Tick‑bite emergency room visits are climbing to the highest seasonal levels seen in years, and doctors are worried that Lyme and other tick‑borne diseases are about to spike right along with them. This is not just a “New England in July” problem anymore — the risk zone is expanding, and the age groups showing up in ERs are at both ends of the life span.
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After 12 years of dating and one year of marriage, high-school sweethearts Samuel and Penelope started trying to conceive. Both grew up in tight-knit families, and had long dreamed of having biological children together.
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A study conducted by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the Swiss Center for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), provides a new answer by showing that cannabis use does not reduce testosterone levels in young men and may even increase its testicular synthesis. Read More.
Researchers found that concentrated grape intake changed how skin genes behave and reduced a key chemical marker of UV-related cellular damage.
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Eating more beans, lentils, chickpeas, and soy foods is starting to look like one of the most practical ways to protect your blood pressure. Read More.
Whatever your reason for wanting to limit your caffeine intake, these strategies show that you don’t have to change your routine or sacrifice the drinks you love when cutting back!
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What sets Pilates apart is its focus on toning the muscles with springs, bands, or your own body weight. Alycea Ungaro, author of 15 Minute Everyday Pilates, shares her routine for beginners. Read More.
Scientists report that people with color vision deficiency are more likely to miss early symptoms of bladder cancer and therefore receive a diagnosis much later, when treatment becomes more difficult, and survival odds drop sharply.
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A University of Miami Ph.D. student has powered her way through breast cancer treatments and is now using her power lifting workouts as part of a research study.
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned after more than 35 years as a trainer, it’s this: women over 40 have been given a lot of bad fitness advice.
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