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Arcturus COVID subvariant: What we know

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The COVID-19 subvariant, dubbed XBB.1.16 by the World Health Organization, was first detected in the Indian subcontinent in late January. It has since been detected in 29 countries, although experts say it is likely circulating undetected in many others. So far, XBB.1.16 does not appear to have been detected in Canada.

“We don’t know yet how this variant is going to pan out,” said Dr. Don Vinh, a professor in the departments of medicine, medical microbiology and human genetics at McGill University, in a phone interview with CTVNews.ca on Wednesday.

“There have certainly been variants that have emerged and then

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Sleep apnea causes cognitive problems even in healthy men, research finds

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Most people with untreated sleep apnea develop heart disease, and researchers have assumed that’s why they also have cognitive problems. But a small new study finds that obstructive sleep apnea itself is harming the brain, giving new urgency to recognizing and treating the disorder.

Otherwise healthy middle-age men newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea show poorer mental function in areas such as judgment, impulse control and recognizing other people’s feelings compared to men without the condition, according to research published Thursday in Frontiers in Sleep.

Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common form, occurs when the throat muscles relax and airways

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Should You Be Concerned About Arsenic in Rice?

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Arsenic-based pesticides have been used in agricultural practices for many years, and, accordingly, soils and groundwater in the US are contaminated with varying levels of arsenic. Because arsenic exists in soil and water, it finds its way into our food supply. And nearly all foods contain some level of arsenic.

What Foods Have the Most Arsenic?

Studies show that most of the arsenic in the American diet comes from meat, milk, poultry, pork, eggs and seafood. Poultry is the worst offender. Some chickens exceed the EPA safety limit for arsenic by 2,000%. Meat and poultry are high in arsenic because

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Jennifer Lopez talks about the basics of a healthy lifestyle, self-care

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Jennifer Lopez talked about the basics of maintaining a healthy lifestyle at the launch of her new alcohol line.

the Shotgun Wedding actress, 53, exclusively discussed the tricks of achieving healthy lifestyle with PEOPLE for the launch of her lower-calorie alcohol line Delola.

“For me, [a] a healthy lifestyle is about self-care,” said Lopez. “Working out regularly with some consistency, taking care of your skin…”

However, she explained that it all starts with the basics, including getting enough sleep and drinking lots of water, and also focusing on meditating

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Hostile parenting impacts childhood development in Tyler | state

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Pueblo therapy center teaching nutrition as part of mental health

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Nutritional Therapist Taylor Lopez-Cepero, left, whips up ingredients in the kitchen alongside A New Leaf Therapy Founder Regan Young on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

A Pueblo counseling center offering nutrition classes as part of its mental health services is prepping for April cooking classes designed to help participants prioritize their physical health and the food-mood connection.

A New Leaf Therapy is a counseling center emphasizing nutrition as an aspect of mental health by offering the classes, said Regan Young, the center’s founder. Class instructor Taylor Lopez-Cepero is a Pueblo native who returned home after receiving her master’s degree in dietetics

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Alzheimer’s first signs may appear in your eyes, study finds

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The eyes are more than a window to the soul — they’re also a reflection of a person’s cognitive health.

“The eye is the window into the brain,” said ophthalmologist Dr. Christine Greer, director of medical education at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Boca Raton, Florida. “You can see directly into the nervous system by looking into the back of the eye, toward the optic nerve and

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Pregnant Naomi Osaka Hopes to Make Her Baby ‘Proud’ with New Mental Health Series for Kids

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Naomi Osaka wants to put mental health first — for her baby on the way and all kids around the globe.

The mom-to-be and tennis pro, 25, teamed up with Modern Health to come out with a collection of children’s meditations. Each meditation is geared to a certain age group and they are designed to help kids learn about mental health and wellness as the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey warns of an unprecedented youth mental health crisis.

The survey

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