Day: July 31, 2021

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Around the World in 50,000 Years: The Genetics of Race

Fernando Kaskais

To fully understand race and genetics, we have to consider where we came from and how we got here. By: Stanley Fields and Mark Johnston The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved BiDil, a drug for the treatment of heart failure in self-identified black patients. . . . “Today’s approval of a drug to treat severe heart failure in [a] self-identified black population is a striking example of how a treatment can benefit some patients even if it does not help all patients,” said Dr. Robert Temple, FDA Associate Director of Medical Policy. “The information presented to the FDA clearly … Continue reading Around the World in 50,000 Years: The Genetics of Race

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Burned Out? You’re Going to Need More Than a Bubble Bath to Bounce Back

Fernando Kaskais

Yoga can help you feel like yourself again.  by KAREN ASP Burnout is the new buzz word—a term that gets tossed around as if there’s a quick fix. If you can say you’re burned out, you’re probably really tired. If you’re truly burned out, you may feel too overwhelmed for words. Burnout is debilitating and destructive, not something you can solve with a long nap, a bubble bath, or even a day off. What burnout feels like Burnout has a simple definition. “It’s the cumulative effects of stress built up over time without time to recover,” says Alice Fong, N.D., a  … Continue reading Burned Out? You’re Going to Need More Than a Bubble Bath to Bounce Back