It was a lovely July day in 2023 – perfect for sailing. So Bill Buckles was delighted to join a friend and fellow sailor to crew for a race on Lake Erie. Bill Buckles had a stroke while sailing. They set off and were underway. After performing several maneuvers, the captain asked Buckles to adjust the …
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When Daylight Saving Time Ends
Get ready to gain an hour of sleep. The “fall back” time change happens on Sunday, November 5, 2023 in most of the U.S. How the time changes actually affect you depends on your own personal health, sleep habits, and lifestyle. Moving our clocks in either direction changes the principal time cue — light — …
Is the Faith in Aspirin to Prevent Cardiac Events Warranted?
March 5, 2024 — There’s a widespread – and long-held — belief that swallowing a low-dose aspirin pill every day can help protect you from heart attacks and strokes. Almost 30 million Americans take aspirin to prevent a first cardiovascular event (“primary prevention”), and nearly 40% of those over 50, around 49 million people, are …
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Can You Really Lose Weight With Two Workouts a Week?
March 6, 2024 – It turns out there may be something to the “weekend warrior” mentality after all. A recent study suggested that concentrating all your exercise into just 1 or 2 days could work as well for fat loss as spreading it throughout the week. The research builds on growing evidence that the weekend warrior exercise …
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Top 10 Protein Foods
No doubt about it, protein is good for you — and can even help you shed those unwanted pounds. But (and you knew there was a “but,” right?), it’s important to eat the right amount and the right kind of protein to get the lifelong weight-loss results you want. Here are 10 terrific sources of …
Thunderstorm Asthma Could Strike More Often With Climate Change
March 5, 2024 — Thunderstorm asthma can strike with little warning, leaving people with the symptoms of an asthma attack during or after the dark clouds pass. If you’re unfamiliar, the risk for a thunderstorm asthma attack grows when heavy storms arrive on a day with very high pollen or spores. The storm uplifts these particles, …
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Ways to Change Negative Thinking
We all have thoughts that invade our brains from time to time and mess with our moods. We all get down. Whether it’s your job, your social life, your family, or something completely different, sometimes the negativity can be too much. It does tend to snowball. And that’s the part where it can become problematic. …
Why Do I Have Nasal Polyps?
You might be tempted to ignore symptoms like congestion, runny nose, and itchy eyes, thinking they’re due to seasonal allergies or a cold. And most often, they are. But if they last for a long time, these symptoms could mean you have nasal polyps. Nasal polyps are noncancerous growths in your nose and sinuses, often …
What It’s Like to Have Nasal Polyp Surgery
Bruce Black is no stranger to sinus trouble. He’s had it for much of his adult life, thanks to hay fever, asthma, and nasal polyps. Nasal polyps are teardrop-shaped growths that can form anywhere in your nose or sinuses. They aren’t cancer, but can wreak havoc on your nasal passages. Black’s first surgery to remove …
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The Science Behind the Increased Risk for Black People
A look at possible reasons why multiple myeloma affects Black people more than white people, including genes, health care disparities, and the role of MGUS. Source: https://www.webmd.com/cancer/multiple-myeloma/features/multiple-myeloma-risk-increase?src=RSS_PUBLIC
The Need for Better Minority Enrollment in Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trials
Multiple myeloma can be a deadly disease. But if you’re Black or African American, you’re particularly vulnerable. Research shows you’re more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with this blood cancer and to die from it. There are several reasons for this, but one concern is that Black people aren’t adequately represented in clinical trials. These …
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Age-Appropriate Chores for Children: Chore Ideas and Allowances
Doing chores is a tradition in many families. Chores help kids learn responsibility, and sharing chores gives you help around the house. Not sure your kids will go for it? Take heart! There are ways to make chores a little bit, well, less of a chore for everyone. Parenting expert Jim Fay, co-founder of the …
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