Alexis Mercer looks at her form in the mirror as she works out on the cable machine. Alexis Mercer would test her endurance during each exercise with weights during a workout at Yawn’s Fitness Center in Rincon.
Month: January 2017
If you’re going to do one thing for a healthier 2017, choose one of these
WATCH: Global News asked leading health experts for their top picks for 12 healthy behaviours Canadians may want to adopt for the New Year. Welcome to a new year filled with hopes for a healthy, happy 2017.
Heart Failure: What You Need to Know
Heart failure, sometimes known as congestive heart failure, occurs when the heart muscle does not pump blood as well as it should, which could result in electrical instability in the ventricles and cause sudden death. Properly assessing patients with diagnostic tools such as EKG, echocardiogram, nuclear stress test, blood work and heart rate monitoring are the best practices to identify heart failure-related risk factors, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.
Prescription drugs at reduced prices starting today
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Health Minister Yaakov Litzman signed a price controls act expected to reduce the maximum retail price of prescription drugs starting today at an average rate of 3.5% compared to last year. Among other things, the price decline was facilitated by changes in exchange rates, slight price declines in the countries where drug prices are set, and reductions in the pharmacist’s profit margin with expensive drugs.
Mouse Study: Inactivity in Obesity May be Tied to Dopamine Receptors
… altered dopamine receptors rather than excess body fat. “We know that physical activity is linked to overall good health, but not much is known about why people or animals with obesity are less active,” said the study’s senior author, Dr. Alexxai V. …
2017 Outlook: Risk And Opportunity
… This has the potential to increase uncertainty on whether individuals, families, or businesses need to purchase health insurance and what the cost might be. Parents that can currently cover children until age 26 might find the age rolled back and/or …