Health and Fitness for Thursday September 8, 2022

Stay fit with great healthy tips, diet trends, and breakthroughs Health and Fitness by [ArcaMax](?ezine=27&r=4PzCveXJC2eAYSybkk3zuRE3PLRXXM9qBbWwqs9fwqpDOjMyNzAwODM2NDpKOjIxNDE0NDQ6TDoyNzpSOjYxNTE5MzpWOjUz) [ Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease ]( [Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease]( Rosemary Rochford, Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Fears of polio gripped the U.S. in the mid-20th century. Parents were afraid to send their children to birthday parties, public pools or any place where children mingled. Children in wheelchairs served as a stark reminder of the ravages of the disease. To prevent polio outbreaks, government officials used tactics now familiar in the era of COVID-19: They closed public spaces and shut ... [Continue Reading]( [ 'Here we go again': Amid HIV/AIDS connection, fear of racial disparities for MPX grows ]( ['Here we go again': Amid HIV/AIDS connection, fear of racial disparities for MPX grows]( Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Shawn Griffin remembers his first — and subsequently last — attempt to ask his doctor to prescribe him PrEP. Griffin, a gay Black man, had hoped to be prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis medication, known as PrEP, as a way to protect himself against HIV. But in 2012 his primary care doctor, a white man, said no. "If I was exposed to it, he said then he'd ... [Continue Reading]( Sponsor [Double your high blood pressure protection with a two-arm check]( By Michael Roizen, M.D. "Two-Fisted Law" is a 1932 movie starring Tim McCoy, with John Wayne as "Duke." It's a rough-and-tumble tale of how to tell right from wrong in the Old West. Turns out, it takes two fists -- or arms -- to tell right from wrong in a blood pressure reading, too. According to researchers from the University of Exeter who analyzed data from 53,172 participants in 23 studies worldwide, if ... [Continue Reading]( [ Politics Digests: Right, Left And Everything In Between ] Politics Digests: Right, Left And Everything In Between Get political news, columns and editorial cartoons by subscribing below. Use the links to instantly subscribe: * [Righteous Right]( * [Proud Progressive]( * [Digest: Right, Left, Moderate]( * [Editorial Cartoons Only]( -- From the ArcaMax editors More Health and Fitness from ArcaMax.com - [Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered]( - [4 fresh foods you shouldn’t keep in your refrigerator]( - [Get hip to your risks for hip fracture if you're vegetarian]( - [Case of dementia erases past trauma from memory]( [Click To Unsubscribe]( | [Customer Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [California / Nevada Privacy Info]( 3 Park Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10016 Copyright © 2022 ArcaMax Publishing [Facebook]( [Twitter](/ArcaMax)