A new study found that exercise might be more effective than prescription drugs when it comes to lowering death risks for patients suffering from coronary heart disease, stroke complications, and pre-diabetes. Although researchers stated that there were a limited number of randomized controlled studies on exercise benefits to draw from, they were encouraged by their […]
Think You Know Sugar? Take the Sugar Quiz
We’ve written about the negative health effects of sugar in the past, but many people assume that as long as they avoid candy bars and Pixie Stix’s they won’t go over their daily sugar recommendation (between 20g-40g). Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Some of our favorite foods that we believe are healthy are actually […]
Football Concussions Serious at All Levels
New research suggests that concussions are comparable in magnitude and severity regardless of the age at which a football player sustains the injury, and the majority of concussions occur during practice, not games. The research was designed to determine how concussions affected brain activity and development depending upon when the injury was sustained. For their […]
FDA Plans to Regulate New Health Apps
Need to check your blood pressure? There’s an app for that. Want to keep track of all the calories you’ve consumed and burned? There’s an app for that. Do you want to turn your smartphone into a mobile heart monitor? Believe it or not, there’s an app for that. As smartphone technology continues to improve, […]
Doctors’ Long Hours Impact Family Life
A survey of nearly 100,000 physicians across the US found that doctors who worked long hours were more like suffer from burnout, depression, lowered satisfaction and increased conflicts at home, especially when their significant other also worked a full-time job. Dr. Liselotte N. Dyrbye, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said that the added […]
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