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Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 11:13 am
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast ...
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Sharp Rise In Kids Accidentally Eating Edibles Amid Legalization--Including Nearly A Quarter Hospitalized For Cannabis Poisoning
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 11:10 am
More than 7,000 children under 6 were exposed to cannabis after eating an edible between 2017 and 2021, nearly a quarter of whom were ...
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Pilates can improve your posture and balance. The killer body is just a bonus.
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 11:00 am
Pilates can be useful to people of all ages for a number of reasons, including better balance and posture through ...
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New 988 crisis line works to fill gaps in in mental health services in Missouri
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 11:00 am
Increasing use of the crisis line is more important than ever, providers say, as the behavioral health system is stretched ...
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Create Great Home Fitness Rooms With Expert Tips
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 11:00 am
Home fitness rooms are growing in popularity and sophistication. Exercise shows up on most New Years resolutions lists. Is it ...
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Bionova Expands Its Cannabis Nutrient Product Offering in the United States
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 10:52 am
Bionova Nutrients, in partnership with Global Garden, announces the expanded availability of their cannabis nutrients in the United States.
yahoo.com

Tips to keep your New Year's resolutions
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 10:43 am
New Year's resolutions tend to be bold and look like a mountain. However, there are ways to stick to your ...
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Antibody drugs could target infectious diseases -- if costs come down
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 10:01 am
A steady stream of promising studies have identified antibody drugs that could prevent malaria, treat a hemorrhagic fever called Lassa ...
washingtonpost.com

The simple diet swap to help you lose weight and lower health risks
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 9:59 am
Replace processed carbs with healthy carbs like fruits, vegetables and whole grains for better metabolic health.
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Mike Kaufmann joins board of Columbus telehealth weight-loss startup Prescribe Fit with $4M seed round
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 9:59 am
A $4M seed round for a Columbus telehealth startup also brings a new gig for former Cardinal Health CEO Mike ...
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Omicron XBB.1.5: CDC tracker and map show where the latest COVID-19 variant is spreading
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 9:20 am
Just in time for your return to office, a new omicron subvariant is causing concern among public health officials.
fastcompany.com

States with legal marijuana see increase in cases of kids accidentally eating edibles
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 8:11 am
More than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than 6 eating marijuana edibles were reported to the nations poison control centers between 2017 ...
cleveland.com

Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 8:00 am
Oregon became the first state to allow adult use of psilocybin magic mushrooms. Licensed guides will likely determine whether the ...
nytimes.com

Broward Health has touched many lives in 85 years. It has big plans for the future
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 8:00 am
Broward Generals Iron Lung, a mechanical respirator, arrived in 1957. The respirator enclosed most of a persons body and varied the ...
miamiherald.com

Damar Hamlin's charity: How you can donate to his GoFundMe
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 5:30 am
Buffalo Bills cornerback Damar Hamlin has been receiving exponential amounts of love in light of his horrific injury.
cleveland.com

Heart failure mortality surges by 37 percent in extremely cold weather
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 4:41 am
Extremely hot days were found to be less deadly, but they still increased the heart failure mortality risk by 12 percent.
washingtonpost.com

On His Way to the N.F.L., Damar Hamlin Was Determined to Give Back
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 4:26 am
The Buffalo Bills safety, who collapsed during a game Monday night, created a toy drive for children in need in ...
nytimes.com

XBB subvariant driving spike in new COVID-19 cases
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 3:12 am
Scientists have said the fast-moving subvariant, XBB 1.5, can cause infections in people who are vaccinated or recently had COVID-19 but ...
newsday.com

Damar Hamlin's toy drive raises more than $800k in one hour after injury
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 2:58 am
Fans donated in droves to Hamlin's "The Chasing M's Foundation Community Toy Drive" page on GoFundMe. The fundraiser was from 2020 ...
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Science reveals cause of COVID-19 smell loss, stress may bring on a stroke, and more health news
Tue, Jan 3rd 2023 at 2:30 am
In a new study, researchers blame an ongoing immune assault on the olfactory nerve cells and a decline in the ...
stltoday.com