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Coming Soon to a Pharmacy Near You: Biosimilars
Read More: Coming Soon to a Pharmacy Near You: BiosimilarsMedically reviewed by Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Ph.D. Wondering what a biosimilar is? It’s hard to understand them without first understanding biologics, so let’s start there. Biologics, also called biologicals or reference products, are drugs that are created from a living source such as plant cells, animal cells or even human cells. There are many different…
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Buff Bombshell Show, Episode 15
Read More: Buff Bombshell Show, Episode 15Emma Hyndman aka The Posing Pro and bikini amateur Lauren Lotter talk to two-time Ms. Bikini Olympia and four-time Arnold Champion Angelica Teixeira. https://youtu.be/Jbx34AcME-s The post Buff Bombshell Show, Episode 15 first appeared on FitnessRX for Women.
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Fast Facts: Everything You Need to Know About the Thyroid
Read More: Fast Facts: Everything You Need to Know About the ThyroidJanuary is National Thyroid Awareness Month. Medically reviewed by Dr. Uzma M. Siddiqui. In the United States, approximately 20 million people have thyroid disease, and women are five to eight times more likely to develop a problem than men. Up to 60% of people with a thyroid condition are unaware of their condition since the…
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4 Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to Covid — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending Bill
Read More: 4 Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to Covid — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending BillBy Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. Late last month, before President Joe Biden took office and proposed his pandemic relief plan, Congress passed a nearly 5,600-page legislative package that provided some pandemic relief along with its more general allocations to fund the government…
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HealthyWomen Launches One-Stop-Shop Website for All Your Breast Health Needs
Read More: HealthyWomen Launches One-Stop-Shop Website for All Your Breast Health NeedsHealhtyWomen CEO Beth Battaglino, RN-C, spoke with Global News Radio, an AM talk news/sports radio station in London, Ontario Canada with a broad reach in that area, discussing the new YourHealthyBreasts site. In the interview, Beth talks with host Jess Brady about why this new site is so important and details some of the content…
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No Posponga Su Prueba de Detección y Vacunación Contra el Cáncer de Cuello Uterino
Read More: No Posponga Su Prueba de Detección y Vacunación Contra el Cáncer de Cuello UterinoCada enero, una alarma en mi teléfono me recuerda que es hora de programar mis pruebas preventivas de salud. Todas estamos ocupadas y somos conocidas por ponernos a nosotras mismos al final de nuestra lista de cosas que debemos cuidar. La mascota de la familia viene antes que nosotras – y tengo una encuesta que…
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El Tratamiento de Cáncer de Seno Metastásico Estaba Destruyendo Mi Alma – Hasta Que Aproveché Mis Raíces Colombianas y La Medicina Alternativa
Read More: El Tratamiento de Cáncer de Seno Metastásico Estaba Destruyendo Mi Alma – Hasta Que Aproveché Mis Raíces Colombianas y La Medicina AlternativaCuando el cáncer de mama está presente en tu familia, como ocurre en la mía, aprendes desde el inicio a estar más alerta. Me hice mi primera mamografía preventiva a los 40 y me realizaba autoexámenes de los senos regularmente. No apareció nada preocupante, hasta un día cuando tenía 50 años. Durante un autoexamen de…
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Built in 60: Resolve to Live Your Best Life
Read More: Built in 60: Resolve to Live Your Best LifeDeep in the backwoods of Maine on a large plot of land, a newly transplanted duo is planning to take over the world, one fit human at a time. This fall, Amber Dodzweit Riposta and Andrew Riposta were busy decking out their new house, transforming their garage into a workout haven, rescuing dogs and learning…
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How to Keep Your Vital Organs Healthy
Read More: How to Keep Your Vital Organs HealthyThe leg bone’s connected to the knee bone. And the knee bone’s connected to the thighbone. Remember back when you learned this ditty as a kid to help understand how your skeleton fits together? Well, similar sentiments could be sung about your organs and how they, too, are interconnected. “Every organ depends on the other…
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Ask the Professor: Are Squats and Lunges Bad for Your Knees?
