High cholesterol is when you have too much of a fatty substance called cholesterol in your blood. Cholesterol can build up in your arteries, which, over time, can cause a blockage. Depending on where this happens, it may trigger a stroke or a heart attack. Unfortunately, the only way of accurately identifying high cholesterol is… Read More: High cholesterol symptoms: The ‘minor growths’ on your face that… »
April 27, 2021 — Peloton is pushing back against a U.S. government warning about the safety of its pricey home-use treadmill. Experts wonder if it’s a case of dangerous design flaws — or the need for individual users to be accountable. It’s being followed closely as the at-home, artificial-intelligence-assisted fitness machines get more popular —… Read More: Peloton, Feds Face Off After ‘Urgent Warning’ »
Popping to the shops or jumping on the bus are no longer the simple day-to-day activities they used to be. For weeks, we’ve been advised to avoid public transport and only shop for essentials. But with more shops opening, and following the news that it’s now essential in England and Scotland to wear face coverings… Read More: Coronavirus face masks guide – how and where to use… »
Emily Brown was stretched thin. As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado, she was working 12- and 14-hour days, struggling to respond to the pandemic with only five full-time employees for more than 11,000 residents. Case counts were rising. She was already at odds with county commissioners, who… Read More: Public health workers fighting virus face growing threats »