NIDDK’s 70th Anniversary Marks Advances in Medical Research (NAPSI)—This year, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) marks its 70th anniversary. Over the past seven decades, NIDDK-supported research has furthered our understanding of digestive diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and improved treatments for patients. What is IBD? IBD is the Read More …
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Business News And Notes
Supporting Workers’ Mental Health (NAPSI)—The challenges brought to daily life by the COVID-19 pandemic have spurred many businesses to consider ways they can support employees’ mental health. For help, businesses can turn to the Mental Health Toolkit developed by the U.S. Department of Labor-funded Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN). The toolkit Read More …
Sleep On It
Seven Tips For Buying A New Mattress (NAPSI)—A mattress is one of the most important purchases you’ll ever make—after all, you spend approximately a third of your life in bed. Although the number of choices can feel overwhelming, you don’t have to lose sleep over it if you heed these hints: 1. Size matters. If Read More …
Community Concerns
Don’t Risk A Ticket. Avoid Parking In Spots Reserved For People With Disabilities (NAPSI)—In the harried competition for close-in spots, normally courteous drivers engage in all kinds of parking taboos, many involving the use of parking spaces designated for the more than 30 million Americans with mobility-impairing disabilities. Fortunately, there are people doing something about Read More …
Health Matters
Talk To Your Healthcare Provider About A Better Way To Treat Migraine (NAPSI)—Contrary to popular belief, migraine is not just a bad headache. It’s a serious, often incapacitating, neurological disease.1 In addition to serious pain, migraine can also cause nausea or vomiting, as well as sensitivity to light, sounds and smell.2 Nearly 40 million people Read More …
Health And Well-Being
Online Recovery Provides New Hope for People Battling Addiction (NAPSI)—If you or someone you care about is among the more than 42 million Americans battling addiction and struggling with the isolation and stress of the pandemic, there’s a ray of hope and a positive path forward in the form of online recovery and support programs. Read More …
Health And Well Being
How to Create and Maintain New Fitness Habits During A Pandemic (NAPSI)—The COVID-19 pandemic has made simple acts like seeing friends and family, going to the grocery store, or celebrating a life milestone more complicated. However, it has simplified the ability to create and maintain new fitness habits. Exercise physiologist and Bowflex Fitness Advisor Tom Read More …
Business News And Notes
3 Ways To Boost Your Business During A Crisis by Thibaut De Lataillade, GVP of GetApp.com (NAPSI)—If you’re a business owner and you haven’t already pivoted your business model to accommodate the pandemic, you could be missing out on higher revenue opportunities. A June 2020 GetApp.com survey found that 92% of small businesses in Read More …
Health And Well-Being
Make The Most Of All The Stages Of Your Life (NAPSI)—On average, women experience change of life at age 51 and, while September has been designated Menopause Awareness Month, any time of year is a good time for women of any age to consider their personal health and how to improve it. These facts Read More …
Technology Improving Lives
Helping People With Hearing Loss Connect (NAPSI)—If you or someone you care about is among the 48 million Americans who experience hearing loss, here’s some news for you. Access to communication is especially vital during national emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left many Americans isolated due to physical distancing. Fortunately, services Read More …