Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian are still celebrating their engagement (as they should). While Kardashian is posing romantic topless pics on Instagram showing off her gorgeous ring, the Blink-182 drummer just added yet another permanent tribute to his fiancée onto his body. On October 24, Barker shared an imprint of the Poosh mogul's lips on
One in ten parents of kids under three years old admit their house “isn’t baby proof”. Research, into 1,000 mums and dads with young children, revealed that despite over half deeming themselves worriers, nearly a quarter have never baby-proofed their home. A quarter believed there would never be an issue to worry about, and only
California Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled up his sleeve Wednesday and received a coronavirus vaccine booster shot, a move he encouraged others to take as the state heads into the time of year that in 2020 ushered in the deadliest spike of COVID-19 cases. Much has changed since then—88% of those 18 and older in California
Survivorship care plans are an important tool to help cancer survivors transition out of active treatment and back to their regular lives, but a new study found that a number of vulnerable groups are not receiving those plans. A survivorship care plan is a formal treatment summary that includes information on actions needed to prevent
High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info As a consequence of narrowed arteries, the flow
University of Leicester psychologists have, for the first time, created body-maps of the sensations that arise during hallucinations in people experiencing psychosis. The study, published in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine, provides the most extensive descriptive data to date on the feelings that arise during hallucinations and where individuals reported sensations in the body. University of Leicester
The chemokine RANTES, a signal protein that plays a role in causing certain cells from the immune system to migrate into lung tissue, seems to have an anti-inflammatory effect on the disease bronchial asthma. This is the conclusion reached by a research group led by Prof. Dr. Dr. Susetta Finotto and doctoral candidate Nina Li
Use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors does not appear to raise the risk for fractures in older adults, new research suggests. The data come from a nationwide propensity score-matched study of US Medicare recipients with type 2 diabetes who were new users of either an SGLT2 inhibitor, a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, or a
A team of researchers from The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, the Southwest Research Institute and the Chan School of Public Health, has found phthalates in a wide variety of fast foods. In their paper published in Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, the group describes how they collected samples
President Biden has released his rollout plan for COVID-19 vaccines in anticipation of approval to use the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5–11 as part of an emergency use authorization. “The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) will be meeting to review the data that was submitted for emergency use authorization on Oct. 26,” says
The best part of the holiday season is the excited feeling of suspense leading up to the big day. From decorations to special songs to our favorite meals, we start celebrating long before the actual day of Christmas arrives. Our new favorite way to build up the anticipation is also our old favorite, from childhood:
For the first time, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have shown that metastases in patients with malignant melanoma gain access to the circulatory system not only through the outgrowth of new blood vessel branches, but also an alternative process in which one blood vessel divides into two parallel vessels by longitudinal splitting. The finding
New evidence points to the importance of helping mothers with their mental health during pregnancy. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, have found that feelings of stress or depression while pregnant are linked to changes in the placenta where the child is growing. The findings, published in Epigenomics, show these changes
By Elizabeth Lucas and KHN Staff October 26, 2021 Every year, pharmaceutical companies contribute millions of dollars to U.S. senators and representatives as part of a multipronged effort to influence health care lawmaking and spending priorities. Use this tool to explore the sizable role drugmakers play in the campaign finance system, where many industries seek
From a very young age, David’s parents taught him values like empathy and curiosity, which led him to work with the Refugee Children’s Movement and then pursue studies in Natural Sciences at Cambridge. Today he is the world’s most loved broadcaster. He began working for BBC on natural history shows, followed by his own nature-based documentaries. He
When it comes to ADHD treatment, sometimes it’s best to embrace a multimodal approach—a combination of several tailored, complementary approaches that work together to reduce symptoms. For many people, this ideal combination can include counseling, behavioral therapy, parenting training, a healthy lifestyle, school accommodations, and medication. In terms of ADHD medication, there are two main types:
Helen Shapiro’s voice is just as magical as it sounds and no one could ever stay still hearing her sing in close proximity. It is the loveliness of her voice that has earned her the fame she enjoys now and, of course, the $19 million sitting in the bank. Helen’s music career started at an
The temperature is dropping rapidly, there are pumpkins everywhere, and even Rachel Ray has announced that Dutch oven soup season is here. It’s the time of year for roasting, braising, simmering, baking, and stewing, and that means that, yes, you need a Dutch oven. After all, what other cooking vessel can do all of the
Use of financial incentives in two low-risk randomized clinical trials did not present ethical issues, and in one of the trials, the incentives increased study participation, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The results may help address the long-standing problem of low or insufficient enrollment in clinical trials in many areas of medicine,
Until very recently, people with intersex variations have often been unseen, stigmatized and routinely discriminated against. Intersex Awareness Day today (October 26) is therefore an opportunity to examine how much progress has been made and how far we still have to go. It’s estimated 1.7 to 4% of people globally are intersex—meaning they don’t fit
