While taking a shower is something you probably do on autopilot, there’s more to the practice than water, skincare products and scrubbing. You might not give the common practice too much thought, but there are important areas you shouldn’t miss. An NHS GP has warned that men could be making a simple mistake when showering
A woman who now looks ‘younger than ever’ at 52 has revealed the three ‘pillars’ of her body transformation. Californian Denise Kirtley put on weight during the pandemic, turning to comfort food when feeling lethargic – something that became more regular in her 40s and which she puts down to perimenopause. But when the recruitment
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Ice cream, Popsicles, and snow cones are great and everything, but there’s one summer desser that truly stands above all the rest: s’mores. There’s just something about that combination of graham crackers, melted chocolate,
Sarah Jessica Parker is spilling all the tea when it comes to her home life. The Sex and the City alum recently shared an inside look into her daily routine with husband Matthew Broderick and their children, James, 20, and twins Marion and Tabitha, 14 — and it involves a surprisingly normal activity. “We cook
Over the last decade, opioid abuse and overdoses have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Now, Scripps Research scientists show that a drug that activates metabotropic glutamate 2 receptors in the brain can reduce oxycodone intake and drug-seeking behavior in an animal model of opioid use disorder (OUD). Importantly, the drug was able to
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) has announced a partnership with male fertility and sexual healthcare company Posterity Health to provide males access to medications to treat infertility, sexual dysfunction and low testosterone. Posterity Health is a digital male fertility clinic providing access to reproductive urologists who diagnose and treat sexual health and male
Reviewers’ Notes Universität Mainz Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences of Mainz University to collaborate with Monash University and ETH Zurich to investigate forms of RNA modification Funded through the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), new avenues in RNA research are to be explored in a joint project involving Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). The
If you could gaze into a crystal ball, the search for an answer to how long you’ll live would probably be high up on the list for many. While predicting the future is the stuff of fantasy novels, your body offers some clues about your overall lifespan. A doctor featured on the Today show has
Reviewers’ Notes Kundalini yoga, a form of yoga that focuses on breathing, meditation, and mental visualization, appeared beneficial for older women who had risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and concerns about episodes of memory decline, according to a UCLA Health study. Researchers at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, using a type of
Programmed cell death, a fundamental biological process that facilitates the elimination of old, damaged, infected, and non-functional cells, plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance between health and disease in the human body. Research by the team of Dr. Alessandro Annibaldi from the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) at the University of Cologne
Junior doctors announce ANOTHER strike: Four-day August walk-out by the BMA will bring struggling NHS to standstill again Junior doctors will take to picket lines again next month, with tens of thousands of appointments expected to be cancelled. The British Medical Association (BMA) is coordinating the four-day walkout in England, which will run from 7am
In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers combine survey data from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) collected over a five year period to estimate the prevalence of arthritis. Study: Arthritis Among Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years — United
Dr Amir lists diabetes symptoms What we eat plays a huge role in our overall health and wellbeing. Certain foods are known to increase or decrease our risk for various conditions and illnesses. But a new study has found that when you eat, as well as what you eat, can also affect your health. Research
Reviewers’ Notes Researchers explored how primary care physicians who have some familiarity with medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) make prescribing decisions and identify reasons for the underuse of MAUD in primary care. They interviewed 19 primary care physicians who had recently prescribed MAUD to patients in an outpatient setting. These physicians were selected from
Reviewers’ Notes Major changes aimed at treating psychiatric patients in the community instead of hospital requires clear and strong leadership, as well as and long-term political and financial commitment, analysis shows. The study has found the transition is usually prolonged and requires adequate planning, sustained support and careful coordination. The successful implementation of these changes
Researchers from the American Board of Family Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical School investigated whether participation in medical school repayment programs impacted the care family physicians provided to patients post graduation. By analyzing data from over 10,000 American Board of Family Medicine National Graduate Survey respondents, the authors examined differences in program participation,
Children’s intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are not significantly different in the first months after concussion compared with before concussion, data suggest. In a multicenter study of almost 900 children with concussion or orthopedic injury, differences between groups in full-scale IQ (Cohen’s d = 0.13) and matrix reasoning scores (d = 0.16) were small. Keith Owen
Why is Washington the epicenter of the fentanyl crisis? U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell posed the question at a Seattle round table she convened Monday about the deadly drug, where speakers talked about innovations happening locally and the challenges that lay ahead. The senator pointed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showing the state
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