Monthly Archives: November 2023

What’s behind the growth in Central Texas health care? Here’s what you need to know.

Central Texas is no longer a quiet medical community. It’s becoming a not-so-sleeping giant of innovation and collaboration, a place where residents can see specialists at the top of their fields at home, and a place that is attracting patients from around the world to seek care. In the next seven years, Central Texas will […]

Fitness: Use exercise to help keep blood pressure in check

Breadcrumb Trail Links Diet & Fitness Almost all modes of exercise reduce both systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings. The heart health benefits of physical activity are well known and well studied. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through our links on this page. Article content […]

Dr Eric Berg warns common cholesterol medication could ‘worsen’ heart problems

With over 71.1 million statin prescriptions dispensed in England in 2018, the cholesterol-lowering drugs are an extremely popular option for lowering the risk of heart problems. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) explains that there is “strong evidence” showing that statins can reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. However, Dr Eric Berg has […]

India sees single-day rise of 31 new Covid infections

PTI November 26, 2023 / 04:29 PM IST India sees single-day rise of 31 new Covid infections India saw a single-day rise of 31 new coronavirus infections while the active cases have been recorded at 249, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on November 26. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,298, the […]

‘Doctors told us our son had a urine infection – two weeks later he was dead’

The family of a man who died less than two weeks after contracting a urine infection have spoken of their devastation. Ben Boyle, who was raised in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, first fell ill back in October after receiving his flu and Covid vaccines. His mum Gillian Barnes believed he was just suffering from common side […]

Tales from the Rez (2023) Review – Blood in the Snow – Voices From The Balcony

Jim Morazzini As you can probably tell from the title, Tales From the Rez is an anthology that draws its tales from Indigenous Canadian folklore, in particular that of the Blackfoot Nation to which writer/director Trevor Solway (Absolutely Canadian, Broken Records) belongs. Starting out as a web series, it was picked up by APTN, Aboriginal […]