You need to take this many steps to reduce obesity

You need to take this many steps to reduce obesity

Obesity requires more than ordinary number of steps to be reduced. — Unsplash/File In the United States, obesity affects over two out of every five persons, and the prevalence of the illness has risen over time. However, studies have shown time and time again that obesity is a complex illness, …

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‘I Quit,’ Says Lizzo, Citing Online Criticism and Ridicule

‘I Quit,’ Says Lizzo, Citing Online Criticism and Ridicule

Lizzo, the Grammy Award-winning singer and fashion entrepreneur, on Friday declared “I QUIT” on Instagram after citing online criticism she’s faced. “I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,” she wrote. “All I want is to make music and make …

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Researchers Find Genes That Could Cause Childrens Cerebral Palsy

Researchers Find Genes That Could Cause Childrens Cerebral Palsy

The seven-year study, published in the journal Nature Genetics and led by scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, suggests the existence of many genetic variants contributing to cerebral palsy. The childhood-onset …

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Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?

Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?

The phone awakened Doug Nordman at 3 a.m. A surgeon was calling from a hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., where Mr. Nordman’s father had arrived at the emergency room, incoherent and in pain, and then lost consciousness. At first, the staff had thought he was suffering a heart attack, but …

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