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Young men are more likely than young women to break lockdown rules, psychologists suggest. A team from the University of Sheffield and Ulster University questioned just under 2,000 13-24 year olds. Half of the men aged 19-24 had met friends or family members they did not live with during lockdown, compared to 25% of women. […]
The ongoing coronavirus lockdown is limiting everyone’s access to grocery stores, so responsible shoppers are making fewer trips to the store and buying larger quantities than usual. Having extra boxes of pasta and cartons of milk seems like a great plan, but when the “sell by” dates on these items go by, fully stocked households […]
Let’s be real, getting a urinary tract infection (UTI), which brings about the constant urge to pee and burning pain when you finally do, is the worst. While those two symptoms alone might be unpleasant enough, UTIs also have the potential to spread to your kidney (or both kidneys). Yep, it’s an unfortunate truth: A […]
Oftentimes, something that’s ultimately pretty harmless is causing this menstrual cycle problem, like a benign uterine or cervical polyp that’s prompting you to bleed between periods. But spotting is also a common sign of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which happens when sexually transmitted bacteria from infections like chlamydia and gonorrhea spreads to reproductive organs like […]
Even the words “ruptured ovarian cyst” might make you cringe, which makes sense because that doesn’t exactly sound pleasant. But the signs and symptoms of a ruptured ovarian cyst can actually be pretty varied. Sometimes you might not even know you have one because it successfully flies under the radar. (Good job to your body […]
If you’ve experienced low belly pain when pregnant or pain on your right side, you’re not alone. Whether you’re in your first trimester or getting close to your due date, pregnancy does crazy things to your body. That’s no surprise since you’re growing an entirely new person inside of you! Plus, with the sudden influx […]
Back pain typically isn’t something to stress about ― but there are a few specific circumstances in which you might want to, well, watch your back. Lower back pain is extremely common, affecting approximately 1 in 8 people, according to Neel Anand, a professor of orthopedic surgery and director of spine trauma at Cedars-Sinai Spine […]
For most people, stomach aches are a regular part of life. But beyond the acute, temporary discomfort that we’ve all experienced, there are also several forms of abdominal pain that can be a sign of a serious health issue and shouldn’t be ignored. That said, it can be pretty tricky to figure out if your […]
On paper, the holiday and holiday eating are supposed to be full of happiness, celebration, and cheer. Unfortunately, they can also be a minefield of food anxiety and harmful nutrition myths that can be difficult to navigate while you’re trying to enjoy the season. When you’re faced with literally months of parties, dinners, and food […]
Beauty Jenn SinrichOct 24 There’s a lot of misleading information out there, especially when it comes to fighting signs of aging. Feel free to disregard these claims. Washing your face more than once a day will lead to wrinkles Zynatis/Shutterstock Any dermatologist will tell you the importance of washing your face twice a day—both in […]
If you feel like everyone’s a nutrition expert lately, you’re not alone. The sheer amount of diet tips and random nutrition advice online can be overwhelming and confusing, especially because a lot of the time it actually seems to make sense or come with enough anecdotal evidence and testimonials that it starts to feel pretty […]
Whenever you hear the word “pinch,” you know it’s not going to be good. When you were a kid, getting a pinch sucked, and giving one was basically asking for timeout. And who hasn’t been told they would “just feel a pinch” during some procedure or other, then experienced serious discomfort instead? It’s no wonder, […]
Healthy Eating Clare VarellasJul 30 A stomachache after a glass of milk is probably nothing, but if you feel sick every time you eat dairy, you might be facing a bigger problem. You regularly experience bloating and gas iStock/champja You know pretty quickly when the frozen yogurt you ate an hour ago isn’t digesting correctly; […]