April 19, 2023 — Deborah Schranz, a 34-year-old librarian in Teaneck, NJ, has dinner with her family — including her 3- and 6-year-old sons — several nights a week, as well as Saturday lunch. Based on her Orthodox Jewish practice,…
Year: 2023
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you really are” ~Carl Jung Yoga is often celebrated for its physical benefits: greater flexibility, increased strength, improved circulation, and so on. But nothing could have prepared me for the transformational…
By Patrick Doherty, MD, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a condition that has a big impact on your spine. It literally means stiffening of the spine. You may have pain associated with the stiffness, often…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could taxing soda cut down on the consumption of sugary drinks? That’s exactly what happened when a local “soda tax” was launched in Oakland, Calif., according to researchers…
April 18, 2023 – The FDA on Tuesday approved a second bivalent COVID-19 booster for Americans at higher risk, in the hopes of increasing the public’s protection and encouraging more people to get the vaccine, which targets both the original strain…
April 18, 2023 – Time can feel like a roll of toilet paper – it unrolls faster and faster the closer you get to the end. Psychologists and social scientists know this — that time goes faster as we age…
“The antidote to loneliness isn’t just being around random people indiscriminately, the antidote to loneliness is emotional security.” ~Benedict Wells Emotional security. The feeling of being at home in the presence of another. Safe to be who you are, good…
April 17, 2023 – Vaginal laser “rejuvenation” does not relieve certain symptoms of menopause or improve sexual function in breast cancer survivors, new research shows, but will it be enough to stop some health care providers from promoting the false promise…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tests done on a Chilean man infected with bird flu showed signs that the virus has partially adapted to spread between mammals. However, the public health risk still…
SOURCES: Yoshiyuki Sankai, PhD, founder and CEO, Cyberdyne, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Hiroki Kimura, chief clinical officer, Cyberdyne, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Tetsu Sugie, senior manager for corporate development, Cyberdyne, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Bob McIver, physical therapist and doctor of physical therapy;…