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☆ Lower your blood pressure with 5 more minutes of exercise, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Especially when such a small amount may improve your blood pressure, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 15,000 people who wore activity monitors and had their blood pressure tracked, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal Circulation. As little as five more minutes a day of exercise was associated with lower blood pressure, and just 10 to 20 minutes more as linked to a clinically meaningful change in blood pressure (defined as a reduction of 2mmHg of systolic blood pressure or 1mmHg of diastolic blood pressure), Blodgett said. Even five minutes more of exercise is associated with lower blood pressure, the study said. The answer for better blood pressure may be more than just a walk in the park, however.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Jo Blodgett, Blodgett, Susan Cheng, Busakorn, Cheng, Mark Hamer, “, ” Cheng, ” Blodgett, Shaan Khurshid Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, Institute of Sport, Health, University College London, Heart Institute, Sinai Medical Center, Getty, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Locations: Los Angeles, Massachusetts

☆ Young men are getting testosterone boosts to feel stronger, sharper, and anxiety-free
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Andréa Becker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

He had low testosterone levels, in the range of 219 to 239 nanograms per deciliter. Take Alexis Ohanian, the 41-year-old Reddit cofounder and Serena Williams' husband, who recently posted on X about his (relatively high) testosterone levels. RoWhen LaSara's cofounder John Snedegar opened up his brick-and-mortar men's health clinic in 2017, "nobody" was specializing in men's sexual health, he said. But he typically recommends lifestyle changes, like more exercise, eating better, and getting good sleep, which all naturally help to boost testosterone levels. Researchers such as Berumen worry the branding of men's health clinics prop up impossible standards of manhood.

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The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a series of open heart operations over their childhoods. In some cases, those defects are treated with stents, which prop open blood vessels, ensuring that blood can properly flow through them. “You can imagine that is less than ideal — they’re too big.”This means that as the child grows older and their blood vessels get bigger, stents have to be replaced, often with open heart surgery, Zahn said. “It’s not unusual to have kids who are going into middle school who’ve had four or five or even six open heart surgeries,” he said. Patients are usually able to go home about a day later, compared with around seven days for open heart surgery, including some days in the ICU.

Persons: we’ve, ”, Evan Zahn, Guerin, Zahn, “, who’ve, Shabana Shahanavaz, she’s, Shahanavaz, Renata Organizations: Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, Guerin Congenital, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Locations: U.S, Cedars, Los Angeles, California, Cincinnati

☆ Weekend sleep-ins may benefit heart health, research finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New research suggests doing so may even benefit your heart health, amounting to a 19% lower risk of developing heart disease, according to a research abstract published Thursday. Sleeping in on weekends may lower your risk of developing heart disease later in life, new research suggests. Other experts suggested people still address inconsistent sleep patterns since it can affect more than just heart health. “Sleep is restorative and a key component of heart health preservation.”There are still other unanswered questions, Gulati said: Is there a threshold of too much sleep on the weekend? “To promote heart health, it’s recommended to aim for at least 7 hours of sleep each night and maintain a consistent sleep pattern,” Goldberg said.

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☆ I doubled my salary by becoming a travel nurse. You can't just wait around for a raise — you need to take bold actions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Courtesy of Louie ChanWhen the COVID-19 pandemic started, I heard there was a bigger need than usual for travel nurses. I decided to take a leap of faith, leave my family behind, and move to Texas for my first gig as a travel nurse. A typical travel nursing job lasts 13 weeks, and the rates fluctuateHospitals bring in travel nurses because they're short-staffed. Related storiesBecause travel nurses live away from home, we're given a tax-free stipend that covers housing and meals. I've always been interested in living in another country like Japan or Australia and would consider taking a travel nursing job abroad.

