The short answer is yes, stress and hair loss can be related. Three types of hair loss that can be associated with high stress levels are: Telogen effluvium. In telogen effluvium (TEL-o-jun uh-FLOO-vee-um), significant stress pushes large numbers of hair follicles into a resting phase. Within a few months, affected hairs might fall out suddenly when simply combing or washing […]
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Ann Widdecombe, 72, has long been a force to be reckoned with in politics, most recently evidenced by her willingness to spar with her political opponents as an MEP for the Brexit Party. Despite Anne’s battle-hardened exterior, a health issue a couple of years back had her fearing the worst. In her Daily Express column she wrote: “I sat up […]
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Oxfordshire plans to become the first ‘smoke-free’ county in England as health chiefs plan to stamp out the habit by 2025 Council chief said he hopes nobody will smoke in Oxfordshire in five years’ time Approximately 10% of the county’s population smokes regularly at the moment The Government’s target is for just 5% of the population to still smoke by […]
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Sitting more during the day and for longer at a time is linked to a greater risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women. In a new study, researchers looked at the sitting behavior of 102 Hispanic women and 416 non-Hispanic women. Women’s cardiovascular symptoms also become more pronounced after menopause — although everyone’s risk for cardiovascular disease increases with age. […]
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(HealthDay)—More than 322,000 MiniMed 600 Series Insulin Pumps have been recalled by Medtronic due to a defect that could cause them to malfunction and put users at risk for serious harm or death. The recalled devices lack or have a broken retainer ring that helps lock the insulin cartridge into place in the pump’s reservoir compartment. If the cartridge is […]
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Young African American adults are experiencing higher rates of stroke compared to others due to high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, yet their perception of their stroke risk is low, according to preliminary research to be presented at the Nursing Symposium of the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2020—Feb. 18-21 in Los Angeles. The conference is a world premier […]
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With a new opt-out donation law weeks away…DR MARTIN SCURR and DR MAX PEMBERTON question if the NHS should have the right to take our organs? Government says an opt-out system will save an additional 700 lives a year However critics of the system claim organ donation should be a gift, not a given Adults will be presumed to be organ […]
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Tonal, a high-tech digital home gym, uses electromagnetic weights and personalized workout programs to make strength training streamlined and convenient. As a fitness geek who doesn't like fads, I was skeptical of Tonal, but it quickly won me over with its sleek format, thoughtful customization, and emphasis on building strength instead of losing weight. Although its $3,000+ cost makes it […]
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Coronavirus death toll has its biggest EVER spike after sacking of Chinese communist bosses who ‘covered up’ true scale of outbreak and Japan records its first death The woman had lived in the Kanagawa region, near Tokyo, officials said Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato announced the fatality this morning The woman died on mainland Japan. Most cases there are on […]
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Juul, the popular e-cigarette brand that is being sued for fueling the youth e-cigarette epidemic, may have influenced high school students’ perception of vaping such that some Juul users do not consider themselves e-cigarette users, a Rutgers-led study finds. The ubiquity of the term “Juuling” has created challenges for measuring e-cigarette use, so in a 2018 tobacco focused survey of […]
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