BOSTON – New research shows that people with chronic low back pain (cLBP) have better results from yoga and physical therapy compared to reading evidence-based self-help materials. While this finding was consistent across many patient characteristics, a much larger effect was observed among those already taking pain medication to treat their condition and those who…
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AURORA, Colo. (July 14, 2020) – A study published earlier this year claiming the coronavirus may have jumped from dogs to humans is scientifically flawed, offering no direct evidence to support its conclusions, according to a collaborative group of international researchers, including scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “During this time of…
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Cleveland – Researchers at Case Western Reserve University reviewed national data from the U.S. Census bureau and found associations between states’ voting patterns in the 2016 presidential elections and decreases in the number of adults 18 to 64 years of age without health insurance coverage. “Following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we…
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You don’t have to be an experienced trailblazer to know that if you choose to hike in the heat, you better be hydrated. Yet scientific literature on the subject reports that roughly 25% of heat-related illness cases are a result of a fluid imbalance, rather than heat exposure alone. New research out of Arizona State…
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WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pandemic stripped an estimated 5.4 million American workers of their health insurance between February and May, a stretch in which more adults became uninsured because of job losses than have ever lost coverage in a single year, according to a new analysis. The study, to be announced Tuesday by the nonpartisan…
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A 30-year-old man who believed the coronavirus was a hoax and attended a “Covid party” died after being infected with the virus, according to the chief medical officer at a Texas hospital. The official, Dr. Jane Appleby of Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, said the man died after deliberately attending a gathering with an infected…
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A few heavy hitters from the New York cocktail scene have collaborated on a new line of canned cocktails called Social Hour. Julie Reiner and Tom Macy, two of the owners of the Brooklyn cocktail bar Clover Club, are providing the mixological inspiration, while some of the base spirits will come from the New York…
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Anna Gordon’s the Good Batch Bakery has been a staple in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, for several years. In summer it even offered ice cream sandwiches made with its own cookies. On Wednesday Ms. Gordon is opening a scoop shop across the street. In addition to some new flavors like sprinkletown, coffee ganache and caramel brownie…
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Pierre Thiam, a native of Senegal, has become the American ambassador for fonio, the versatile West African grain. He’s written a book about it. Now in addition to selling plain fonio, which cooks up like fine couscous, his company, Yolélé, has introduced tasty, efficient fonio pilafs. They are preseasoned with several flavor profiles: Yassa, with…
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American Airlines said on Monday that it had reached out to Senator Ted Cruz after a widely shared photograph showed him not wearing a mask on one of its flights. The photo, posted on Twitter on Sunday night by an employee of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, shows Mr. Cruz sans mask while holding a…
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