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PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Pensacola boot shop is asking the community for some help. Employees at “The Boot Store” say three people stole several pairs of boots on Tuesday morning. Surveillance cameras at the store caught them. They say this all happened within 10 minutes. Staff members say this is the first time anything like this has happened at the …

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While genes do decide how the body tends to store fat, lifestyle choices decide whether those genes are expressed or silenced. People from families with a history of bigger waists often give up early, believing change is impossible. But research shows that consistent diet corrections, stress management, and targeted exercise can override genetic tendencies. In short, the family tree might …

If you’re strength training, there’s a good chance that you’ve dabbled in the world of creatine. Studies have shown that regularly taking creatine is associated with better brain health, bone strength, and supporting muscle growth. Maybe you’ve heard about those benefits, but what’s less clear is when exactly you should be taking take it. After all, creatine supplements aren’t cheap. …

It’s true that there is no single test that can diagnose Pans or Pandas, nor a biomarker that definitively signals their presence. Brain changes associated with these conditions are also so subtle that they don’t show up to the naked eye on imaging tests, Frankovich says. “When the radiologist reads the MRI, they’re looking with their eyeballs and they’re like, …

John Roberts, the co-anchor of Fox’s “America Reports,” is off of TV for now, and it might be a while before he returns as he battles a nasty disease. The 70-year-old revealed his health situation on X earlier this week. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. …

A poppy-seed-sized pest is turning meat-lovers on Martha’s Vineyard into herbivores. A spike over the past decade in the island’s Lone Star tick population has led to a rapid increase in alpha-gal syndrome, a severe allergy to red meat and other animal products. The ticks, which are also on the rise elsewhere in the United States, can transmit the sometimes-life-threatening …

Flu season is right around the corner—but according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we need to be just as vigilant about reducing COVID-19 exposure. The CDC just reported a 10 percent increase in test positivity rates, and COVID-related emergency room visits are also up 15.2 percent from the week prior. Between increased travel …

A new study suggests that there’s a key lifestyle tweak you should make during retirement to protect your brain health. People who said they had a higher sense of purpose in life were about 28 percent less likely to develop cognitive impairment, including dementia, researchers found. Here’s how you can implement these findings to life a longer, healthier life. When …