It’s hard to believe the traditional end of summer, Labor Day is upon us. It’s a good time to take a moment and honor all that labor—work—means to us and our lives. This includes The works of our ancestors whose labor helped pave the way for each of us. The work of our own hands
Month: September 2021
MADRID, Aug. 31, 2021. Results from a new human clinical study demonstrate a significant capacity for Pharmactive’s potent all-natural affron standardized saffron extract to promote restorative sleep. The ingredient showed its effect in a single, low dose taken just one hour before bedtime, making affron a natural ingredient that is very easy to consume. Moreover,
The study focused on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), an inflammatory response involving multiple organs that can occur weeks after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Although most patients improve with medical care, more than half the MIS-C cases in the U.S. require ICU admission, and the condition can be deadly. A
Most highly allergic adults were able to safely receive the two-dose series of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2; Comirnaty), a prospective single-center study found. Of 429 highly allergic patients who received the first dose of the mRNA vaccine, mild allergic reactions occurred in 1.4% and 0.7% experienced anaphylaxis, reported Nancy Agmon-Levin, MD, of Sheba Medical
Learn how to let go of self-deprecation, and instead talk positively about your achievements Most of us have been there: you are introduced to someone new as, “A talented writer/accountant/marketer/musician” etc. Rather than accept the compliment, chances are you swiftly downplay your strengths, and feel a little embarrassed. But why are we so quick to
Do you dislike the cold? Well, taking cold showers is actually good for you! Here are some surprising cold shower benefits (plus the best bath products) that should convince you to make the switch. Benefits of Cold Showers 1. Good for circulation – By reducing your core temperature, cold showers will make your body work
The anti-inflammatory agents colchicine and icosapent ethyl (Vascepa; Amarin) failed to provide substantial benefits in separate randomized COVID-19 trials. Both were reported at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2021. The open-label ECLA PHRI COLCOVID trial randomized 1277 hospitalized adults (mean age 62 years) to usual care alone or with colchicine at a loading