Persons: —, Louie Chan, Chan, It's, I've, I'd Organizations: Service, Business, Stanford Hospital, Travel, CPA Locations: Bay, California, Texas, Cedars, Sinai, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Japan, Australia

☆ The doctor of a 114-year-old woman shares something we could all do to live longer — and it doesn't cost a thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "What I found somewhat remarkable was that there wasn't some odd or unusual thing that she did or didn't do," he told Business Insider. AdvertisementExtending lifespan is big business right now, exemplified in the multimillion-dollar regimens and cutting-edge technology touted by youth-obsessed entrepreneurs like Bryan Johnson. "It kind of reinforced my thinking that there isn't one magical thing to do or not do," he said. "The things I identified in her and other patients that live long and live well is maintaining purpose, adding things or doing new things in their life."

Persons: —, Pearl Berg, Jeremy Lorber, Berg, Bryan Johnson, it's, " Lorber, Robert, Lorber Organizations: Service, Gerontology Research, Business Locations: Cedars, Sinai, Los Angeles

☆ Tick season: How to remove ticks and what to know about these bloodsuckers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

There are more than 800 species of ticks found around the world, and 84 that have been documented in the United States. The most common ones are blacklegged ticks (also known as deer ticks, but they feed on lots of animals besides deer), lone star ticks, American dog ticks and brown dog ticks. However, only female ticks drink to the point that they become engorged. Preventing tick bitesThe diseases carried by ticks can be debilitating or even life-threatening, and the risk of infection increases the longer a tick has been on you. Yes, they can be a public health concern, but we don’t want you to let ticks keep you indoors,” she said.

Persons: ”, Kait Chapman, Thomas Mather, ” Chapman, Lyme, they’ll, “, Mather, Chapman, permethrin, Kate Golembiewski Organizations: CNN, University of Nebraska, University of Rhode, Vector, Environmental Protection Agency Locations: United States, Lincoln, University of Rhode Island, Lyme, Cedars, Chicago

☆ Anger can harm your blood vessel function, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Feelings of anger adversely affect blood vessel health, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. How 40 minutes could turn into a longer problemResearchers in this study observed three major ways that anger impacted blood vessel health, Shimbo said. First, it made it harder for blood vessels to dilate in response to ischemia, or a restriction, he said. After the eight-minute task meant to induce anger, the impacts on blood vessels were seen for up to 40 minutes, he said. Maybe there are ways — such as exercise or medication — to treat the adverse effects of anger on blood vessels, he speculated.

Persons: ”, Daichi Shimbo, Shimbo, Joe Ebinger, ” Ebinger, Anger, Ebinger, Brett Ford, Deborah Ashway, Ashway Organizations: CNN, American Heart Association, Columbia University, Smidt Heart, University of Toronto Scarborough Locations: New York City, Cedars, Sinai, Los Angeles, New Bern , North Carolina

☆ Opinion | Why Aren’t We Saving the Urban Forests?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Margaret Renkl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The volunteer black walnut sapling in our front yard arrived courtesy of a local squirrel. I had to mark it with a little flag to make sure my husband didn’t mow over it by accident. The baby Eastern red cedars and the baby black cherries and the baby red mulberries were all planted by birds. (The baby willow oak and the three baby shingle oaks that appeared two years ago have already fed the rabbits.) This black walnut won’t reach full maturity for another 150 years or so, and that’s if no one cuts it down — a bet I would not take.

Persons: didn’t mow

☆ Companies in Japan are offering workers with bad allergies subsidized trips to low-pollen destinations
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementSome employers in Japan are offering "tropical escape" programs, where workers with bad seasonal allergies get subsidized trips to regions with lower pollen counts, according to The Washington Post. Such programs are seen as a way to enhance worker productivity in Japan, where hay fever is much more prevalent than in the US. It started in 2022 because its CEO has bad hay fever. In Japan, hay fever is not only a public health concern but also a challenge to the economy. In February, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida described hay fever as a "national disease" that negatively impacts productivity.

