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How Online Health Tools Can Help Adult Children and their Senior Parents
By Eric Hamilton | May 19, 2020 05:24 PM EDT
It is often difficult for both seniors and their adult children to navigate the ever-changing healthcare landscape.
Healthcare Companies Should Lead the Charge When it Comes to ADA Website Compliance
By Eric Hamilton | Jan 24, 2020 11:19 AM EST
In recent years healthcare companies have faced an increasing number of lawsuits due to non-compliance with ADA web accessibility guidelines for people with disabilities.
Regular Exercise Is Good For Your Heart, No Matter How Old You Are!
By Staff Reporter | Oct 14, 2019 12:09 AM EDT
Philadelphia, October 8, 2019 - Regular exercise is highly beneficial for all patients with cardiovascular disease regardless of age, report investigators in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier. Their results showed that the patients who benefited most from cardiac rehabilitation were those who started out with the greatest physical impairment.
Overcoming The Blood-Brain-Barrier: Delivering Therapeutics To The Brain
By Staff Reporter | Oct 13, 2019 11:53 PM EDT
For the first time, scientists have identified a simple way that can effectively transport medication into the brain - which could lead to improved treatments for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.
Do Women Need More Sleep Than Men
By Ernest Hamilton | Aug 22, 2019 02:51 PM EDT
Sleep is an important part of a healthy individual's life. The processes that happen when we are in "idle state" regulate our internal systems, promote healing, and cover toxin elimination and processing to maintain the body in perfect functioning condition.
5 Benefits Of Laser Eye Surgery
By Hannah Smith | Jul 31, 2019 09:21 AM EDT
Laser eye surgery is costly. Many who need it are unsure that it is worth it because of the price. There is also that small detail of all the post-surgery care that is required.
3M Sold Defective Earplugs to the Military for 13 Years
By Ernest Hamilton | Jul 22, 2019 10:25 AM EDT
Military members who suffer from hearing loss may be able to sue 3M over their defective Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs. The company sold the earplugs to military members between 2002 and 2015 through a government contract.
Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose
By Eric J. Simpson | Jun 13, 2019 08:46 PM EDT
UB research explains motivation factors contributing to choice overload
NEJM applying universal standards of care to Ebola virus disease
By Staff Reporter | Apr 13, 2019 11:04 AM EDT
Dr Shevin Jacob is corresponding author on a perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine calling for universal standards of care to be applied in relation to Ebola Virus Disease
Stress in childhood and adulthood have combined impact on hormones and health
By Staff Reporter | Apr 03, 2019 10:32 AM EDT
Adults who report high levels of stress and who also had stressful childhoods are most likely to show hormone patterns associated with negative health outcomes, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Why Are Pedestrian Road Deaths Surging In The US?
By Staff Reporter | Apr 01, 2019 10:16 PM EDT
Here’s why pedestrians are dying in greater numbers, and how authorities are responding to the crisis.
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may play opposite roles in childhood asthma
By Staff Reporter | Apr 01, 2019 09:24 PM EDT
Dietary intake of two fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, may have opposite effects on the severity of asthma in children
Sleep problems, Alzheimer's disease are linked, but which comes first?
By Staff Reporter | Mar 22, 2019 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers explore the pathophysiological relationship between poor sleep and dementia
Stopping aspirin three months after stenting does not increase risk of death
By Staff Reporter | Mar 19, 2019 10:12 AM EDT
Study suggests doctors can balance clotting, bleeding risks with P2Y12 inhibitor drugs alone
Urban African-Americans more likely to live in trauma deserts
By Staff Reporter | Mar 09, 2019 08:41 AM EST
New level 1 trauma center at UChicago Medicine lowers Chicago's disparity 7-fold

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Productive Practices to Employ in Your Everyday Life

Staying active, productive, and keeping your mind at work, is a great way of staying healthy and happy. This is particularly true during lockdown, when it can feel easy to slip into a rut of laziness, without any clear-cut schedule. But with monotony talking its toll and resulting in a serious lack of motivation for many, how do we keep on top of a consistent workflow and schedule? Stuck for inspiration on how to stay productive and pro-active during the self-isolation, and also generally in your everyday life going forward? Take a look at this short list that we’ve compiled, detailing some practices that you might want to try and employ where possible.