten skin, while others […]
Everyday Wellness Perri O. BlumbergNov 17 New research shows that by combining these nutritional superheroes together, you’ll pack an even bigger nutritional punch. To lower your cancer risk Reader's Digest Pair up: Apples & raspberries If apples could speak, they would tell raspberries, “You complete me.” A study in the Journal of Nutrition determined that the antioxidant ellagic […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Romeo Hadley was three years old when he lost both his legs. Now seven, after 18 months of hard work, he can walk on prosthetic limbs. Romeo had complained of leg pains before he was diagnosed with purpura fulminans, a thrombotic condition that causes necrosis and blood coagulation. […]
When I signed up for a charity climb to summit Washington’s Mount Rainier, the lower 48’s most glaciated peak, I had never been mountaineering before. I had barely been hiking. I grew up with a mom who considered a pitched tent in the backyard to be the height of adventure, so sojourns in the wilderness […]
A man in North Carolina who had a constant runny nose for years ultimately learned it was because of a brain fluid leak. Greg Phillpotts told local ABC 11 this week that for five years, he believed his continuous runny nose was caused by allergies. But a doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York says […]
Trying to conceive is one of those weird things that’s incredibly easy for some people and frustratingly difficult for others. If you fall into the latter camp, at some point you may decide to undergo medical testing in an attempt to figure out where you and your partner stand fertility-wise. Reproductive science has evolved to […]
There’s some good news for people with insomnia – your lack of sleep is probably not going to kill you. A new report published by the journal Science Direct says there is no link between insomnia and early death. This may or may not come as some comfort to anyone who’s lying awake at 4am […]