Persons: —, Naoki Shigihara, Aisaac, Fumio Kishida, Mitsuhiro, Okano Organizations: Washington Post, Service, The Washington Post, Post, Business, The Japan, country's Ministry of Environment, Centers for Disease Control, Japan Times, Japan's, Chiba Prefecture's International University of Health, Welfare Narita Hospital, Nikkei Locations: Hay, Japan, Okinawa, Hawaii, Guam, Tokyo, Chiba, Nikkei Asia

☆ Oprah Winfrey tears up recounting her weight loss journey in primetime special
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Megan Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —It’s been nearly 13 years since “The Oprah Winfrey Show” came to an end, but for viewers of her weight loss special on Monday night, it likely felt like Winfrey’s talk show was back. “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution” featured Winfrey doing what she proved for 25 seasons on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” she can do better than just about anyone else: bring people together and get them talking – and listening – to each other. Winfrey, too, shared the pain she has felt at times in her weight journey. “It’s not a matter of willpower.”The medical experts addressed potential side effects of weight loss medications and factors and risks that should be considered before taking it as part of a multiifaceted care plan. Winfrey spoke about her use of weight loss medication as one “tool” to manage her weight, combined with hiking, running, weight resistance training and eating a healthy diet.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Oprah Winfrey, ”, “, Winfrey, ” Winfrey, Scott Butsch, Amanda Velazquez, It’s, ” Butsch, “ It’s, Let’s Organizations: CNN, Obesity, Metabolic, Cleveland Clinic Locations: United States, Sinai, Los Angeles

☆ Apple's Vision Pro was used in surgery to help perform spinal operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple's Vision Pro headset has been used in spine surgery procedures. A surgical team member at Cromwell Hospital in London wore the device to assist with the procedures. AdvertisementA surgical team at a UK hospital used Apple's Vision Pro headset to help execute a medical procedure. Aftab, a consultant orthopedic spinal surgeon, said, "Working with eXeX to use the Apple Vision Pro has made a huge difference to the way we deliver care to our patients. The software is seamless and has improved efficiency within the Complex Spine team."

Persons: —, Bupa, Surgeons Fady Sedra, Syed Aftab, eXeX, Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics, Susan Prescott Organizations: Cromwell Hospital, Service, Business, Surgeons, Daily Mail, Aftab, Apple, Apple's, Surgery, Apple Vision, CNBC, Kettering Health Dayton, Universal Health Services Locations: London, Sinai, Ohio

☆ Is your ‘emotional support water bottle’ causing overhydration?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Always having a sip of water by your side can be great for remembering to stay hydrated, but sometimes forming an attachment to a water bottle can lead to a fixation on hydration that could have serious health consequences if taken too far, according to medical experts. “But there are situations in which people are obsessed with drinking water. Drinking water when thirsty can activate dopamine-related pathways, giving people a pleasurable response, Bober said. But without moderation, an overreliance on the feel-good chemical hit could be the factor that leads to an increase in water intake and overhydration. The emotional support water bottle has its perks, but even drinking water needs to be in moderation — and the reusable bottle should be cleaned regularly, Bober said.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced everyone from the Clash to Rage Against the Machine, has died at age 75. Kramer died Friday at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, according to Jason Heath, a close friend and executive director of Kramer's nonprofit Jail Guitar Doors. "Brother Wayne Kramer was the best man I’ve ever known," Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello wrote on Instagram Friday. The MC5 was more radical politically than most of its peers, and otherwise louder and more daring. Kramer would lead various incarnations of the MC5 over the following decades, and perform with Was (Not Was) among other groups.

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The Ely Shoshone, Duckwater Shoshone, and the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation — a coalition representing about 1,500 enrolled tribal members — are lobbying the federal government to designate nearly 40 square miles (100 square kilometers) as Bahsahwahbee National Monument. He testified in a multi-decade legal battle alongside ranchers, local officials and environmental groups who all opposed the project by the Southern Nevada Water Authority. Protecting water for sacred trees is not something the agency had previously done, Sullivan said. Even if the land becomes a national monument, the water beneath Bahsahwahbee would remain under the state’s jurisdiction. The Southern Nevada Water Authority supports a monument designation that allows for the continuation of existing ranching and agricultural activities, said Bronson Mack, water authority spokesman.

