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A recent research study examines the link between bariatric surgery and life expectancy. Obesity is known to shorten life expectancy and can lead to diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and certain cancers. Not only can these conditions reduce the quality of life, but there is an increased risk of premature death. Bariatric surgery is […]
Sometime in the future, a distance you find challenging now will feel easy. When that happens, it means you’ve increased your running stamina. We’re not saying a marathon will ever feel easy, but one day you’ll look back and notice that what you find challenging now will come much easier. An increase in running stamina […]
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The government’s ability to test people for coronavirus has been “inadequate” throughout the pandemic, a committee of MPs has said. The Science and Technology Committee said capacity had not been increased “early or boldly enough”. It said a lack of capacity had driven initial decisions in mid-March to scale back contact tracing and largely restrict […]
Hypertension is highly present in South Africa with about 1 in 3 adults living with the chronic condition. According to the Heart Foundation, it’s responsible for 2 in every 5 heart attacks and 1 in every 2 strokes. So… pretty whoa. This high number of affected people isn’t unique to South Africa. A report by […]
In a study published in Allergy recently, researchers looked at 140 patients infected with the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. They identified several underlying illnesses in many of the patients, including eosinopenia and lymphopenia (types of low white blood cell count). But asthma wasn’t one of those conditions, suggesting that having asthma doesn’t make it […]
Being obese is known to increase the risk of a number of diseases, including heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes. Early research suggests it may also make people more ill with Covid-19, but why is this the case? Is there evidence obesity is a risk for the virus? This question has been the subject […]
The UK must go “further, faster” to ramp up coronavirus testing capacity, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has said. The government has set a target of carrying out 25,000 tests a day – but that will not be met until the end of April. Mr Gove said there was a global shortage of the chemicals […]
Some 242 deaths from the new coronavirus were recorded in the Chinese province of Hubei on Wednesday – the deadliest day of the outbreak. There was also a huge increase in the number of cases, with 14,840 people diagnosed with the virus. Hubei has started using a broader definition to diagnose people – which accounts […]
Resistance bands really are among the best pieces of home gym equipment you can pick up. Not only are they extremely portable and easy to stuff into a cupboard between uses, but they’re also highly versatile, in that you can use them to strengthen your body as well as increasing your mobility and flexibility. This […]
The amount of food needed to feed the world’s population by the end of the century could increase by almost 80%, a study has suggested. Researchers from Germany said a trend of increasing Body Mass Index (BMI) is resulting in individuals requiring more calories. The authors warn that failure to meet the need for more […]
Steve Heap/Shutterstock Just one more thing to love about your favorite spot for food shopping! There’s a lot to love about Trader Joe’s, from their delicious but very affordable brands—here’s how they keep their prices so low!—to their fun, tropical atmosphere. But it turns out there’s another great perk to living close to a TJ’s […]
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Children’s hospices in England will be forced to cut services or shut unless the NHS increases its funding, a charity has warned. Together for Short Lives, which helps terminally ill children, highlighted a “dangerous cocktail” of higher costs and a drop in state funding. Its report examined funding for 27 of the 34 children’s hospices […]
Do you really have to worry about eggs again? Not so fast, despite what the headlines may be claiming. Summer Photographer/Shutterstock How do you like your eggs? Poached? Over easy on toast? How about scrambled with a side of bacon? Eggs make for a delicious meal, and for the past few years, we’ve been able […]