People in menopause experiencing upsetting stressful events are more likely to have worsened menopause symptoms—and the level of social support they receive doesn’t seem to moderate the impact on symptoms, according to a study published January 27, 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Megan Arnot from the University College London, UK, and colleagues. […]
While COVID-19 may itself compromise a person’s mental health, the social conditions of the pandemic are also having a negative impact. Economic hardship, heavy COVID-related media exposure, reduced social contact and domestic violence are just some factors that may have affected people. Indeed, studies have shown that mental health has declined during the pandemic. Our […]
Michelle Marescott wants to make a change in her life. She started gaining a significant amount of weight due to a food addiction, and as she continued to put on weight — eventually hitting 592 lbs. — Marescott became increasingly isolated, losing jobs and friends in the process. After her parents died, Marescott, 36, decided […]
For relationship and love enthusiasts, the five love languages are like the sexy cousin of astrology and Meyers Briggs personality types. They get people into thinking not just how they show affection but how they receive it and offer a glimpse into how the subtle actions and communications that make up the bulk of any […]
Health authorities in Spain say they are running out of COVID-19 vaccines and will have to postpone giving shots to health workers and nursing home residents due to delays in deliveries by pharmaceutical companies. Catalonia’s public health chief Josep Argimon said Wednesday that the northeast region that is home to Barcelona will have used up […]
La renuencia de los estadounidenses a vacunarse contra covid-19 está disminuyendo, según una encuesta publicada el miércoles 27 de enero. Casi la mitad de los adultos encuestados en enero dijeron que ya han sido vacunados o que quieren la vacuna tan pronto como puedan, en comparación con aproximadamente un tercio de los adultos encuestados en […]
PMQs: Boris Johnson praises British Army for vaccine rollout Vaccination is currently one of the only tangible ways out of the Covid pandemic, with uptake surging across the world. The UK’s vaccine programme began in December 2020 and has since covered more than six million people. Most of the vulnerable people now included in the […]
Stroke survivors who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise, currently not prescribed to stroke survivors, significantly improved their ability to transition from sitting to standing, and how far they could walk during a six-minute walking test, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Cardiac rehabilitation […]
More than 100 million COVID-19 cases have now been recorded worldwide, according to an AFP tally on Tuesday, as newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden pledged to ramp up the United States’s struggling vaccine program. The number of cases, compiled from data provided by national health agencies, represents just a fraction of the real infections as the […]
Rest days are a crucial part of any successful fitness plan – in fact, they’re just as important as the training itself. Here’s how to make the most of your days off. Whether you’re in the early days of your new fitness routine or have been training for a while – it’s easy to get […]