Read More: Ask the Professor: Are Squats and Lunges Bad for Your Knees?Are squats and lunges bad for my knees? No. In fact, if you have healthy knees, squats and lunges should form the foundation of your lower-body training program. These highly functional movements translate to nearly every sport, working multiple muscle groups and quickly elevating your heart rate. Those who have a previous knee injury may…
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The 10 Most Effective Gym Machines
Read More: The 10 Most Effective Gym MachinesMachines get no love. Judging by Instagram feeds and equipment-shunning videos, we would rather heave kettlebells, flip tires and burpee until we barf. But here’s the thing: While machines may feel like relics from long ago lifting days, they’re actually pretty darn effective when it comes to muscle growth and fat burning. “I almost always…
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6 High-Intensity Incline Cardio Workouts
Read More: 6 High-Intensity Incline Cardio WorkoutsEver since the escalator was introduced in 1896, fit folks have been grumbling, stuck behind those who embrace moving stairs as the perfect excuse to, well, stop moving. Don’t they know that every incline is an opportunity to incinerate a few extra calories and power up your cardiovascular system? It stands to reason that doing…
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The Very Vegan Meal Plan
Read More: The Very Vegan Meal PlanTrying to meet your protein needs as a vegan athlete is challenging. Maybe you feel overstuffed with starchy carbs, or maybe you continually come up short from lack of healthy options that aren’t loaded with sodium or preservatives. This vegan meal plan offers you some much-needed variety and a full seven days of high-protein plant-based eating.…
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What You Need to Know About Glaucoma: Q&A With Dr. Marlene R. Moster
Read More: What You Need to Know About Glaucoma: Q&A With Dr. Marlene R. MosterJanuary is Glaucoma Awareness Month. To learn more about this disease, which affects millions of Americans, I reached out to Dr. Marlene R. Moster, a board-certified glaucoma physician at Wills Eye Hospital and a professor of ophthalmology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Moster answered my questions via email. The transcript…
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Your Corner Pharmacy – Joining the Front Lines of the Covid-19 Fight
Read More: Your Corner Pharmacy – Joining the Front Lines of the Covid-19 FightBy Sarah Lynch, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Danielle Mayer, Thomas Jefferson University The new year has brought the deadliest weeks of the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic thus far, with thousands of deaths every day. It’s been several weeks since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first of two emergency use…
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Ask the Professor: I Have Pain, Should I Still Train?
Read More: Ask the Professor: I Have Pain, Should I Still Train?I think I may have an injury but am not sure. Should I work out? If you’ve been training for a while, you’re probably no stranger to the next-day aches and pains you incur from attempting a new lift or hitting a new max. But sometimes pain appears out of nowhere, and in these instances, you should stop and assess your situation. Pain signals…
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¿Necesita Ver a un Cardio-Oncólogo?
Read More: ¿Necesita Ver a un Cardio-Oncólogo?Los tratamientos que salvan vidas pueden aumentar el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas. Un cardio-oncólogo puede ayudar a mantener su corazón sano mientras lucha contra el cáncer. Décadas de investigación y mejoramiento del tratamiento — junto con una mayor conciencia de la importancia de la detección precoz — han hecho posible que la mayoría de las…
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5 Ways to Use Spaghetti Squash
Read More: 5 Ways to Use Spaghetti SquashPlenty of carb-conscious athletes have adopted spaghetti squash as their go-to replacement for wheat-based pasta. With only 50 calories per 1-cup serving, spaghetti squash contains tons of fiber and nutrients such as potassium, vitamin B6, manganese and vitamin C. Level up your linguni with these five new ways to enjoy this stellar staple. Swap Shop…
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Self-Diagnosis: ‘Dr. Google’ is Inaccurate
Read More: Self-Diagnosis: ‘Dr. Google’ is InaccurateGoogle only provides an accurate medical diagnosis 36% of the time, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Mobile- and web-based symptom checkers are algorithm-based programs that provide potential diagnoses and triage advice, and even though they receive an estimated 70,000 health-related searches every minute, the results they provide are highly inaccurate.…
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Lose More Weight by Drinking More Water
Read More: Lose More Weight by Drinking More WaterBy Dan Gwartney, M.D. It is incredibly simple to gain body fat. In fact, it is so basic that it commonly happens without intent; even worse, it happens when a person is trying to avoid fat gain. Surely, if a problem arises so naturally and simply, the solution must be equally simple and natural. As…
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Door to Door in Miami’s Little Havana to Build Trust in Testing, Vaccination
Read More: Door to Door in Miami’s Little Havana to Build Trust in Testing, VaccinationThis story is part of a partnership that includes NPR, WLRN and KHN. It can be republished for free. Little Havana is a neighborhood in Miami that, until the pandemic, was known for its active street life along Calle Ocho, including live music venues, ventanitas serving Cuban coffee and a historic park where men gather…
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A Healthy Microbiome Builds a Strong Immune System That Could Help Defeat Covid-19
Read More: A Healthy Microbiome Builds a Strong Immune System That Could Help Defeat Covid-19By Ana Maldonado-Contreras, University of Massachusetts Medical School Takeaways Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that are vital for keeping you healthy. Some of these microbes help to regulate the immune system. New research, which has not yet been peer reviewed, shows the presence of certain bacteria in the gut may reveal which…
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From Poverty and Abuse to Wealth Philosopher and Advocate with Jennifer Love
