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A leading spine surgeon has revealed the simple daily habits he follows to protect his spine—and what to do if you’re one of the millions who suffers from back pain.  Dr Colin Natalia, a consultant at The Princess Grace Hospital, blamed sedentary lifestyles for the epidemic—but said having an office job doesn’t have to equate to back pain.  ‘The spine …

A dead raccoon found in Piscataway has tested positive for rabies after it made contact with a resident’s dog, local officials said. The resident and their pet dog were exposed to the rabid raccoon in the area of Greenwood Drive and Cedarwood Drive on Tuesday, the Middlesex County Office of Health Services said in a news release. The raccoon tested …

Cluster of Legionnaire’s disease cases found in NYC as health officials on alert  AOL.com Legionnaires’ disease outbreak with 5 cases reported in Central Harlem in NYC  ABC7 New York Cluster of Legionnaire’s disease cases found in NYC has health officials on alert  New York Post Legionnaires’ disease cluster in Central Harlem under investigation, health officials say  CBS News Cluster Of Potentially Deadly Pneumonia-Like Cases …

Elevenlabs AudioNative Player The ruling class’s declaration that “the pandemic is over” has been disproven yet again, as the 11th wave of mass COVID-19 infection is now sweeping across the US and other countries, driven by new highly transmissible variants. The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has shown no signs of settling into a predictable “endemic” state falsely promised by official scientists and COVID contrarians alike. The current surge is being propelled by two dominant variants: NB.1.8.1, dubbed “Nimbus,” …

The year is 2021. No human being has been born since 1995. The United Kingdom is ruled by a dictator, the elderly are being forcibly euthanized, and priests, in the absence of newborns, are baptizing kittens instead.  This is the premise of P.D. James’ 1992 novel The Children of Men. James imagines a society that has seemingly become completely infertile, …

People in their seventies are less likely to develop dementia compared to someone of the same age decades ago, a study has found. Dementia is a general term for “loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life”, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Researchers at the University of Queensland analysed data …

We are nearing a point of no return for GLP-1 drugs. More than one in 10 Americans have already taken a GLP-1 agonist, be it Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro. The medications, originally developed for diabetes treatment, have proven to be remarkably effective in helping people lose weight — and America is in the throes of an obesity crisis. They have …

COVID-19 is once again on the rise in California. It remains to be seen whether this latest uptick foreshadows the sort of misery seen last year — when the state was walloped by its worst summertime surge since 2022 — or proves fleeting. But officials and experts say it’s nevertheless a reminder of the seasonal potency of the still-circulating virus. …

Vaccines Children’s health Health care policy Federal agencies See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link For two decades, Washington, D.C., pediatrician Lanre Falusi has counseled parents about vaccine safety, side effects, and timing. But this year, she said, the conversations have changed. “For the first time, I’m having parents of newborns ask me if their baby will still be able …

Meal timing is highly individual. Some people can’t start their day without a big breakfast first thing while others prefer to eat the most food at dinnertime. Typically, most people split their daily calorie intake up between three meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner (plus some snacks). Does it matter which meal is the most caloric? Should you eat most of your …