Prescriptions for the addictive drug codeine jumped by a factor of five between 2006 and 2017, a University of Manchester study of 2 million opioid users has shown. Other opioid drugs such as tramadol and oxycodone were used less commonly, but had even steeper rises over the same period. Additionally, one in seven of all […]
Kate Hudson's eldest child has her mannerisms down pat! In a laugh-out-loud video shared on the Oscar nominee's Instagram page Thursday, Hudson's 16-year-old son Ryder (whom she shares with ex Chris Robinson) impersonates his movie star mom, capturing how she would deliver protein shake directions. "Hi guys, Kate Hudson here," says Ryder at the start […]
Data from COMBINE (OCT-FFR) found that the use of FFR combined with OCT imaging can help improve the accuracy of high-risk lesion identification in patients with diabetes. Findings were reported today at TCT Connect, the 32nd annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). TCT is the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional […]
Another day, another Kardashian-Jenner hair story. Yesterday, Kourtney Kardashian's youngest son, Reign Disick, debuted his new mohawk, Kim Kardashian West recently wore a waist-length braid with an epic twist, Kylie Jenner literally can't decide which wig she wants to wear, and now Kendall Jenner is showing off how long her hair has gotten. Jenner often […]
Four minutes of planking sounds extreme to most people (time goes much slower when you’re holding your body above the ground, right?), but Canadian athlete Dana Glowacka isn’t like most people—and her version of extreme planking lasts a little longer. Four hours, 19 minutes, and 55 seconds to be precise, which was long enough to […]
A concept bandied about early in the coronavirus pandemic, something called "herd immunity," has surfaced again. President Trump referenced the idea during an ABC News town hall last month, insisting the virus would eventually go away as people develop "a herd mentality." (Okay, he misspoke, but we think we know what he meant.) Then, during […]
Increased exposure to TV and touchscreens can have a significant impact on infants’ sleep, a major new study has found. With screen time on the rise due to the coronavirus pandemic, there is renewed attention on its impact on children and babies. The new study published in the journal Sleep, found that infants as young […]
Patterns set during childhood can influence adult life profoundly, and exercise habits are no exception. With the U.S. seeing a 20-year trend of increased risk of being overweight or obese among children, there’s reason for concern about both short- and long-term effects on health at a population level. Recent USC findings—from one of the first […]
France on Wednesday became the latest European country to toughen anti-coronavirus measures, imposing a curfew in Paris and eight other cities from Saturday, while Germany and Ireland also ramped up restrictions. “We have to act. We need to put a brake on the spread of the virus,” President Emmanuel Macron told public television, announcing a […]
As cases of reinfections continue to be reported from across the world, an octogenarian woman from the Netherlands became the first person who died after getting reinfected from coronavirus. Researchers from Maastricht University Medical Center in a paper highlighted that even though the Dutchwoman was suffering from Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a type of cancer where abnormal […]
