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Shrimp Mango Salad - Recipe Concepts

Find easy, seasonal recipes and meal ideas from our favorite home cooks, restaurateurs, cookbook authors and foodies. Thanks to kind folks like you, we’re now

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Sea Food - Recipe Concepts

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Air Fryer Salmon Recipe (with Mustard-Herb Sauce) - Recipe Concepts

Find easy, seasonal recipes and meal ideas from our favorite home cooks, restaurateurs, cookbook authors and foodies. Thanks to kind folks like you, we’re now

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Recipe Concepts - Learn New Recipe Daily

The website strives to educate individuals in Cooking, Healthy Recipes, Main Dish, Appetizer, Quick Meals, Sea foods and More.

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https://www.axios.com/2024/06/04/weight-loss-drugs-grocery-stores

 

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Reaching 100: Golf, exercise, drink wine daily and 'never give up,' say centenarian veterans

14 Ottawa residents were treated to a special birthday party Wednesday to mark 100 years of life.

www.ctvnews.ca

'30-year-old in an 80-year-olds body': Edmonton nurse recalls 36 month case of long COVID

Stephanie Kendrick is one of hundreds of thousands of Canadians to contract long COVID, a disease that remains difficult to diagnose and tricky to treat.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

 

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https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/06/04/nx-s1-4991112/mdma-therapy-ptsd-fda-advisors

 

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What does coffee do to your body?

Billions of people rely on a cup of coffee to get them through the day. But what does it do to the human body?

www.bbc.com

Why do women sleep worse than men?

Research shows that women rate the quality of their sleep lower than men's.

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Scientists Discover Key Food Nutrients Linked to Slower Brain Aging

Understanding the biological processes of getting older could help us lead longer lives, and stay healthier later in life – and a new study links the speed at which our brain ages with the nutrients in our diets.

www.sciencealert.com

Bowel disease breakthrough as researchers make ‘holy grail’ discovery

Scientists pinpoint driver of IBD and other disorders with work under way to adapt existing drugs to treat patients

www.theguardian.com

 

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Intermittent fasting might not be better than counting calories. Here's why it still could work for you.

Intermittent fasting, where people eat what they want, but only during certain daily windows of time, has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years.

apnews.com

 

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Death in Mexico First Confirmed Bird Flu Fatality

A person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of a human infected with the H5N2 variant, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

www.sciencealert.com

'Sham' Surgery Can Actually Fix Our Bodies. So Why Are Some Against It?

Ten years ago, a scan showed that I had torn the meniscus in my knee.

www.sciencealert.com

Death in Mexico First Confirmed Bird Flu Fatality

A person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of a human infected with the H5N2 variant, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

www.sciencealert.com

The Time You Take Blood Pressure Drugs May Lower Heart Attack Risk

Taking blood pressure medication at a time that aligns with your personal chronotype – the way your body's circadian rhythm affects when you go to sleep and get up – could help to protect the heart against the risk of heart attack, a new study shows.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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Some People Are Strangely Resistant to Alzheimer's. Here's What Makes Them Different.

Some people have the changes consistent with Alzheimer's without presenting any symptoms, almost as if their brains are more resistant to the condition.

www.sciencealert.com

Something Really Awesome Happens When You Use Banana Peel as an Ingredient

Every time you peel a banana and dispose of the skin, you're throwing away a tasty, nutritious snack.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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Scientists Reinvent Chocolate With Secret Ingredient – It's Healthier And Less Wasteful

Americans nibble their way through more than 3 million tons of chocolate each year, savoring the aromatic bitterness that only the seeds of the cacao plant can deliver.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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Scientists Find a Cannabis Compound Inside Totally Different Plant

Scientists have discovered cannabidiol, a compound in cannabis known as CBD, in a common Brazilian plant, opening potential new avenues to produce the increasingly popular substance.

www.sciencealert.com

Trema micranthum - Wikipedia

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Nina Dobrev Says Her ‘Surgery Was a Success’ Following Recent Bike Injury

Nina Dobrev shared on Instagram that following her recent bike injury, she had to undergo surgery, but reassured followers on June 5, that the procedure was "a success."

people.com

 

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B.C.'s brain-injured, mentally-ill drug users: Forced treatment on the table for 'clinical triad'

When B.C.'s premier announced a new scientific advisor to address some of the province's most difficult patients to treat, he raised an issue that’s often overlooked: drug overdose survivors.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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Ontario woman forced to pay $23,000 hospital bill despite having travel insurance

An Ontario woman who took a trip to the Cayman Islands in January was hospitalized after a heart attack and even though she had travel medical insurance, she was told she needed to pay the hospital bill herself.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

 

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Popular drinks containing taurine, ingredient linked to colon cancer

As an upcoming trial suggests that taurine is linked to rising causes of colon cancer in young people, DailyMail.com reveals seven of the most popular drinks containing taurine.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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Could a Canadian breakthrough lead to an ALS cure?

