Food, Fitness & Wellness

New research suggests at least 17 million people across Europe and central Asia suffered from long Covid within the first two years of the pandemic. Filadendron | E+ | Getty Images At least 17 million people in Europe suffered from “long Covid” within the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new
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“Too many governments have failed to adhere to basic norms of institutional rationality and transparency, too many people — often influenced by misinformation — have disrespected and protested against basic public health precautions, and the world’s major powers have failed to collaborate to control the pandemic,” the commissioners wrote. The World Health Organization says there
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Jim Cramer, during Thursday’s “Monthly Meeting,” offered Club members tips to build a strong portfolio that can endure the Federal Reserve’s tempestuous battle to tamp down inflation. As the Fed struggles to stop prices from skyrocketing, they’re also worried wage inflation being fueled by the job-hopping nature of the labor market in the rush back
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“Before we were on the bottom and our expectation was just to grow, to start growing,”​ Carlos Abrams-Rivera, executive vice president and president of Kraft Heinz’s North America Zone, said last week at Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference in Boston. But now, he added, “we are no longer at the bottom. I think we are
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CNN  —  Survivors of sexual assault who are treated at emergency departments may be billed thousands of dollars for their care if they are uninsured, a new report finds, and even those with private health insurance have to cover some of the costs out-of-pocket. Researchers used national data for emergency room visits and found that
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Danaher ‘s (DHR) announcement this week that it will spin off its growing water business is a big win for shareholders — including us at the Club. The medical diagnostics and health technology company has a great track record for creating shareholder value through both organic investments and strategic mergers and divestitures. This is another
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Quorn Foods USA president talks meat alternatives: ‘We all need to take a deep breath’ “Right now, we’re going through a difficult economic time when consumers have less money in their pockets and shopping behaviors are changing,” ​said Zusel, a high-flying alcoholic drinks exec who took the helm at Quorn Foods USA​​ early last year. “Trips are
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In the study, researchers examined the association of SSBs and artificially-sweetened beverages (ASBs) with mortality from all types of cancer among men and women in the Cancer Prevention Study-II (CPS-II) prospective cohort. In 1982, the cohort of 934,777 cancer-free participants provided information on SSB and ASB consumption. Deaths were identified through 2016. Researchers found that
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With the school year underway around the U.S., parents and caregivers are once again faced with the age-old struggle of wrangling groggy kids out of bed in the morning. For parents of preteens and teenagers, it can be particularly challenging. Sometimes this gets chalked up to laziness in teens. But the main reason why a
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during his news conference on Capitol Hill to announce a national bill on abortion restrictions in Washington on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call | Getty Images Republicans are distancing themselves from Sen. Lindsey Graham’s new proposal to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, as
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Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are chemicals used as flame retardants in furnishings and textiles, building, food packaging materials and decorating materials, as well in various other consumer products. Scientists from the University of Birmingham have completed the first comprehensive assessment of OPEs found in UK foods. The study tested nearly 400 food samples to look for
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Public health experts have worried that stigma could steer people away from getting tested and vaccinated. A new name can help slow the spread of the disease, they say, but it needs to come quickly. Globally, nearly 60,000 cases have been identified, placing the name “monkeypox” in individuals’ medical files. The World Health Organization’s director-general
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We’re selling 30 shares of Humana (HUM) at roughly $468 each. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 120 shares of HUM, decreasing its weighting to 1.98% from 2.46%. Wednesday’s small sale in Humana comes one day before the company’s investor event. It’s not like us to trade around an investor event or
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Daily multivitamin may improve cognition, may protect against decline: RCT The study, which was funded by the US National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health, included 2,200 participants aged 65 and older who were randomly assigned to take a daily multivitamin (Centrum Silver; Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, now Haleon) and/or a cocoa flavanol
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Based in Israel, Equinom entered the US market in 2020 with its seed breeding technology that produces non-GMO seed stocks with a strong nutritional profile and organoleptic properties that require less processing than comparable plant-based ingredients. Under the partnership agreement, AGT will market and sell the co-branded ingredients to food companies in its existing network
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