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Around six out of ten young people feel too thick More than half of the adolescents and young adults in Germany between 14 and 34 years consider themselves to be overweight and would like to lose weight. Among other things, this is due to the lack of relationship to food, says the health expert of

A new UNSW study suggests we have less control over our personal choices than we think, and that unconscious brain activity determines our choices well before we are aware of them. Published in Scientific Reports today, an experiment carried out in the Future Minds Lab at UNSW School of Psychology showed that free choices about

Virgin Atlantic says all passengers and crew on a charter flight from Barbados to London have been put into quarantine because of widespread illness on board. The airline said the passengers and crew were taken to a reception center near London Gatwick Airport for medical assessment after the plane landed Wednesday morning. It said “a

View this post on Instagram Holy shit I literally knocked @jayglazer’s tooth out during training this morning – while he was wearing a mouth piece!!!! Hahahahaha sorry (not sorry) Jay!!! ???? So coach, when’s my first fight?! ? #unbreakableperformance A post shared by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) on Mar 5, 2019 at 11:22am PST View this

A man in the United Kingdom may be the second person ever to be cured of HIV. The new patient, who was diagnosed with the virus in 2003, appears to be HIV-free after a special bone-marrow transplant, according to a new report of his case. The researchers caution that it's too soon to say for

Laetitia Bigger, Director, Vaccines Policy at IFPMA, speaks with Jenny Sia, Director of Corporate Responsibility at the Pfizer Foundation, about innovations in mHealth technology that are helping to increase access to vaccines. Jenny leads global health grant making and impact investing for the Pfizer Foundation, a charitable organization aiming to promote access to quality health

A patient in London who was previously diagnosed as HIV positive is showing no sign of the virus today, doctors say, making him the seemingly second person ever to be cured of the AIDS virus. Reuters reports that the British man underwent a transplant from a bone-marrow donor who has a rare genetic mutation, CCR5 delta

You’ll never fully appreciate your purple and green beads after hearing about Popeyes’ genius upgrade to the Mardi Gras tradition. The chain created a Mardi Gras Beadbox, which essentially allows you to wear fried chicken around your neck. Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate this brilliant innovation which will do wonders for the

It can be hidden in bread, pizza, soup and other packaged foods and restaurant meals. Now, advice to watch out for salt is coming with a more specific reason. A report released Tuesday by the National Academies of Science ties the recommended limit on sodium to a reduced risk of chronic disease. The report, which

What a pair! Cory Wharton posted a father-daughter selfie to Instagram on Monday, March 4, with his 22-month-old baby girl, Ryder. “Early mornings cartoons,” the Teen Mom OG star, 27, captioned the pic. “Sorry you guys I haven’t been posting, I’m super paranoid about my teeth. I hate them I can’t wait to fix them.

Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity — life-threatening maternal complications associated with childbirth — have persisted and increased at high rates among U.S. women, according to an analysis of nearly 20 years of California hospital records funded by the National Institutes of Health. Known risk factors for these complications — such as blood

A long-term study from Denmark shows clearly: There is no connection between autism and vaccinations against measles, Mumps and rubella. Opponents have been claiming for a long time on this connection to be against vaccinations to „argumentieren“. Comprehensive Study The Danish research team examined the data of over 650,000 children between 1999 and 2010 in

New University of Liverpool research, published in Pediatrics, highlights the negative influence that social media has on children’s food intake. Current research shows celebrity endorsement and television advertising of unhealthy foods increases children’s intake of these foods. However, children are increasingly exposed to marketing through digital avenues, such as on social media, and the impact

How effective is an App for the diagnostic of cardiac diseases Doctors found out now that a Smartphone App is five times disease effective in the diagnosis of serious heart than the current standard tests. The scientists from the University of Edinburgh noted in their recent study that an App for Smartphones is a clear

MONDAY, March 4, 2019 — Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccination is not associated with an increased risk for autism, including in children with autism risk factors, according to a study published online March 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Anders Hviid, Dr.Med.Sci., from Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues conducted a nationwide

Today, I found out that Talenti has a new “Gelato Layers” collection, and I can barely keep it together. THEY’RE. SO. BEAUTIFUL. 😍 So far, there are seven brand new flavors (see below). And each pint has five distinct layers of gelato and mix-ins. Honestly, I think it could be a pretty big deal. The

(HealthDay)—Readmission after sepsis hospitalization is common and is associated with considerable costs, according to a study published in the March issue of CHEST. Shruti K. Gadre, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues derived a cohort of patients admitted with sepsis from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Readmission Data 2013 to 2014. The

Anyone who has ever had a case of the Mondays (and isn’t that pretty much everyone?) knows that it’s hard to always put on a happy face at work. But a new study discovered that staying positive can completely change workplace vibes. Research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, specifically looked into positivity

Autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis, arise when the body’s immune cells attack itself. Current treatments eliminate these misfunctioning immune cells, but also destroy normal, protective immune cells, leaving patients susceptible to immune deficiency and opportunistic infections. Researchers at University of Utah Health have developed a new approach that targets the misfunctioning

Positivity can transform the healthcare workplace, according to a professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Nina Flanagan, clinical professor of nursing and program coordinator of the Adult-Gerontological Nursing Program at Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing, in researching the topic of positivity in the workplace, discovered that a positive mindset is vital