PALOS HEIGHTS, IL – The National Honor Society of Shepard High School, 13049 S. Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights will host a blood drive on Friday, Nov. 17. Slots are still available from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The American Red Cross has advised that the national blood supply has dropped by 25 percent since August, […]
The core concepts that define cardiovascular risk management have been undergoing a once quiet, but now undeniable evolution in recent decades. Although lifestyle management, including diet, exercise, and smoking cessation, still hold fast to their roles as the foundation of risk management, cardiologists and other members of the care team have begun to recognize additional […]
COVID-19 has become less of an urgent threat than it was in 2019 largely because of vaccines and growing immunity from natural infections, but antiviral treatments have also changed the course of the disease. The most popular of these is nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, sold under the brand name Paxlovid, which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
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The study found that 70-75 percent of all participants, regardless of whether they were already on blood pressure medications or not, were likely to see a reduction in their blood pressure if they lowered the sodium in their diet. The study found that 70-75 percent of all participants, regardless of whether they were already on […]
Adults are sedentary for an average of 9½ hours each day, studies have shown — and all that sitting could be putting people’s heart health at risk. Researchers from the University of College London (UCL) and the University of Sydney found that replacing just a few moments of sitting with any other type of activity — even […]
Introduction When you were a child, it seemed like an ingenious plan: Splash hot water on your face and stagger into the kitchen, letting out a moan that could make angels cry. One touch of your flushed forehead would convince your parents to diagnose a fever and keep you home from school. No matter how […]
Share on PinterestCooking meals at home is one way to lower daily salt intake. Xavier Arnau/Getty Images The average diets of middle-aged and older adults in the United States include excessive salt, which experts believe has contributed to increased mortality over the last decade. In a recent study of 213 people, a low sodium diet […]
Diabetes has become a pressing public health concern in India. A recent study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed that a staggering 101 million people in the country are grappling with this condition. To put this into perspective, the diabetic population in India alone ranks as the fifteenth most populous country globally. […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have identified a gene expressed during regeneration that is critical for muscle repair. The key human skeletal muscle gene was also found in a subset of muscle fibers that were able to support human muscle stem cells after […]