Scientists are very careful about throwing around words like ‘breakthrough’ or ‘cure’—especially when it comes to diseases like ALS that are so devastating to their victims. But the past few months have seen an incredible sense of optimism around research being done by a team at Western...

thebigstorypodcast.ca

 

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Why are we so obsessed with morning routines?

From meditation and cold plunging to coffee and cigarettes, morning routines show us what we value.

www.vox.com

‘There’s a lot of bullying’: the shocking life of a teenage elite swimmer

Training to be a champion swimmer, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell spent her teenage years locked in a punishing world of long hours, body scrutiny, racism and bullying. So can the rewards of elite sport ever justify the sacrifices?

www.theguardian.com

 

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America's Favorite Fruit Reveals The Hidden Truth About Food Waste

America’s food waste problem is hard to wrap your head around. These four charts help.

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A Pilates instructor shares an 8-minute Pilates abs workout for deep core activation — so I tried it

This Pilates abs workout fires up your core

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A flexibility expert says these are the five 'essential' stretches people should do every day

Open your hips, loosen tight hamstrings and improve your shoulder health with these five moves

fitandwell.com

Young People's Bodies Are Aging Faster Than Ever

Is this why cancer is striking younger and younger?

menshealth.com

Why Americans don't exercise

We know that moving our bodies is good for us. So what keeps us from doing it?

www.businessinsider.com

 

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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/06/bird-flu-swine-flu-2009-which-is-worse/678620/

 

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http://washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/06/07/electric-toothbrushes-manual-dental-plaque-gingivitis

 

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New technology could shrink bulky MRI machines

A machine-learning program helped design cheaper superconductive magnets.

www.popsci.com

There is no science behind eye exercises to improve sight

An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype.

www.popsci.com

There is new help for dealing with aggression in people with dementia

A first-of-its-kind website has been created by prominent experts in this field.

www.popsci.com

 

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A new neural implant can translate brain activity in two languages

New data contradicts the theory that different languages activate separate brain regions.

www.popsci.com

The quest to craft the perfect artificial eye, through the ages

How the process of making prosthetic eyes has—and hasn’t—changed in nearly a century.

www.popsci.com

How our brains differentiate music and speech

Scientists are beginning to understand the auditory version of 'seeing faces in the cloud.'

www.popsci.com

 

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A Timeline of Kansas City Chiefs Player BJ Thompson's Cardiac Arrest and Recovery

BJ Thompson had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest on June 6. Here's a timeline of the Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle's medical emergency.

people.com

Teen Becomes Temporarily Paralyzed After 2 Insect Bites: 'Something Was Very Wrong'

Kellen Knutson spent two months in Children’s Minnesota after becoming partially paralyzed by a virus hat caused his body to attack itself. Doctors think it may have been caused by insect bites.

people.com

Jamie-Lynn Sigler Reveals She Almost Died from Sepsis After Surgery, Which Kicked Off ‘Year of Grieving’

Jamie-Lynn Sigler revealed on her 'MeSsy' podcast with Christina Applegate that she had a 'bad reaction' to surgery, 'got sepsis' and had been close to dying, which left her with very raw emotions that she had to deal with.

people.com

Tisha Campbell Says She's Been in Remission from Sarcoidosis for Years: 'Have Not Been Sick Ever Since I Got a Divorce'

'Martin' star Tisha Campbell announced her diagnosis with the inflammatory disease over ten years ago, and said avoiding stress and taking care of her health helped her go into remission.

people.com

Beloved TV Judge Frank Caprio Celebrates End of 'Debilitating' Cancer Treatment: 'Ringing the Bell of Healing' (Exclusive)

Judge Frank Caprio — star of the reality TV show 'Caught in Providence' — was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2023. He opened up to PEOPLE about ringing the cancer bell after finishing seven months of chemotherapy and radiation.

people.com

Céline Dion Describes the Effect Stiff-Person Syndrome Has on Her Voice: 'Like Somebody's Strangling You'

Céline Dion opened up about how stiff-person syndrome feels 'like somebody is strangling you' in her first TV interview since revealing her diagnosis.

people.com

 

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More young people are having strokes. A doctor shares 3 ways to help prevent them.

