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 Women’s Health Month: 4 Women Making A Difference

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

In honor of Women’s Health Month, we’re featuring four founders and organizations supporting women in the health and wellness space. These organizations support women across both the physical and mental wellness space including expecting mothers, families, female entrepreneurs, and single women who are learning how to balance work, career, family and personal needs to thrive. Jade Kearney, SheMattersJade Kearney is the CEO of SheMatters, an online platform and mobile app where tech meets wellness. The app is designed to support Black women/ WOC who experience postpartum comorbidities by helping them to build healthy habits that can be tracked and openly celebrated. With communities struggling now more than ever post- pandemic and with social unrest, these services are critical.SheMatters released the first edition of The Pink Book in 2022, a guide for black mother’s navigating the safest hospitals for pregnancy. This guide will be updated and released yearly. In addition...

When Do Older Adults Stop Having Sex? Turns Out — Never!

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

When do older people stop having sex? According to studies — never! Sure, as teens we cringed at the thought of our parents doing it, but if your folks were going at it and still are, good for them. Older adults may slow down a bit in the bedroom with age, but that doesn’t mean they stop having sex. Nor should they.What makes some older adults stop having sex — or not have sex as often as they used to?The human body will undergo changes as they age. These changes can affect a person on a physical and hormonal level. Both of which will make it difficult for older people to maintain the sex life that they had when they were younger. However, that doesn’t always mean that it’s impossible for them to have sex.Hormonal changesBoth men’s and women’s hormones change as they get older. According to a Harvard Health Publishing blog, men’s testosterone levels drop by 1% to 2% each year starting somewhere in their 20s to 40s. When this happens, their libido can decrease and their e...

Map: How did the pandemic exodus impact your hometown? Search this U.S. map to find out

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

Much has been made about the Bay Area exodus, with thousands of residents — empowered by the option to work remotely and fed up with high housing costs — moving out of the region since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Yet, as the interactive map below shows, our region is far from the only metro area in the U.S. experiencing similar flight from densely packed urban neighborhoods. Thousands of households abandoned neighborhoods in New York, Chicago and Boston. Many flocked to nearby suburbs, or relocated to the South and Sun Belt. But even in some of the hottest urban markets, downtown neighborhoods from Miami to Las Vegas have experienced a net drain in migration since the pandemic began while surrounding suburbs surged.Our map, compiled from U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data, shows how American migration trends have shifted since the start of the pandemic. Zoom out to view the whole country and you’ll see the blue swaths concentrated in the south that ...

A father and son will go to prison for decadelong, $20 million lottery scheme

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally claim more than $20 million in lottery winnings and lie on their tax returns to dodge more than $6 million in federal taxes, prosecutors said.Ali Jaafar, 63, was sentenced to five years in prison while his 29-year-old son Yousef Jaafar was sentenced to 50 months in prison, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a Monday news release. They were also ordered to pay over $6 million in restitution and forfeit their profits from the scheme.In December, the two were convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count each of filing a false tax return.“This case is, at its core, an elaborate tax fraud. Over the course of a decade, this father-and-son team defrauded the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission and the IRS to pocket millions of hard-earned taxpayer...

12 people sickened by salmonella ate at the same restaurant chain

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

A salmonella outbreak in six states, including California, has been linked to raw cookie dough sold by Papa Murphy’s, the Center for Disease Control said.The pizza chain has temporarily stopped selling the dough, and the CDC advises people who have any in their home to discard it.Eighteen people have been sickened by the outbreak strain of salmonella since late February and two have been hospitalized, the agency said. Of 14 victims interviewed, 12 said they had eaten recently at Papa Murphy’s and nine said they had eaten the raw dough.The CDC said the number of sick people in the outbreak is “likely much higher than the number reported.”Cases were reported in six states: Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Utah and Missouri. California had a single case; the CDC did not identify the city.The CDC warns against eating any raw cookie dough unless it has a label indicating it is safe to be eaten without cooking.Related ArticlesHealth | Surgeon gener...

