Over 1 million U.S. children and teens — many of them male — have broken bones and fractured their skulls in bicycle injuries over the past 20 years, according to new research that brought together two decades of data. Boys aged 10 to 15 were particularly at risk. Nearly 87% of kids with skull fractures… read on > read on >
Retirees, it’s time to get up out of your easy chair and get moving. That’s the message from a Finnish study that used a wrist-based device to determine just how much retired adults were moving every day. “Based on our research, people who are retiring should aim to increase the amount of physical activity, particularly… read on > read on >
Yoga, meditation and other mindfulness practices may help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar — nearly to the degree that standard medications like metformin do, a new analysis suggests. That does not mean people should swap their medication for meditation. The trials in the analysis all tested body-mind practices as an addition… read on > read on >
Sometimes that irritated skin on your hands is more than simple dryness. Hand eczema could be the culprit, with painful dry and itchy skin on all or part of the hand and fingers. “If your hands are extremely dry and painful, and using moisturizer throughout the day is not helping to relieve them, you may… read on > read on >
Wearing a fitness tracker may help you get more steps in — even if you never give it a glance. A new study found that folks who wore a pedometer averaged 318 more steps a day than those who didn’t, even without specific fitness goals or incentives and even if they couldn’t see the step… read on > read on >
Eating well and exercising can make for a longer life, and that holds true for former smokers, too, a new study shows. Researchers found that of nearly 160,000 former smokers, those who exercised, ate healthfully and limited their drinking were less likely to die over the next couple of decades, versus their counterparts with less-healthy… read on > read on >
Combining weightlifting with aerobic exercise can significantly lower your odds dying early, especially from heart disease, new research shows. Depending how much weightlifting they did, older adults reduced their risk of premature death by between 9% and 22%, the study found. Moderate or vigorous aerobic exercise lowered the risk by 24% to 34%. The lowest… read on > read on >
There’s an easy way to reduce your risk for dementia, heart disease and cancer: Start walking. Getting in those recommended 10,000 steps a day makes a real difference, new research affirms, but even fewer will pay big dividends. No matter how many you log, however, step up your pace for the biggest benefit. For every… read on > read on >
To slug or not to slug? That’s the question for millions of TikTok users, who turn to the social media giant for tips and information on what amounts to a DIY skin care phenomenon. Slugging involves slathering some sort of sealing agent — like Vaseline or another petroleum-based ointment — onto the skin. What’s the… read on > read on >
Kids who walk, skateboard or ride their bikes to school when they are young are more likely to keep it up as they get older, reaping the health benefits, recent research suggests. “The walk to school is a wonderful moment in the day that provides children a glimpse of living an active lifestyle,” said study… read on > read on >
