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Better You, Better World: Seven 30-Day Self-Improvement Challenges That Also Fight World Hunger
It’s the new year again, and many of us want to start (or stop) habits to improve ourselves. Maybe it’s reading more books, eating healthier or exercising regularly. What if creating good habits could also create some good in the world? They can! We’ve developed seven 30-day challenges for self-improvement that will also help improve the lives of people around the world who are experiencing the most extreme levels of hunger this winter. Each of these challenges will help you build a healthy personal habit over the next 30-days and reach your New Year’s resolutions. At the same time, these habits will have a positive global effect, from fighting the…
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Six Lessons We’ve Learned From Covid That Will Help Us Fight the Next Pandemic | Science
Residents of Washington, D.C. wait in line to get Covid-19 test kits in December of 2021. The United States lagged behind other nations in testing during the first few months of the pandemic. Alex Wong / Getty Images It has been three years since the first reported Covid-19 case in Wuhan, China, and more than 6.6 million people have died from this disease since. The United States has the highest number of Covid-19 deaths worldwide, with a sixth of the global toll. But despite this devastation, the U.S. may not be ready for the next pandemic: Experts say they can easily imagine a virus that is as infectious (if not…
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Winter Is Tough on Your Skin – Fight Back | Health & Fitness
SUNDAY, Dec. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The key to keeping skin soft in winter: Moisturize. “Skin tends to be drier when the weather is less humid, so individuals should moisturize at least twice a day, if not more often,” according to Dr. Vicky Zhen Ren, a dermatologist and assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Ren offered some tips for getting that moisture back into skin. Use an ointment or cream rather than a lotion. Lotions have higher water content and not as much of the agents that prevent dry skin. Apply creams after a shower or bath to lock in the moisture. Choose lukewarm water temperatures…
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Which Drugs Fight COVID Best? WHO Updates Treatment Guidelines | Health & Fitness
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In updated guidance issued Thursday, the World Health Organization now recommends against using the antibody drugs sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab for patients with COVID-19. This recommendation replaces previous conditional recommendation for these antibody drugs. The change in guidance was based on emerging evidence that the medications — which work by binding to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, preventing the virus from infecting cells — are not likely to work on the Omicron variants that are spreading now. In the United States, both antibody drugs are no longer recommended to treat COVID-19 because of emerging variants. The panel also made a conditional recommendation for using the…
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