You may think you need to run, jump, or do other explosive, plyometric moves in order to really challenge yourself during exercise. But we have a stellar low-impact workout that proves you can get in a sweaty session without pummeling your joints and ligaments.Both strength training and cardio workouts can be created to be low-impact.…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday that it will ease COVID-19 mask mandates for most Americans. The CDC mask guidelines will now involve a new three-level, color-coded risk system that will determine whether masks are required in a given community.“With widespread population immunity, the overall risk of severe disease is now generally…
According to a survey published on Thursday, 54% of abortions in the U.S. are now performed using abortion pills, rather than with surgery, reports Reuters. The survey was released by the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization devoted to sexual and reproductive rights. The report reflects a continued rise in use: In 2017, medication…
The renaming of an Oxford college is just one sign of their cloutTHE ECONOMIC development of Vietnam now has a permanent monument in one of the world’s most prestigious seats of learning. After a $207m investment announced early this month by Sovico, a Vietnamese holding firm, the University of Oxford’s Linacre College (for graduate students)…
On February 24, Russian troops invaded the territory of independent and free Ukraine and began bombing its cities. The attack took place…
During the first year of the pandemic, the rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. per 100,000 live births increased from 20.1 deaths in 2019 to 23.8 deaths in 2020. The new report, published on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), uses the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of maternal mortality, which is…
There’s nothing fun about sciatica. But there are some simple things that can help this common ailment feel a little better: sciatica stretches and exercises. By regularly incorporating stretches for sciatica pain into your routine, you may be able to assuage some of the discomfort associated with sciatic nerve pain. And while sciatic nerve stretches…
In the past six months, new avian influenza case reports from more than 40 countries were filed with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Some of those reports are now coming from the United States. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed 17 of those reports from nine states. APHIS…
Dollar Tree Distribution Inc. is recalling certain products purchased from Family Dollar because of potential exposure to rodents. This recall comes after last month’s FDA warning to consumers to throw out products from Family Dollar stores in a number of categories, including human food, because of a severe rodent infestation in a distribution facility in…
Pokemon Go’s latest mega raid is now on, and this time Trainers will be facing off against a massive flower-wearing dinosaur.Mega Venusaur–an amplified version of one of the first starter evolutions in Pokemon history– has been named as the latest Pokemon Go mega raid, running from now until March 9. Mega Venusaur’s time as the…