Healthy diets have lower greenhouse gas emissions and a lower impact on the environment than food that is highly processed, according to a new study. The research, by the University of Leeds and published in science journal PLOS One, adds to a growing awareness that there is a close link […]
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It Takes a Team: A Doctor With Terminal Cancer Relies on a Close-Knit Group in Her Final Days
The decisions have been gut-wrenching. Should she try another round of chemotherapy, even though she barely tolerated the last one? Should she continue eating, although it’s getting difficult? Should she take more painkillers, even if she ends up heavily sedated? Dr. Susan Massad, 83, has been making these choices with […]
Higher Physical Activity Is Associated With A Better Metabolic Health Risk Factor Profile In Menopausal Women
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences shows that menopausal transition is associated with unfavorable changes in metabolic health that may be mitigated with a physically active lifestyle. Physical activity especially alleviated increases in systolic blood pressure. […]
Area resident filling need for women’s health care | Lifestyles
Sheila Metzger saw a need in Muskogee for a total women’s health care facility. On Nov. 15, she opened Grace River Women’s Health at 347 S. 37th St. “I just felt like Muskogee needed a more holistic, whole woman-centered type care,” Metzger said. “It’s really not available here in Muskogee. […]
Things to keep in mind during open enrollment
As we all reel from higher prices on everything from steak to gas to furniture to bedding, here’s another big-ticket item that you need to think about: health insurance. In its annual survey of costs, Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage are up […]
Debugging the mythology: was Ada Lovelace really the first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace—in the background, an illustration of the difference machine. Image: Alexander Bertram-Powell / Alamy Resembling the myths of the ancient Greeks, romanticised stories about science feature brilliant geniuses who make spectacular breakthroughs. Apart from Marie Skłodowska Curie, virtually all these intellectual heroes are male, so campaigners have energetically searched […]