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Female reproductive factors were associated with risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including age at menarche, number of children, miscarriage, stillbirth, and age at natural menopause, according to an analysis of three cohorts. Among nearly 300,000 women, a U-shaped association was observed between age at menarche and COPD (≤11 vs 13 years: HR …
Spices, onions, red meat, dairy, asparagus, broccoli, and alcohol can negatively affect your natural balance down there; whereas, fruits and juices may turn things especially sweet. If you’re not sure about what food will throw off your pH balance, then follow the lead of Paulita Pappel, a porn entrepreneur and filmmaker who certainly knows …
During Sunday’s Super Bowl, a commercial for Baja Blast, the mystery-citrus-flavored, turquoise-hued Mountain Dew variety, featured one of the evening’s better examples of celebrity casting. It starred actress Aubrey Plaza, known for a kind of deadpan delivery and unexcitable stoicism that captures her millennial generation’s favored pose of existential dread. (I mean, they can’t …
Soybean and cotton farmers using dicamba are reeling after a federal judge revoked the national permit for the popular herbicide. It works for them because crops are genetically modified to resist the herbicide dicamba, and weeds in those fields are sprayed without harming the soybeans or cotton plants. Deliveries of the weedkiller and the …
Feb. 08 This week on the KFF Health News Minute: The Federal Trade Commission says drugmakers are misusing patents to keep prices high on medication delivery devices like inhalers and injectors, and some providers are using a loophole in the Affordable Care Act to charge patients for preventive care that’s supposed to be free. …
Alzheimer’s treatments: What’s on the horizon? Despite many promising leads, new treatments for Alzheimer’s are slow to emerge. By Mayo Clinic Staff Current Alzheimer’s treatments temporarily improve symptoms of memory loss and problems with thinking and reasoning. These Alzheimer’s treatments boost the performance of chemicals in the brain that carry information from one brain …
Atrium Health’s approach to fall prevention used to be inadequate, and was not properly protecting its hospital patients’ safety. THE PROBLEM The health system’s previous falls prevention technology lacked the discreteness required to obtain specific patient data unit details. While Atrium staff had access to raw numbers, the information was not discerned enough to …
The recent spike in coronavirus cases has revived some of the ferocious debates that animated national — and local — politics throughout the first two and a half years of the pandemic. Even though hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are happening at much lower rates than during the Delta and Omicron waves, the spike …
Getty Images If you’re like most people and spend most of your day sitting, there’s a good chance you have tight hip flexors. These critical muscles, which link our torso to our legs, are integral for daily movement and good posture. Yet, by spending long hours behind a desk, on the couch or in …
Orthodontic braces play a vital role in enhancing dental health and cosmetic appearance by gradually aligning and straightening teeth. Understanding the average cost of braces is crucial for individuals embarking on this significant dental investment, enabling effective budgeting and financial preparation. Different Types of Dental Braces Metal Braces Metal braces are a …