The dumbbell is one of the oldest pieces of strength training equipment — and it has endured for good reason. With one dumbbell or a pair, you can build a full-body workout that challenges your balance, stability and coordination. Because they are hand-held, you can add resistance to any exerciseContinue Reading
A polling place at the Arizona State University campus, Tuesday, in Phoenix, Ariz. Polling finds that three out of ten voters in Arizona who supported an abortion rights ballot measure also voted for Trump. Matt York/AP Matt York/AP Voters in three states — Arizona, Missouri, and Nevada — chose onContinue Reading
An electorate that has grown increasingly restive over flagrant drug use and public disorder sent a sharp message through the ballot box on Tuesday. In state and local elections, voters approved tougher drug penalties and rejected measures to legalize recreational marijuana and psychedelics. San Francisco, one of the most progressiveContinue Reading
Twenty five years ago, cancer was almost a different disease. Despite the so-called War on Cancer, declared in 1971 by President Richard Nixon, treatments had mostly remained the same blunt instruments — brutal chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. It seemed as if cancer had won the war. Now, cancer medicine isContinue Reading
TJ, 35, and Nicole, 41, came to Chimp Haven from the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico 2018. Another group is expected to arrive from New Mexico in the coming months. Kierstin Luckett/Chimp Haven Kierstin Luckett/Chimp Haven A group of former research chimpanzees in New Mexico that were previously deemedContinue Reading
Dark nights and light days predict mortality, a new study finds. Mar Lei/Getty Images Mar Lei/Getty Images Diet, exercise, sleep — all are fundamental to our health, but our relationship to light doesn’t get mentioned as much. Now, a massive new study suggests light-driven disruption can take years off ourContinue Reading
You can be young, wild and free but still be hindered by back pain. We are the healthiest when we are young, so why are youngsters or even middle-aged people struggling with back pain? Your job and sedentary lifestyle may be the biggest contributor. The modern workplace, often dominated byContinue Reading
Medicare could see changes under the Trump administration, including a shift toward Medicare Advantage. Jenny Kane/AP Jenny Kane/AP Former President Donald Trump’s pending return to the White House could alter the very nature of Medicare, the nearly 60-year-old federal program. More than half of Medicare beneficiaries are already enrolled inContinue Reading
