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Mayo Clinic Minute: How low testosterone can affect men’s health

sarah16/06/2023 56 Views

Millions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like osteoporosis and lowered red blood cell production.

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Dr. Gregory Broderick, a Mayo Clinic urologist, encourages men with symptoms of low testosterone to speak with their health care team.

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Testosterone is a key male hormone that is responsible for characteristics like hair growth, muscle mass and deepening of the voice. As men age, testosterone levels gradually decline, particularly over 40.

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“The main complaint I see as a urologist is a lack of interest in sexual functioning,” says

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CPR’s true survival rate is lower than many people think: Shots

sarah05/06/2023 25 Views

First-aider practicing chest compressions on a CPR training dummy.

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“Nurse refuses to perform CPR,” read the caption on an ABC newscast in California. “911 dispatchers please ignore.” Several days earlier, an elderly woman at a senior living facility had gone into cardiac arrest. The dispatcher instructed an employee to perform CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. But theemployees refused.

“Is there anybody there that’s willing to help this lady and not let her die?” the dispatcher said. It made the local news, which elucidated a national outcry and prompted a police investigation. But the woman was already dead — her heart had stopped.

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Donald Trump Congratulates Kim Jong Un, Faces Backlash From Republicans

sarah04/06/2023 27 Views

Donald Trump shared his congratulations for Kim Jong Un on his social media platform, Truth Social, earlier this week, sparking a bipartisan backlash. In doing so, Trump shared a link to the news that the World Health Organization has admitted North Korea to its executive board.

“Congratulations to Kim Jung Un!” Trump wrote. The post was quickly met with backlash from several other voices in the Republican party. Georgia governor Brian Kemp later tweeted: “Taking our country back from Joe Biden does not start with congratulating North Korea’s murderous dictator.”

Read More: Trump Updates Kim Jong-un’s Health

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Allina Health System cuts off patients with medical debt

sarah02/06/2023 31 Views

Many hospitals in the United States use aggressive tactics to collect medical debt. They flood local courts with collections of lawsuits. They garnish patients’ wages. They seize their tax refunds.

But a nonprofit health system in the Midwest is among those taking things a step further: withholding care from patients who have unpaid medical bills.

Allina Health System, which runs more than 100 hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin and brings in $4 billion a year in revenue, sometimes rejects patients who are deep in debt, according to internal documents and interviews with doctors, nurses and patients.

Although Allina’s

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Chambersburg Health Alert: Heavy drinking leads to muscle loss. Doctor Explains | state

sarah31/05/2023 26 Views

Senior Health

The big picture:Dr. Lindsay Boik-Price says: “Drinking harms you in many ways.”

in the news: New research is showing that heavy drinking during your younger years puts your body at risk due to negative “effects on muscle mass” in your middle and older years.

This finding has direct implications for you in Pennsylvania.

Did you know that 19.0% of you binge drink in Franklin County?

Key Findings

The research indicated that there was a correlation between low muscle mass and heavy drinking. In effect, those who drank more lost more muscle.

The researchers noted that even though they

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Breathing in bad air: The health costs of climate change and wildfires

sarah28/05/2023 23 Views

Smoke from Alberta wildfires is pushing its way across Canadian provinces, darkening the spring sky and fouling the fresh air.

The sun glows an unmistakable amber, alerting everyone that fire season is here — much earlier than many anticipated, including fire officials themselves.

Harold Larson’s parents were forced from their rural community of Evansburg, Alta., earlier this month.

They have since returned home to the community west of Edmonton, but Larson’s mind is not far from the men and women fighting the fires on the front lines. He used to be one of them.

“I traveled all around Canada and

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Recipe: Peggy’s Indian Cabbage | Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

sarah21/05/2023 22 Views

May 20, 2023 · 8:10 AM

From Peggy at Buttoni’s Low-Carb Recipes:

If you think you don’t like cabbage (like my husband) you have GOT to try this recipe! You’ll swear you don’t eat cabbage!! No cabbage odor or strong taste whatsoever to this dish! It is a delightfully crunchy side dish with grilled Tandoori Chicken or pork chops! I order my nigella seeds (black onion seeds or how about seed) on-line, but you may be lucky to have a spice supplier where you live. I would not recommend omitting them, as you will miss out on a flavor layer

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Healthy Planet Expands Retail Footprint in Canada

sarah19/05/2023 64 Views

Grand Opening of Four New Stores This Weekend in Toronto, Scarborough, Ajax and London

TORONTO, May 9, 2023 /CNW/ – Healthy Planet, one of Canada’s fastest growing health and wellness retail chain, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of four new stores this weekend, May 12^th to the 14^thin Toronto, Scarborough, Ajaxand London. The public and media are invited to join the festivities, which will include ribbon-cutting ceremonies, a sale of up to 70 percent off, and a contest where 12 lucky winners will have the chance to win

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