People sometimes take prescription drugs to keep from getting sick at high altitudes. But medical researchers wondered whether ibuprofen, the painkilling mainstay, would be an effective over-the-counter alternative. The results look promising.
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Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity
Healthy body, healthy mind! Physical Exercise, Fitness, Running, Jogging, Gym and Activity. Twitter Hashtag: #GymEd Curated by Peter Mellow |
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February 18, 2024 2:50 AM
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People sometimes take prescription drugs to keep from getting sick at high altitudes. But medical researchers wondered whether ibuprofen, the painkilling mainstay, would be an effective over-the-counter alternative. The results look promising.
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February 22, 2023 4:25 PM
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The concept of ‘wellbeing’ has been embraced everywhere. But there’s a downside to the obsession with ‘wellness’ that we need to examine.
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February 16, 2023 5:06 PM
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Public health measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that many people experienced social isolation. But the pandemic didn’t invent loneliness, and its impacts on our health are growing.
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August 8, 2019 7:24 PM
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Doctors are shocked by how quickly this season's flu is striking down the young and healthy. Last year, Amanda Nix was doing Tough Mudder, but a few weeks ago she was struck down with the infection, blacking out in an emergency ward as it took hold.
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June 12, 2018 7:34 PM
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You can't know how altitude will affect you until you're up there. Here's why people have different reactions to less atmospheric oxygen.
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February 21, 2018 4:54 PM
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Exercising when sick with the flu won’t make you better, but it could make your illness much worse. Here's what you should do instead.
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February 21, 2018 4:41 PM
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People tend to value potential future rewards less than similar immediate rewards when they must choose between them. Psychologists and economists call this “delay discounting”.
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December 20, 2015 6:00 PM
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Mountain visitors are being offered oxygen therapies, oils, pills and more that claim to prevent altitude sickness, but there is little research to prove they work.