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☆ Photos: Meet Jodie Foster's Wife and 2 Sons
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Foster shares two children with her former partner, Cydney Bernard: Charles "Charlie" Bernard Foster, 25, and Christopher "Kitt" Bernard Foster, 22. Kit Bernard Foster, Jodie Foster, David Hedison, Charlie Bernard Foster, and Alexandra Hedison. AdvertisementFoster's wife, Alexandra Hedison, is a photographer and former actor who appeared in "The L Word"Jodie Foster and Alexandra Hedison at the 2024 Golden Globes. Charles "Charlie" Bernard Foster is the eldest child of Foster and her former partner, Cydney BernardJodie Foster with Kit and Charlie at the British Academy Britannia Awards in 2016. Christopher "Kit" Bernard Foster is her youngest childJodie Foster with Charlie and Kit at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016.

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☆ Daily Multivitamin Might Help Aging Brains
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter(HealthDay)THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A daily multivitamin could help people keep their brains healthy as they age, a new trial finds. Results suggest taking multivitamins could help prevent memory loss and slow cognitive aging among older adults, researchers report in the Jan. 18 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The effect was measurable: A daily multivitamin slowed brain aging by the equivalent of two years compared to placebo. “Cognitive decline is among the top health concerns for most older adults, and a daily supplement of multivitamins has the potential as an appealing and accessible approach to slow cognitive aging,” he said. It looked at whether a special cocoa extract supplement, a daily multivitamin (in this case Centrum Silver) or both might help boost health.

Persons: Dennis Thompson, Dr, Richard Caselli, “, Chirag, ”, ” Yvas, Olivia Okereke, Preventive Medicine Howard Sesso, Zaldy Tan, ” Tan, Caselli, Sesso, Brigham Organizations: American, Clinical Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, NBC News, Chirag Vyas, Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry, Cocoa, Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, Columbia University, Wake Forest University, National Institutes of Health, Mars Inc, Pfizer, COSMOS, Women’s, Preventive Medicine, Council for Responsible Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, NBC Locations: Arizona, Massachusetts, multivitamins, Jona, Los Angeles

The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in a large, international study that experts say could change the way doctors treat certain heart patients. Wegovy is a high-dose version of the diabetes treatment Ozempic, which already has been shown to reduce the risk of serious heart problems in people who have diabetes. Study volunteers who took Wegovy lost about 9% of their weight while the placebo group lost less than 1%. About 17% in the Wegovy group and about 8% in the comparison group left the study, mostly because of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other stomach-related problems. In 2006, Medicare was allowed to cover weight-loss surgery to treat the complications of severe obesity, if not obesity itself, he noted.

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☆ COVID-19 fraudsters bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card - even a private island
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Patrick Parker Walsh is serving five and half years in federal prison for stealing nearly $8 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds that he used, in part, to buy the island. Instead, he's serving five and half years in federal prison for stealing nearly $8 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds that he used, in part, to buy Sweetheart Island. They potentially plundered more than $280 billion in federal COVID-19 aid; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. They've created special "strike forces " to hunt down COVID-19 aid thieves and vowed not to give up the chase. A few weeks after Oudomsine applied for the pandemic aid, the government rushed him $85,000 to keep his non-existent business afloat.

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☆ Vitamin C and D supplements aren't a magical remedy, doctor says: Use these 5 tried-and-true immuno-boosters
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But does that mean stocking up on vitamin C and vitamin D? and that's where the role of vitamin supplementation comes into play," Ben-Aderet says. "Truth is, there's never been any proven clinical benefit for vitamin supplementation in individuals that are able to get a normal, healthy diet and don't have a clinical vitamin deficiency. DON'T MISS: Do Americans have a vitamin D problem? Here’s what health experts say: ‘You have to be really careful’Though he notes that some people have severe, medical vitamin C and vitamin D deficiencies — which can lead to swollen, bleeding gums or bone fractures — and for those individuals, vitamin supplementation is a very effective and necessary measure.

