Super flexible joints can may indicate problems
Can you can bend your thumb until it touches your forearm? Crank your pinky fingers back until they form 90-degree angles with the backs of your hands?…
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Feds propose stricter rules for Medicare Advantage plans The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed new rules that would require…
Exercising while sick: Dos and don’ts
Regular exercise is a healthy choice for most people, and a great way to shake off winter gloom. But when common winter illnesses hit, sometimes the…
Flavonols may slow cognitive decline
Higher dietary intake of flavonols — antioxidants found in tea, wine and certain fruits and vegetables — may help preserve memory and cognitive…
New drug delays diabetes
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new immunosuppressive drug that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes by two years or longer, according…
Study: Organ donations linked to motorcycle rallies
Organ donations related to motor vehicle crashes increase during major motorcycle rallies, according to the New York Times. In a study published in JAMA…
Synthetic magic mushrooms relieve depression
Psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in magic mushrooms, can quickly relieve treatment-resistant depression with just one dose, according to a new…
Pine-Sol recalled with bacteria contamination
Some Pine-Sol products may be infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to NBC News. Clorox is recalling eight different Pine-Sol products…
Why do you have an auto-immune disorder? Blame the plague
When the Black Death rampaged through Europe in the mid-1300s, no one — rich or poor, old or young — was safe. It was the deadliest pandemic in human…
FDA approves controversial ALS drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Relyvrio, a new drug for the treatment of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease),…