by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 14, 2020 | Health News
The link between poor sleep and a greater body mass index (BMI) has been shown in study after study, but researchers typically relied on the memories of the participants to record how well they slept. Sleep apps on fitness trackers, smartphones and watches have changed all that. In a new study, published Monday in JAMA […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 14, 2020 | Health News
During a global pandemic or even more moderately stressful life circumstances, we often turn to comforting sugary and carb-rich indulgences that may help to calm us down. Now for the bad news. New recommendations that will inform soon-to-be-released US dietary...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 14, 2020 | Health News
“There’s a lot of incentive for any corporation to be the first to produce an effective vaccine,” epidemiologist and public health expert Dr. Abdul El-Sayed told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Sunday. “To see a CEO get out ahead of the science here I...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 14, 2020 | Health News
It hardly makes a perfect recipe for sex. The stress has been too much for one Texas couple in their mid-40s with two children, according to one woman who did not want to be named due to the sensitive nature of the story, given her high-profile job in Austin. “I...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 14, 2020 | Health News
One such candidate is in development by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which announced along with its German partner BioNTech on Saturday they proposed expanding Phase 3 clinical trials to include 44,000 participants and more diverse patient populations,...