Category: Medicine
Yes, sitting too long can kill you, even if you exercise
(CNN)Take a movement break every 30 minutes, say experts. No matter how much you exercise, sitting for excessively long periods of time is a risk factor for early death, a new study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine found. There’s a direct relationship between time spent sitting and your risk of early mortality of […]
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5 Reasons To Replace The Treadmill With Tree Pose Because Regular Cardio Is Overrated
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to attend a vigorous 90-minute vinyasa yoga class, then you know just how intense it can get in there. After making it halfway through your third round of sun salutations, you notice your vision suddenly starts to get clouded by the profuse amount of sweat dripping from your forehead. So, it’s no […]
India media storm over 10-year-old pregnant rape victim – BBC News
Image copyright iStock A 10-year-old girl who is pregnant and has been refused an abortion is at the centre of a media storm in India. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey travelled to the northern city of Chandigarh to piece together her story. “We have seen lots of cases of teenage pregnancies involving 14 to 15-year-olds, but […]
Abstinence-only sex education is still being taught in schools but we can change that
Ah, back to school season—a time for sex educators to imbue an influx of kids with the same old “no sex until marriage” bullshit. Which makes an updated position paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health extra apt: Research has found, once again, that abstinence-only education is not only ineffective—it’s also dangerous. Combing through a […]