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Like many developing countries, Guatemala is getting hit hard by the delta variant. And within Guatemala, rural and Indigenous communities are feeling it the hardest. Maria Martin traveled to some Indigenous Mayan communities in Guatemala and found people using methods both ancient and modern to try to make it through the pandemic.

Running may be a useful activity to undertake for better mental health. University of Tsukuba researchers have found that only 10 minutes of moderate-intensity running increases local blood flow to the various loci in the bilateral prefrontal cortex—the part of the brain that plays an important role in controlling mood and executive functions. These findings may contribute to the development of a wider range of treatment recommendations to benefit mental health.

The International Health Regulations national focal point for Yemen notified the WHO of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in stool samples from children with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in Yemen.

The official death toll from dengue reached 100 across the country this year with two more lives in Dhaka in past 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The dengue death toll in a year crossed 100 for the second time since 2000 when the country’s health authorities first started recording dengue data.

The Definition of Medicine According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of medicine is: a: “a substance used to treat a disease” b: “something that affects well-being” c: “the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease” d: “a substance used to treat something other than disease”. This can be a traditional American Indian belief, for example.

The holiday season is upon us, meaning it's time to reflect on another pandemic year — and raise our glasses to celebrate the big and small joys that have kept us going.

When Peter Wayne, medical editor of Introduction to Tai Chi from Harvard Medical School, began conducting scientific studies on the health benefits of tai chi, he began noticing that tai chi works in a variety of ways, not just one. Whereas most drugs have a single active ingredient, he observed that tai chi was more like a multidrug combination that uses different components to produce a variety of effects. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice this week for Uttar Pradesh, India due to a Zika virus outbreak.

While engaging in one of your favorite physical activities or exercises, you may have asked yourself, "How many calories do I burn while doing this?" Well, you may find your answer here. The table below lists the calories burned by doing dozens of activities listed by category (such as gym activities, training and sports activities, home repair etc.) for 30 minutes. Activities and exercises include walking (casual, race, and everything in between), swimming, jogging, yoga, and many more.

You would almost have to live under a rock to not have seen vitamin A (aka retinol or retinyl palmitate)  in anti-aging products for skin creams and potions.