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Before the fire that destroyed almost everything here, Paradise was one of those blunders of American suburbia, a misplaced place that made little ecological sense. It inhabited a California landscape that wasn’t quite rolling foothill or rugged Sierra but an in-between zone where Ponderosa pines, Douglas firs and incense cedars kept the earth from baking like the great valley below. It wasn’t long before the town was saddled with the sorry title of the largest community west of the Mississippi without a municipal sewer system. Politicians and citizens alike paid little mind to sound planning or zoning laws or to safe spaces between houses and all that was kindling. There were few good roads in or out.

Persons: Douglas Locations: California, Mississippi

☆ While Fewer Americans Have High Cholesterol, Too Many Still Do
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter(HealthDay)WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Despite progress in recent decades, too many Americans still have dangerously high LDL cholesterol levels, and about a quarter don't even know it, new research finds. Of course, you can only start treatment for high cholesterol if you know your cholesterol numbers are high. “That's why it's absolutely imperative that everybody should get their cholesterol checked and they should know their numbers,” Virani said. Being unaware and untreated for high cholesterol disproportionately affected Black, Hispanic and poorer people. “Clinicians have a lot of options to treat these patients and make sure that both their quality and quantity of life is not compromised just because of these high LDL cholesterol levels,” Virani said.

Persons: Cara Murez HealthDay, ”, Dr, Salim Virani, ” Virani, there's, It’s, Virani, Janet Wei, Wei, it’s, ” Wei Organizations: Research, Aga Khan University, . National Health, Heart, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Graduate Studies, Smidt Heart Institute, JAMA Locations: Karachi, Pakistan, U.S, Cedars, Sinai, Los Angeles

That has allowed forests to become four to seven times more densely wooded than they once were, Safford said. Fire scientists advocate more deliberate burning at low-to-moderate severity to clear vegetation that makes forests susceptible to big fires. Susan Britting, executive director of one of the groups, Sierra Forest Legacy, acknowledged any cutting triggers skepticism because loggers historically took the largest, most marketable trees. But she said thinning trees up to a certain diameter is acceptable, though she prefers prescribed burning. Homeowners are anxious prescribed fires will jump perimeters and destroy houses.

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☆ What to Know About the Link Between Red Meat and Type 2 Diabetes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The study does not show that eating red meat directly causes Type 2 diabetes; it only shows an association between how much red meat you eat and your risk of disease. But the study’s findings echo other research that raises concerns about eating large amounts of red meat, and suggest that dietary changes could make an impact. Why might red meat be harmful to your health? “Red meat has pros and cons,” said Dr. Ruchi Mathur, an endocrinologist at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles who was not involved in the study. But red meat is also high in saturated fat, and “depending on the processing, can be high in sodium and preservatives,” Dr. Mathur said.

Persons: —, ”, Ruchi Mathur, Dr, Mathur Locations: Cedars, Sinai, Los Angeles

☆ Blood tests needed for widespread Alzheimer's diagnosis on the way
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Deena Beasley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Several Alzheimer's blood tests are in the works – and one is already being sold to consumers – but none have been established as accurate, formally approved by regulators or reimbursed by insurers. Researchers have been working for years on blood tests for Alzheimer's that can replicate these diagnostic tools. The need for blood tests has become more pressing since the FDA approved Leqembi in July. Accurate blood tests are expected to help identify which dementia patients actually have Alzheimer’s, the most common but not the only cause of dementia. "When there are widely available, scalable, sensitive and specific blood tests it will be an absolute game changer for Alzheimer's patients."

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Eli Lilly, Dr, Sarah Kremen, Eliezer Masliah, Eisai, Michael Irizarry, Roche, Bruce Jordan, Russ Paulsen, Deena Beasley, Caroline Humer, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Memory Centre, of Readaptation, University Hospital, REUTERS, FDA, Sinai Medical Center, Wednesday, Quest Diagnostics, National Institute, Aging, U.S . National Institutes of Health, C2N Diagnostics, Roche Diagnostics, Alzheimer's Association, RAND, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, Leqembi, Eisai, Los Angeles, U.S

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