Ice could be the next frontier in breast cancer therapy, according to new research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. In breast cancer patients, cold therapy was shown to be effective in freezing and destroying small, cancerous tumors in a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting in Salt … Read more
Once upon a time, we were promised a movie lover’s utopia: a streaming universe where any movie you could want would be available at the click of a button. But with each passing year, that promise feels more like a pipe dream. The high-profile subscription streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Max, Hulu and others) … Read more
Correct grammar is so last generation. If you’re still using proper punctuation and capital letters while texting, your age might be showing, as typing in all lowercase has become a Gen Z hallmark. The younger generation believes the letters “look better” than “ugly” capital letters, and saves full sentences and good grammar for the classroom. … Read more
Why be hard when you can be hot? Some people believe that starting off the new year with a strict workout regimen, like the notoriously intense 75 Hard Challenge, is the best course for completing their resolutions. But for those who don’t want to follow the strict 75-day regimen’s rigid rules — which entails following … Read more
Eli Lilly on Thursday launched a website to enable people to directly order from the drugmaker including its weight-loss medicine Zepbound as well as connect people with obesity and other conditions with telehealth companies. The service, called LillyDirect, comes on the back of extraordinary demand seen over the last year for powerful weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. … Read more
Federal officials issued a stark warning about an easily found supplement known as “gas station heroin” after it caused users to have seizures and lose consciousness. Neptune’s Fix — aka “gas station heroin” — contains tianeptine, “a potentially dangerous substance that is not FDA-approved for any medical use but is illegally sold with claims to … Read more
“Give me the epidural!” might soon be a saying of the past. A new fast-acting opioid administered during labor is being flagged as an alternative to epidurals. The opioid, remifentanil, would be given instead of an epidural, allowing them to be more mobile during labor. Under new draft guidelines from the UK health body, National … Read more
Consuming raw honey from a single floral source may improve blood sugar control and lower cholesterol levels when taken within the context of a healthy diet, according to a recent study published in Nutrition Reviews. “These results are surprising because honey is about 80% sugar,” said Tauseef Khan, a senior researcher on the study and a research … Read more
Last fall, North Carolina-based mom Nicole, 31, took her first vacation since giving birth to her one-year-old son. She and her husband packed their Owlet Cam baby monitor, left their infant in their Outer Banks apartment rental and headed to the beach, a five minutes’ walk away, without hesitation. It’s not unusual, she said, for … Read more
Burnt out on your go-to winter travel destinations? We bet you are. After all, it’s a new post-COVID world and that means that it’s time to shake things up. Whether it’s for holiday family fun, glitzy New Year’s Eve shenanigans, winter sun, fun on the slopes, an urban artsy scene, immersion in nature or hiking, … Read more
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is giving up her royal duties to pursue a new passion — alternative medicine. Her controversial fiancé, Durek Verrett, is a self-styled shaman who has endorsed unfounded medical practices and has previously suggested cancer is a choice, according to the BBC. Her guru-lover even claims to have influenced Hollywood A-listers … Read more
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