Keeping stroke risk factors, such as high blood pressure and being overweight, under control can lower the risk, a doctor said.

www.businessinsider.com

Scientists have discovered a cause of inflammatory bowel disease. They said it's a 'holy grail' discovery that could transform treatments.

A breakthrough discovery about inflammatory bowel disease helps explain why gut disorders are so hard to understand but offers hope for a treatment.

www.businessinsider.com

I had a heart attack days after giving birth. Doctors dismissed my symptoms, but advocating for my health saved my life.

Alexis Hall had given birth days before when she noticed her hands and feet were swollen. She had to advocate for herself to be treated.

www.businessinsider.com

'Boy Meets World' actor Trina McGee is pregnant at 54. More women are having children at the age when menopause can happen.

Trina McGee, known for playing Angela Moore in "Boy Meets World," is pregnant at 54. While uncommon, it is possible to have a healthy pregnancy after age 50.

www.businessinsider.com

 

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Girl, 6, killed by brother in freak Maine vacation accident

Pastor's daughter Lucy Morgan, six, was hit in the head by part of her brother's racket when it disintegrated as he played a shot on the last full day of their vacation in Limerick.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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Father dies after suffering fatal allergic reaction from flu tablet

Cale Agosta suffered irreversible brain damage after taking ArmaForce, which is a supplement that can be bought over-the-counter at pharmacies.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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How to Properly Cool Your Home With a Fan

By strategically using fans—alone or with AC—you'll save money and energy.

time.com

Here’s the 2024 World’s 50 Best Restaurants List

Disfrutar in Barcelona takes the top spot, while Spain’s Asador Etxebarri and Paris’s Table by Bruno Verjus round out the top three

www.eater.com

Disfrutar in Barcelona Named ‘World’s Best Restaurant’

Plus, every restaurant that’s ever topped the World’s 50 Best list

www.eater.com

How can busy people also keep fit and healthy? Here’s what the ancient Greeks and Romans did

If you’re overworked, skipping gym and drinking too much – fret not. People had the same concerns some 2000 years ago.

theconversation.com

 

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Health Fads and Fictions: VO2 Max, Supplement Mania, Sunlight, and Immortality

Today’s show is a critical look at some of the most popular health fads of the moment, with return guests Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg

www.theringer.com

Microplastics Are Everywhere. How Dangerous Are They?

Plastic can be a lifesaving technology, yet the microplastics and nanoplastics that are produced by processing and recycling plastic are potentially life-threatening. What do the latest studies tell us—and what should we ask of future research?

www.theringer.com

 

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The Rotten Secret Plaguing America’s Grocery Stores

Why, exactly, do grocery stores overstock food? The reasons for food waste in our supermarkets are complex — but solutions are far simpler.

www.inverse.com

The hottest place on Earth is cracking from the stress of extreme heat

If even Death Valley is in trouble, what does that mean for the rest of us?

www.vox.com

 

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Should You Feed Your Dog A Raw Meat Diet? Veterinarians Explain the Forgotten Risks

Two veterinarians reveal why a raw meat diet is not best for your dog, despite its popularity.

www.inverse.com

These Are The Innovative Ways To Solve The Problem Of Food Waste In America

How data, technology, ingenuity, and common sense can be used to fight food waste on farms, in grocery stores, and our refrigerators.

www.inverse.com

 

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No Flour, Pasta, or Eggs? The Perfect Substitutes for 20 Common Ingredients

Getting your hands on everyday staples is not always as quick and easy as it used to be – but you can still rustle up delicious dishes by making a few judicious substitutions.

getpocket.com

To pee or not to pee? That is a question for the bladder—and the brain

The basic urge to pee is surprisingly complex and can go awry as we age.

arstechnica.com

 

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People are seizing, being intubated after eating microdose chocolates

"Extreme caution" urged as at least 8 people in 4 states sickened, 6 hospitalized.

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How Long Concussion could offer new insights into Long Covid

There are striking parallels between the two syndromes – and scientists hope the link could help to unravel the mysteries of both.

www.bbc.com

So You Want To Become More Flexible? Follow This Guide

If you've been waking up feeling stiff and achy, it's time to start stretching.

www.wellandgood.com

 

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When Health Care Crowdfunding Fails | Libby Watson

Platforms like GoFundMe entrench health care inequalities.

thebaffler.com

 

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79-Year-Old Grandmother Graduates College And Show Others It's Never Too Late To Pursue Your Dreams | Essence

“I never thought I would see this day, and it is wonderful for me… It was always something that I wanted to do,” said the newly minted graduate Angerline Day.

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