Turning Away From Vaping, Nicotine-Addicted Teens Choose Candy, Gums
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teens increasingly are turning to nicotine-loaded gum, lozenges and gummies for a quick rush, a groundbreaking study warns.Tobacco-free oral nicotine products were the second-most commonly used nicotine or toba…
Learn MoreBiden Tests Negative for COVID Again, Leaves Isolation
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After experiencing a case of COVID rebound late last month, President Joe Biden tested negative Saturday and Sunday and left the White House for his home state of Delaware.”He will safety return to public engag…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Aug. 8, 2022
Inflation has many Americans cutting back on health care. A poll conducted in June found 1 in 4 Americans (26%) have put off medical care or prescription purchases due to rising prices. Read moreSelf-employed women are often healthier. A study of more…
Learn MoreData Shows 2 Biggest Factors for Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Smoking and older age are the two most important risk factors for cancer, a new, large study shows.The researchers also said doctors should look at excess body fat, family history and several other factors to he…
Learn MoreGlobal Warming Will Mean More Unfit, Unhealthy Kids Worldwide: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children are not as physically fit as their parents were when they were kids, and this will likely harm them as the Earth warms, new research claims.The findings are based on a comprehensive review of more than…
Learn MoreEarly Menopause Could Mean More Heart Trouble Later
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who go into menopause when they are younger than 40 are at greater risk of heart problems, reports a new Korean study of more than 1.4 million females.Women with premature menopause had an overall 33% hig…
Learn MoreFewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fewer people tried to quit smoking as the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this continued for at least a year, according to a new U.S. study.The American Cancer Society detailed pandemic smoking behavior in the rep…
Learn MoreJogging Past 40
I love to jog. But lately, as I trot along, sometimes my shins feel like they’re splintering and my knees ache. The pain is usually worse the next day.
I’ve tried everything. I’ve bought shoes with high-tech insoles. I’ve jogged on grass. I’ve even a…
Learn MoreLord of the Dance
Every Saturday morning for nearly 10 years, I faithfully made my way to a funky building in a run-down part of San Francisco, along with 50 other hardcore devotees. At an hour when most fellow urbanites hadn’t yet contemplated their first low-fat latt…
Learn MoreDancing Past 100
At 104, my great-aunt Lenore Schaeffer* was a sort of living legend. She appeared in Newsweek and on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but not only because she had outlived most of her peers and the average American. It’s because she out-danced most of …
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