When Dr. Nir Barzilai met 100-year-old Helen Reichert, she was smoking a cigarette. Dr. Barzilai, director of the Aging Research Institute at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, remembers Ms. Reichert saying that doctors repeatedly urged her to quit smoking. But all the doctors died, Ms. Reichert noted, and she didn’t. Ms. Reichert lived for […]
“In the beginning, everyone thought they were going to find this breakthrough painkiller that would replace opioids,” Gereau said. Increasingly, however, it appears that chronic pain such as cancer may have a number of genetic and cellular factors that vary depending on both the condition and the specific nature of the person experiencing it. “We […]
Most of us don’t think about pain until we experience it. And when we do, it usually goes away after a few days or weeks. This has been my own experience until the summer of 2023. One day I woke up and found that my arms were hurting. There was no obvious explanation, nothing I […]
State health officials on Monday said a Louisiana patient who was hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States. Officials said the patient was over 65 years vintage and had underlying health conditions. The person was infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus as a result of contact […]
The U.S. Surgeon General’s recent initiative to warn consumers about the link between drinking and cancer comes at a precarious time for restaurant owners trying to estimate profits that depend on alcohol sales. Food and labor costs have risen, and some Americans weary of inflation continue to rise cut back on eating out. Sales decreased […]
Barrie Miskin was newly pregnant when she noticed her appearance was changing. Shadowy spots appeared on her skin like watercolor ink. A “thickness” of hair had grown on her upper lip and chin. The outside world was changing, too: in her Astoria neighborhood in Queens, glowing lights haloed objects, blurring her vision. Co-workers and even […]
Aimee Tritt, a registered dietitian in Minneapolis, said she sees the same pattern over and over again: People want to be healthier, so they change their diet dramatically, only to burn out after a few weeks. If this has happened to you, know that you are not a failure, says Ms. Tritt, who also teaches […]
Angle said it helped that he and Mearns can hear music in a similar way, with their responses driven by the same impulses. Because of this, he said, “she would have my body, my cues and my breathing to support her determine the time signature and tempo.” Mearns said she was shocked by the number […]
For some people, sweating during a very sizzling workout can border on a spiritual experience. For others, a cozy studio simply provides relief from the icy winter weather. Not all heated workouts are equally sizzling: Bikram yoga classes are typically 105 degrees and 40% humidity, while other heated classes can range from a cozy 80 […]
Ophira and Tali Edut, known as AstroTwinsare professional astrologers based in Up-to-date York and Seattle. Their works were presented in “Up-to-date York Times”, She, Vogue, and Good Morning America. After reading books for celebrities including Beyoncé, Emma Roberts and Stevie Wonder, they were dubbed “celebrity astrologers.” AstroTwins have collaborated with Nordstrom, Kate Spade and Urban […]