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A study on volleyball players found that caffeinated chewing gum significantly improved attack accuracy compared to placebo. However, this did not improve results in jumping tests, running tests, and other volleyball specific-skills, including speed tests and accuracy during the volleyball serve
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Inadequate pollination has led to a 3-5% loss of fruit, vegetable, and nut production and an estimated 427,000 excess deaths annually from lost healthy food consumption and associated diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers
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Researchers find that the combination of carbohydrate restriction and exercise can be effective in improving the health of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. However, it is unclear if this would have superior effects compared to exercise and other forms of diet
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FDA study finds temporal association for pulmonary embolism (PE) following BNT162b2 (Pfizer) vaccination of the elderly (65+). No associations were identified following vaccination with either mRNA-1273 (Moderna) or Ad26 COV2.S (J&J) vaccines. Causation was not established.
ncbi.nlm.nih.govSubmitted by glawgii t3_zqxk16
Physical activity before COVID-19 infection is associated with less severe outcomes. In a study of 194,191 adults with COVID-19, those who were consistently inactive were 191% more likely to be hospitalized and 391% more likely to die than those who were consistently active.
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In the first two years of the pandemic, 40,830 children and teenagers lost their mothers to COVID-19 in Brazil. The delay in adopting the necessary public health measures in Brazil aggravated the spread of the disease, resulting in losses of human life that could have been avoided
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Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire. The habit of using devices to manage difficult behavior strengthens over time as media demands strengthen as well. The more often devices are used, the less practice children - get to use other coping strategies
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