Day April 5, 2017

A post shared by wetv (@wetv) on Mar 31, 2017 at 7:04pm PDT Mama June completely changed her diet and exercise habits and underwent a gastric sleeve procedure, known as a vertical sleeve gastrectomy, in 2015 after she hit a…

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap—and its date is no accident. April 4, 2017 symbolizes how far into the next year women must work to earn what men earned in…

As I slowly moved the applicator of Kat Von D’s Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Witches ($34, amazon.com) near my mouth before work, my hand began to tremble uncontrollably. I own—and have worn to work—several shades of liquid matte lipstick. “It’s just lipstick,” I…

A new Yale-led study reveals a distinct connection between drought exposure and adverse human health among older adults. In a retrospective study of health claims for 618 U.S. counties over 14 years, researchers found that severe drought conditions increased the…

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Researchers affiliated with the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, have shown that genetic information can be used to improve early prediction of the response to drugs in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), one of…

Pharmaceuticalization of today’s sleep Dr Catherine Coveney The pharmaceuticalisation of sleep, put simply, refers to the ways in which sleep becomes a site for manipulation or augmentation through pharmaceutical use. There are different ways in which sleep can be pharmaceuticalised…

A team led by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine has demonstrated a way to diagnose cancer without resorting to surgery, raising the possibility of far fewer biopsies. For this first-in-humans clinical trial, women with either breast or…

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The Munich Chronotype Questionnaire determines your chronotype This biological trait indicates how you will perform at different times of the day Resarchers offer tips on how to modify your chronotype to be more productive By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published:…

This kettlebell squat and pull is ideal for toning thighs, says Nadya Fairweather, personal trainer and founder of u-shape.co.uk Compound exercises are those that target multiple muscle groups: they burn a lot of fat and require a high-calorie intake Healthy…

The small pinkish pill sitting in my palm looks no more exciting than a battered Smartie. And yet it represents the culmination of centuries of ceaseless striving and quests for magical elixirs. The Australian scientist who has developed it predicts…

I’ve spent the past 30 years researching and writing about how eating the right foods can boost our outer beauty and inner wellbeing, and help us look younger and leaner, feel better and live stronger.  Yet my new book, The…

Researchers led by Julian E. Stelzer, PhD, associate professor in the department of physiology and biophysics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, have found a new target for drug developers seeking straightforward ways to improve cardiac output in…

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You love your new apartment but the walls leave something to be desired. “Some colors may be dated,” says Wood. “Painting is an easy and fast way to turn a room around for under $50,” especially your living room, which…

Valeria posted a video recently in which she denounces “ugly people.” “Some girls simply think that nothing can help them when all they do is lie on a couch eating pastry,” she says according to a translation by the Daily…

And after a while, you might become bored and start skimping on sessions (or skipping them entirely), says Jeff Gaudette, owner and head coach of RunnersConnect in Boston. If you want to lose 10 pounds…  Do This: Prioritize HIIT, advises…

New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are found in fish oil, could improve the function of the glymphatic system, which facilitates the clearance of waste …

The twins always want an option—even if it makes them indecisive. They like to keep busy in life, and vacation is no different. Variety and excitement feed their relationships, therefore it’s important to be able to sample a bit of…

A decade of pain: Tommy Walsh Bunions are a common problem, so when TV builder Tommy Walsh developed a painful swelling on his foot, he assumed he’d joined the millions of others affected by them. Bunions are typically associated with…

Undiagnosed for years: Nicola Taylor Most women experience menstrual discomfort at times, but for 16 years Nicola Taylor, 29, had such bad periods that her life ground to a halt every month. Painkillers and using a TENS machine (a portable…

The health benefits of regular exercise are indisputable. Being active is enough to reduce your risk of having a stroke, type 2 diabetes, depression, Alzheimer’s and even some cancers. Yet, according to a new report by the British Heart Foundation,…

Even though obesity can indicate a risk for heart disease and diabetes in white people, it may not be as reliable for predicting these risks in other racial and ethnic groups, a U.S. study suggests. Almost one in three people…

A combination of advanced scaffold material and so-called adult stem cells improves the healing of rotator cuff tendon tears over surgery alone, a study in rats suggests. “As an orthopedic shoulder and knee surgeon and chemical engineer, I think the…

About one in 10 women in the United States who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant had a fetus or baby with deformities last year, US government scientists said Tuesday. The study released by the US Centers for Disease…

GSK Plc. is voluntarily recalling more than 593,000 Ventolin asthma inhalers from U.S. hospitals, pharmacies, retailers and wholesalers due to a defect that may cause them to deliver fewer doses of the medicine than indicated, the British drugmaker said on…

About one in 10 pregnant women with confirmed Zika infections had a fetus or baby with birth defects, offering the clearest picture yet of the risk of Zika infection during pregnancy, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.   The report from the Centers for…