BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A local blood donation center is offering ham or turkey vouchers for residents who donate blood. According to a release from the LifeShare Blood Center, all visitors who donate blood between Saturday, Nov. 18, and Wednesday, Nov. 22, will receive a free LifeShare shirt and a $15 voucher toward buying […]
Increasing workplace flexibility may lower employees’ risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Penn State University. In workplaces that implemented interventions designed to reduce conflict between employees’ work and their personal/family lives, researchers observed that employees at higher baseline cardiometabolic risk, particularly older […]
Researchers observed reductions in cardiometabolic risk among employees at higher risk for cardiovascular disease whose workplaces provided them more control over their time and tasks For immediate release: November 8, 2023 Boston, MA—Increasing workplace flexibility may lower certain employees’ risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of […]
In today’s Health Alert, health officials are sounding the alarm over a “dire” surge in dangerous syphilis infections in newborns. The latest figures from the CDC show cases have reached the highest levels in over three decades. Now, according to the CDC, in 2022, there were over 3,700 babies born with syphilis. This is a […]
Source: Tumisu / Pixabay Most people assume that our genes determine the characteristics that make males and females distinct from each other: sex organs, secondary sex characteristics, personality, behavior, and even reproductive capacity. That is all true, but in a far more indirect way than you’d think. Hormones are the real stars of the show. […]
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The research, published today in Science Advances, is the first to use a sophisticated human tissue model to explore the interaction between host and pathogen for six common species that cause urinary tract infections. The findings suggest that the ‘one size fits all’ approach to diagnosis and treatment currently used in most healthcare systems is […]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2023 3:35 pm Updated November 8, 2023 3:36 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Avian flu is spreading rapidly through British Columbia poultry farms, including half a dozen diagnosed in commercial flocks this week alone. The fall migration of wild birds is considered the […]
Pectus Excavatum (PE), commonly known as sunken or funnel chest, is a congenital deformity that can cause kids, especially teens and young adults, to have body image issues, encounter challenges when exercising or playing sports and, in some cases, experience other health problems. Doctors from Stony Brook Medicine’s Cardiothoracic and Pediatric Surgery divisions have created a Chest Wall Clinic […]
Two new studies exploring the long-term effects of marijuana have found a possible link between use of the drug and one’s risk for major health events like heart failure and heart attack. In the non-published research to be presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia, one study found that daily use of […]