Spring cleaning your home or cottage? How to limit hantavirus risk – National
If your long weekend plans include opening the cottage or spring cleaning around your home or shed, it might be prudent to take some precautions to prevent the spread of hantavirus. The overall risk in Canada to the general population from the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship remains low, Health […]
How to Recognize a Stroke :: WRAL.com
Your brain needs a continuous supply of blood to survive. Fortunately, the human brain is supported by 400 miles of blood vessels providing oxygen and nutrients. A stroke is an immediate threat to this most important organ. “When something cuts off the blood supply, like a clot in the vessel, the tissue that depends on […]
How to Buy a Bike That’s the Right Size for You
Riding a properly fitting bike can not only be the difference between comfort and discomfort (which is perhaps the most major factor in how much you want to ride). It can also mean the difference between whether or not you injure yourself, as spending huge amounts of time on a bike that is too big […]
Hospital bills are open to negotiation. Here’s how.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It was shaping up to be an expensive year for me: My then-2-year-old had already had an emergency room visit. And there was the fact that I was going to have another baby. Just […]
How to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis
Experts wish more people spotted the signs earlier: feeling overwhelmed, not feeling “like yourself,” shifts in sleep, behavior and mood. The United States has a mental health problem, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. More young people, especially girls, are reporting poor mental health. And while the national suicide rate […]
How to be prepared, safe and happy during music festival season
NEW YORK (AP) — Music festival season has arrived: a time to gather outside with friends, listening to tunes, dancing, and maybe even getting the chance to rub shoulders with musicians you love. “Live music nourishes your soul and makes you feel truly alive,” says Chris Bro, host of the “Next” radio show in Maryland […]
How to Increase Your Squat
It’s official, fellas: We’re so back. And by “we,” I mean chest hair, powerful haunches, and having a big-ass squat. Turns out these three things all work in tandem, since increasing your squat will (literally) grow your glutes and (metaphorically) put some hair on your chest. Squatting is also great for total body strength and […]
How I keep my body, brain healthy
Throughout Jamie Justice’s career as a scientific researcher, her life’s work has focused on how to “prevent or delay the onset of functional declines, disability or chronic diseases” as people age, she says. Justice has studied longevity since 2009, starting with research on athletes’ performance — examining how long people could maintain certain physical tasks […]
Pollen is here to stay as seasons get longer. Here’s how to protect yourself
The good weather is settling in, and with longer evenings and higher temperatures, spring brings a less-welcome gift: allergies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Every year, millions of people swap sneezes from winter colds for sneezes from pollen. When spring arrives, trees begin their annual release of pollen, starting with hazel and alder, followed by birch, ash, and […]
How to Stay Fit in Your 40s
For the relatively fit, gym-going man, your forties are probably the most disorientating decade. No longer young, not yet old, you exist in a sort of liminal space where your physical prowess is neither expected nor admired. But what does it look like being in shape in your forties? Surely, the bar has to be […]