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How weight training can build healthy bones
Fitness trainers answer the questions you’ve been asking Google. Thinking about what it means to be physically strong often leaves you considering the muscles used…
French doctor warns his country has ‘lost control’ of virus
A French doctor warned Monday that his country has “lost control of the epidemic,” a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus…
Mold and damp health costs are about 3 times those of sugary drinks. We need a healthy housing agenda
The World Health Organization has always been interested in housing as one of the big “causes of the causes,” of the social determinants, of health.…
Cause of Alzheimer’s disease traced to mutation in common enzyme
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new mechanism by which clumps of tau protein are created in the brain, killing brain cells and…
I feel body conscious because I’m not into fitness but all my friends are gym junkies. How do I cope with the pressure?
Samantha Lee/Business Insider When both society and your friends are pressurizing you to go to the gym, it's hard to ignore. But the gym isn't…
Lower rate of cancer related death noticed in women taking cholesterol medications
Among women with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or melanoma, those who were taking cholesterol-lowering medications, were less likely to die from cancer. The analysis was…
The many Dussehras of India: Celebrating other forms of Durga
Navaratri chiefly celebrates Durga and Nava Durga. But people across the country also honour local or regional forms of the goddess, especially on Dussehra. By…
Can you really lose weight by eating MORE?
Can you really lose weight by eating MORE? Advocates of ‘reverse dieting’ insist you can get slimmer by increasing calories ‘Reverse dieters’ increase intake by…
Worried about living through another lockdown with your flatmates? Read this
With over half of England’s population now under tier two restrictions, you might be worried about living through another lockdown in a flatshare. Here, we…