Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

See explosive diarrhea cases in Pennsylvania, how to prevent itCyclosporiasis cases were not abnormally high in Pennsylvania as thousands of people in the U.S. are sickened with explosive diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora.Infectious disease specialists are unsure how long the current nationwide cyclospora outbreak will last.The source of the outbreak has not been identified, suggesting there may be multiple contaminated products.The parasite, which often contaminates produce like lettuce and berries, can be sometimes difficult to wash off.No deaths have been reported among the 34 states with cases, according to the CDC.Several infectious disease specialists across the country told USA…

Brooks is a top-tier brand in the running game. While it’s known for its shoes, the brand also has an exceptional clothing line that helps you run comfortably and in style. The Journey Short is built for performance, with a 5-inch inseam with multiple pockets. They have a zippered rear pocket that can fit your phone, along with compact pockets on the side.These bright-colored running shorts do it all for a long journey run, as nicely as a short run in the park. Brooks also offers the occasional colorway that really pops, like Cosmic Crisp.The new iteration of the Journey…

Starting strength training is difficult enough without running into dead ends that end up stalling your results. From confusing advice to ineffective routines, it’s easy to waste months or years spinning your wheels without seeing real change.That’s why fitness enthusiast Sarah Mackay decided to share the four things she wished she knew before starting training in the gym five years ago.’It’s so you don’t have to waste the same years making no progress like I did,’ she revealed. ‘I genuinely think I would have made twice the improvements if someone had just told me this on day one.’4 Things To…

A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN in a green tank top and black tights approaches a barbell loaded with a little more than 110 pounds. Electronic music blares through the Ford Center in Frisco, TX, the 510,000 square-foot headquarters and practice facility for the Dallas Cowboys. A judge raises his hand, and the woman pulls the barbell from the floor, catches it overhead, and fights for the lockout as her arms wobble beneath the weight. The rep is good. The barbell crashes to the floor. She screams in delight. A small group of friends frantically waves handwritten signs and cheers as if she…

Long-time strength training devotee Hilary Duff is following a consistent lifting routine as she prepares for her upcoming world tour. To help her stay on track, the ‘So Yesterday’ singer has partnered with the popular Ladder app, using its expert-delivered daily plan and structured progressions to fit workouts into her day.“For years I avoided the weight room and thought that lifting made you bulky or overly muscular. Like many women, I did a lot of cardio and viewed [that] as the way to stay fit,” the 38-year-old multiplatinum recording artist told Ladder.“Years ago my training shifted more to strength training,…

Australian authorities have raised the travel advice level for Laos due to the risk of crime and methanol poisoning, which claimed the lives of women Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles.The heightening of the advice level comes after a Lao distillery owner was charged over the mass poisoning incident in 2024 which claimed the lives of six tourists, including the two Australian women.On the the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) SmartTraveller website, an update from July 17 warns tourists to be aware of “crime, the risk of methanol poisoning and ongoing concerns around lack of transparency in the justice…

For babies born way too early, the challenges are huge. Their lungs are not well developed, their skin is very fragile and they are far from ready to face the outside world.A research project at the Women and Infants Research Foundation (WIRF), located at Perth’s King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, is working on trying to help those babies through building an artificial placenta.The technology would allow babies to keep getting nutrients and oxygen in the same way they would in the uterus, essentially allowing them to grow and develop further before they have to face the challenges of eating…

In my mid-20s, I started running as a form of therapy. I was struggling with my mental health, and at a time when so much in my life felt out of my control, exercise became something steady that I could rely on. But one day, when I was 28, I felt a sudden, sharp pain shoot through my left hip, knee, and groin while casually walking down the street. I figured I stepped in a weird way and pulled a muscle. But a few weeks later, when the excruciating pain in my hip hadn’t gone away and I could barely…

While a nationwide surge in cyclosporiasis cases has many concerned about eating certain produce, experts say locally grown fruits and vegetables – like those sold at farmers markets – may be a safer option.Cyclosporiasis, which is caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, is usually spread through contaminated food such as produce items or water, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The agency has confirmed more than 1,600 cases nationwide as of July 13, and it is working to verify more than 5,000 additional infections.State officials have tallied higher totals so far. In Michigan alone, officials are tracking more than 3,700 infections…

FDA approves Wegovy GLP-1 weight loss daily pillA daily pill form of Wegovy will soon be available to consumers after the FDA approved the drug.The U.S. FDA approved Merck’s MRK.N cholesterol-lowering pill, it said on Thursday, the first in a class of drugs dominated by injections, which could potentially broaden the use of cholesterol medication among people at risk of heart disease.The pill, branded as Lipfendra, is intended to treat patients with hypercholesterolemia, including those with hereditary forms of the disease, which causes elevated levels of LDL, the so-called “bad” cholesterol in the blood that often leads to plaque buildup in the arteries. About…