Health and Fitness for Thursday October 20, 2022

Stay fit with great healthy tips, diet trends, and breakthroughs Health and Fitness by [ArcaMax](?ezine=27&r=_3-eTCJs0LTEYYUMSuPZoJQpYMPKoYxGdfN9T2Fk5FhDOjMyNzAwODM2NDpKOjIxNTEyOTc6TDoyNzpSOjc3MDEzMzpWOjY2) [ Sleeping fewer than 5 hours a night may pose risks to people 50 and over, study says ]( [Sleeping fewer than 5 hours a night may pose risks to people 50 and over, study says]( Muri Assunção, New York Daily News Adults age 50 and older who don’t get at least five hours of sleep at night are 40% more likely to be diagnosed with two or more chronic diseases, compared to those who sleep for up to seven hours, a new study has found. Researchers with University College London set out to analyze the impact of sleep duration on the health of nearly 8,000 British civil servants, ages 50, 60 and 70,... [Continue Reading]( [ As hepatitis C proliferates, states lift barriers to treatment ]( [As hepatitis C proliferates, states lift barriers to treatment]( Sandhya Raman, CQ-Roll Call While national efforts to eliminate hepatitis C have faced setbacks because of increased drug use, the impact of COVID-19 and insurance complications, there’s a bright spot: Some states are now making it easier for patients to treat the disease. Hepatitis C — a viral inflammation of the liver spread through blood and other bodily fluids that infects more than 2 million adults and ... [Continue Reading]( Sponsor [ FDA panel advises taking preterm birth drug off the market ]( [FDA panel advises taking preterm birth drug off the market]( Tom Avril, The Philadelphia Inquirer An FDA advisory panel voted 14-1 on Wednesday to recommend that the agency withdraw its approval of the drug Makena, saying the treatment does not appear to reduce the risk of preterm birth. A final decision is now up to agency regulators, who are widely expected to agree — having proposed to reverse the agency’s approval of the drug two years ago. That proposal was ... [Continue Reading]( [ Will COVID spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe ]( [Will COVID spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe]( Céline Gounder, Kaiser Health News Last year, the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus caught many people by surprise and led to a surge in cases that overwhelmed hospitals and drove up fatalities. Now we’re learning that omicron is mutating to better evade the immune system. Omicron-specific vaccines were authorized by the FDA in August and are recommended by U.S. health ... [Continue Reading]( [ Your Favorite Comic Strips ] Your Favorite Comic Strips Enjoy free comic newsletters by subscribing below or check them out at [arcamax.com/comics.]( [*NEW: The Argyle Sweater]( [*NEW: Crabgrass]( [*Fowl Language]( [*Between Friends]( [*Caption It!]( [*Rose is Rose]( [*Daddy Daze]( [*Cathy]( [*Family Circus]( [*Wizard of Id]( [*Pickles]( [*Mother Goose And Grimm]( [*Dilbert]( [*Baby Blues]( [*Hagar the Horrible]( [*Speed Bump]( [*Pearls Before Swine]( [*Zits]( [*Peanuts]( [*Diamond Lil]( [*Luann]( [*Garfield]( [*Bizarro]( [*Rubes]( [*Rhymes With Orange]( [*Long Story Short]( [*Carpe Diem]( [*For Better or For Worse (classic strips)]( [*Red And Rover]( - From the ArcaMax editors More Health and Fitness from ArcaMax.com - [Boost your brain with boredom]( - [Mayo Clinic expert offers perspective on experimental Alzheimer's disease drug]( - [Environmental Nutrition: Turn up the heat!]( - [Supplements alleviate pain, but could be a placebo response]( - [Study: Eat earlier and have meals within a 10-hour window]( [Click To Unsubscribe]( | [Customer Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [California / Nevada Privacy Info]( 11830 Canon Blvd Suite A, Newport News, VA 23606 Copyright © 2022 ArcaMax Publishing [Facebook]( [Twitter](/ArcaMax)