April showers bring May flowers, but a wet winter is just guaranteed to bring spring and summer bugs. Here’s how bad it’s about to get in your region. Courtesy National Pest Management Association After an overly wet winter across the United States, earlier-than-normal pest population explosions are expected in most areas of the country, as… Read More »
Who says staying fit has to be miserable? If there’s one thing that modern women don’t have time for, it’s another chore. Between growing a career, raising a family, and keeping up with social circles, we don’t have time to commit to something that isn’t engaging and isn’t beneficial. Fortunately, fitness has evolved to meet… Read More »
Prostate cancer has historically been more common, more aggressive and more lethal in African-American men compared with other racial groups. But new findings presented at the 2019 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium reveal that Black men with advanced prostate cancer treated with newer hormone therapies lived 20 percent longer than their white counterparts, reports the American Society… Read More »
Animal organs could help make up for a lack of human donorsBen Edwards/Getty By Chelsea Whyte GENETICALLY modified pig hearts have been successfully transplanted into baboons for the first time. The monkeys lived at least 90 days, suggesting the research could move onto human clinical trials. Eventually, the hope is that pig organs could help… Read More »
By Caroline Lieberman, DPT Living pain-free is crucial to quality of life. The ability to move without pain can impact a person’s ability to participate in – and simply enjoy – everyday activities, earn a living and experience independence. People often associate pain management with medication treatment plans. Reliance on opioids has led to the worst… Read More »
According to James Vaupel PhD, a demographer at Odense University Medical School in Denmark, any child born in Europe of the USA today can expect to live to be 100 years old. He base his findings on a review of birth and death data for millions of Swedes and Danes. The life expectancy of a… Read More »