Read More: From Poverty and Abuse to Wealth Philosopher and Advocate with Jennifer LoveFrom Poverty and Abuse to Wealth Philosopher and Advocate with Jennifer Love Jennifer loves first memory of her parents was one of them fighting over money and her dad walking out on her family. She was just the young age of 3. It was then, that Jennifer made up her mind that it was HER…
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Diet Changes Women Over 50 Should Consider
Read More: Diet Changes Women Over 50 Should ConsiderThere are some diet changes women over 50 should consider. Our bodies change year-after-year and after 50, age begins to take it’s toll. Making changes will improve your overall health and should avoid health problems later in life. 5 Diet Changes You Should Consider: 1. Avoid Sugar Reducing sugar has many health benefits for all…
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3-Week Training Plan for All Fitness Levels
Read More: 3-Week Training Plan for All Fitness LevelsAll the excitement and hope of the new year — setting new goals, changing your mindset and chasing your dream of a perfect body — unfortunately comes with a big, fat asterisk. That’s because when it comes to fitness resolutions, the statistics predict failure, and a whopping 54 percent of those who make a resolution…
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The Ultimate One-Dumbbell Workout
Read More: The Ultimate One-Dumbbell WorkoutWhether the gym is a zoo or you’re training at home, it’s always good to have a total-body workout like this in your pocket: It can be done in a small square of space, and all you need is a single, solitary dumbbell. “Doing a workout with one dumbbell allows you to do unilateral movements…
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How to Have an All-Belly Pregnancy
Read More: How to Have an All-Belly PregnancyNo matter what your mother says, expecting a baby is not a hall pass to eat whatever you want, whenever you want. What you fuel your body with today has an effect on your child’s life tomorrow, and gaining a ton of weight is unhealthy for both of you: A study published in Obesity found…
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Burn More Fat With HIIT Running
Read More: Burn More Fat With HIIT RunningBy Rick Morris You’ve probably been fairly faithful with your winter workouts. You’ve been hitting the treadmill or running outdoors for some calorie-burning running workouts, but have you been running hard? Have you been doing any high-intensity interval training? If the answer is no, or not always, and you want to get your body ripped…
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Are Women Over 50 Active Enough Working From Home?
Read More: Are Women Over 50 Active Enough Working From Home?Americans have been living through the pandemic for nearly a year now, and its effects are still manifesting in various physical ways. Whether it is the aches from slumping over a computer or contracting the virus itself, many women over 50 are feeling the impact of working from home. Working from home is a whole…
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Healthy Women’s Chronic Pain Advisory Council
Read More: Healthy Women’s Chronic Pain Advisory CouncilChronic pain for women is real. In fact, one in three women in this country live with chronic pain that affects their quality of life. Yet, women’s pain is too often misdiagnosed, minimized and undertreated or inappropriately treated. HealthyWomen’s Chronic Pain Advisory Council focuses on issues that advance the chronic pain dialogue while recognizing the…
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Kettlebells vs. Dumbbells: Which Is Better?
Read More: Kettlebells vs. Dumbbells: Which Is Better?With everyone training at home, the question remains: Should you invest in dumbbells or kettlebells? Answer: It depends on your goals. Research found that traditional straight-set lifting using free weights increased muscle size and strength — good if you’re looking to sculpt and shape specific body parts. But training with kettlebells was shown to increase…
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The Power of Pumpkin
Read More: The Power of PumpkinPumpkin is more than a seasonal treat: With only 50 calories per cup, tons of vitamins and minerals, and a host of significant health benefits, pumpkin should appear plate-side all year round. Here are five ways to enjoy this fall favorite. As a Recovery Agent Ounce per ounce, pumpkin has more potassium than bananas, helping…
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Ridding the World of Cervical Cancer
Read More: Ridding the World of Cervical CancerJanuary is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Medically reviewed by Dr. DaCarla Albright. Sheri Carpenter was in the middle of a busy waitressing shift at Dalts American Grill when she began to bleed through her uniform. The 45-year-old single mother of three was feeling tired and suspected a kidney infection, but the excessive bleeding scared her…
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Watch Your Mouth: Don’t Forget Your Dental Health During the Pandemic
Read More: Watch Your Mouth: Don’t Forget Your Dental Health During the PandemicAs we navigate a web of ever-changing information about COVID-19, it’s essential to keep up with your health management. This includes preventive and ongoing care for previously diagnosed conditions. Yet, one area that some people are steering clear of throughout the pandemic is their dental health, and that needs to change. The American Dental Association…
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Advocates View Health Care as Key to Driving LGBTQ Rights Conversation
Read More: Advocates View Health Care as Key to Driving LGBTQ Rights ConversationBy Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News When Allison Scott came out as a trans woman in 2013, she told not only family and friends, but also her primary care physician. She didn’t need his help with hormone therapy. She had another doctor for that. But she wanted to share the information with her doctor of…
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5 Grab-and-Go Post-Workout Snacks
Read More: 5 Grab-and-Go Post-Workout SnacksBreakfast is often touted as the most important meal of the day, but if you manage to squeeze in regular gym time, what you eat post-workout is just as important. You see, the correct edibles can aid in recovery by restoring energy stores and rebuilding muscle so you can achieve peak fitness. But if you’re…





