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Do You Nonetheless Belief Your Doctor?

by YuliaJul 28, 2024

From WebMD: “Comorbidity is a medical time period that you’ll have heard your physician use. It describes the existence of a couple of illness or situation inside your physique on the identical time. Comorbidities are normally long-term, or persistent. They might or might not work together with one another.”

“JC Dodge” posted a thought-provoking article at American Partisan. For instance:

Though we’re all coping with COmorVIDities, anybody who has COmorVIDities from the vaccine can place them purely on the toes of the medical group. You would possibly say, “However JC, the federal government and firms required it of Workers.”. Though

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Signify Well being, Inc. (NYSE:SGFY) Receives Common Suggestion of “Reasonable Purchase” from Analysts

by YuliaJul 21, 2024

Shares of Signify Well being, Inc. (NYSE:SGFY – Get Score) have been assigned a consensus score of “Reasonable Purchase” from the eight scores companies which might be presently overlaying the inventory, Marketbeat.com reviews. One funding analyst has rated the inventory with a maintain score and 6 have given a purchase score to the corporate. The typical 1-year value goal amongst brokers which have up to date their protection on the inventory within the final yr is $25.13.

A number of brokerages just lately weighed in on SGFY. Guggenheim started protection on Signify Well being in a analysis report on Tuesday,

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Monkeypox: California well being officers name on CDC for 600K-800K vaccine doses

by YuliaJul 19, 2024

SACRAMENTO – California public well being officers known as on the federal authorities this week to provide greater than 500,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine in an effort to mitigate the unfold of the virus.

In a letter despatched Tuesday to the US Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, state Well being and Human Providers Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly and California Division of Public Well being Director Dr. Tomas Aragon expressed a necessity for at the least 600,000 to 800,000 doses of the two-dose Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox and smallpox, which is developed by the Danish biotechnology firm Bavarian Nordic.

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Benefits of Eating Meat | Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

by YuliaJul 02, 2023

July 1, 2023 · 2:15 PM

I found a review article at Animal Frontiers that makes the argument in favor of meat consumption. The authors admit little focus on the downsides of eating meat. I’ve been cutting back on my meat consumption out of sympathy for the animals. Here are some of the key points verbatim:

Aspects of human anatomy, digestion, and metabolism diverged from other primates, indicating evolutionary reliability on, and compatibility with, substantial meat intake. Implications of a disconnect from evolutionary dietary patterns may contribute to today’s burden of disease, increasing the risk for both

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Do You Absolutely Hate Broccoli?

by YuliaJun 08, 2023

June 7, 2023 · 8:50 AM

If so, it may well be because of your genes according to an article at SBS.com. Particular genes determine whether you can detect a bitter chemical (called PTC) in broccoli and other brassicas like cauliflower and brussels sprouts.

“Free broccoli and carrots in frying”/ CC0 1.0

“On average, about 70% of us can taste something bitter in broccoli or PTC, but those with two copies of the bitter sensitivity gene are closer to 20%, and they are much more likely to hate it.”

US President George HW Bush said in March 1990, “I do

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Congestive Heart Failure: Excessive Sodium Restriction is Dangerous

by YuliaJun 02, 2023

June 1, 2023 · 7:00 AM

From DailyMail:

Salt has long been seen as enemy number one for people with heart problems, with doctors telling patients to cut down on the amount of sodium they consume.

But new research suggests that restricting salt too much may actually raise the risk of an early death in heart failure patients.

Their work builds upon a growing body of research that posits the benefits of cutting out salt to this subset of patients may be overblown.

And the findings could mean a more exciting diet for more than six million Americans with heart

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Hiker discovers human remains in Running Springs

by YuliaMay 01, 2023

A hiker in Running Springs stumbled upon human remains while on a walk in the woods Friday night.

According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the hiker discovered the body near the area of Holiday Lane and Rim of the World Highway at about 8:05 pm The skeletal remains seemed to be in an advanced stage of decomposition.

Deputies have launched an investigation into the death and will run an autopsy on the body to determine the cause and manner of death.

According to the National Institutes of Health, a body’s decomposition depends on the environment that it resides

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4 Tips to Lose Weight without Feeling Hungry

by YuliaApr 06, 2023

Are you trying to lose a few pounds? Do you find yourself hungry all the time?

Just because you’re trying to lose weight, doesn’t mean you have to deal with a grumbling stomach. Here are some easy tricks to make you feel fuller longer.

Tip 1. Eat more whole grains

While refined grains, like white flour, white pasta, and white rice will cause you to feel hungry just a short time later; whole grains, like brown rice, oats, millet, and teff will leave you feeling much satisfied longer.

When eating pasta, be sure to choose whole-grain pasta, such as brown

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