Inman: Top 10 things to catch my eye at 49ers’ first open practice

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

SANTA CLARA – There was Trey Lance, with a repaired ankle, a refined throwing motion, and a joyful return at first-string quarterback.There was Sam Darnold, relieving Lance in the rotation and debuting his capabilities, at least to the media at the 49ers’ first open practice this offseason.There were – and forever will be – quarterbacks demanding attention, including Brock Purdy, coach Kyle Shanahan’s hopeful opening-day starter who witnessed but did not practice in Tuesday’s 75-minute organized team activities.So let’s get to these other first impressions:1. NEW NICKEL WOWSCornerback Isaiah Oliver. Ever heard of him? You will. He played for the Atlanta Falcons, and he showed the 49ers enough in recent years that they saw him as the top nickel back in free agency. It was one of the few holes on this seasoned roster, and Oliver certainly looks capable of replacing Jimmie Ward, who reprised his nickel role last season in place of K’Waun Williams.Oliver’s tight coverage allowed h...

Yellowstone rangers look for visitor who pushed newborn bison onto roadway

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

Yellowstone park rangers are looking for a man whose interaction with a newborn bison led to the animal’s death, they say.Related ArticlesNational News | Man kills wrong bear near Yellowstone, faces a year in jail The national park released an image of the encounter Saturday, May 20, in the Lamar Valley. While a herd of bison were crossing the Lamar River next to the highway, a park visitor approached the bison calf and pushed it up to the road, the accompanying press release said.After the human contact, the calf was abandoned by the other bison. “Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd. These efforts failed,” the statement said.Because the calf was “causing a hazardous situation” by approaching cars and people, park staff killed the animal. The statement includes a link to a webpage titled Why Yellowstone Doesn’t Rescue Wildlife.Yellowstone regulations require that visitors stay 100 yards from bears or wol...

Woman allegedly assaults Ukiah police officer with 8-pound rock

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

(KRON) -- A transient woman allegedly threw an 8-pound rock at a Ukiah police officer before repeatedly punching him in the face when the officer responded to reports of the woman causing a disturbance Tuesday. Rachael Seivertson, 34, is a known transient in Ukiah and was on parole for robbery, officials said.The responding officer tried to speak with Seivertson at the scene at the intersection of West Perkins Street and South School Street. Police said Seivertson's behavior seemed erratic, and she could not engage in a normal conversation with the responding officer. Her body was also reportedly fidgety, and the officer said he believed she might be on methamphetamine. ‘Wake up America.’: Gov. Newsom weighs in on Target’s removal of some LGBTQ merchandise Seivertson tried to leave the scene when the officer followed her less than 10 feet, police said. She then allegedly picked up an 8-pound rock from the sidewalk and threw it at the responding officer's head hitting him in the fa...

A.J. Foyt returns to the Indy 500, his legacy long secured and grief fresh from his wife’s death

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

WALLER, Texas (AP) — A.J. Foyt was 15 when a boat that he and two friends were riding in capsized in a storm. The young Foyt clung tightly to a buoy until a fishing vessel found him, too late for one of the other boys that had already drowned.Not long afterward, Foyt and some buddies were climbing towers and one of them grasped a power line and was electrocuted. Foyt will have you know that he never considered touching those lines.So began a life spent cheating death, one that one of the greatest auto racing drivers in history has been forced to reflect upon in recent weeks during what usually is a time of joy. The month of May means the Indianapolis 500, the biggest race in the world, and it’s a crown jewel event that Foyt won a record-sharing four times. Lucy, his beloved wife for nearly 68 years, died last month. For Foyt, now 88, the prospect of mortality has finally become inescapable. And few have had so many escapes.Foyt was retired when he suffered two near-fatal attac...

A daily multivitamin to boost memory? Here’s what to know

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:36:49 GMT

Millions of American adults take daily multivitamins, even though the pills have not been shown to prevent ailments like heart disease or cancer and experts say it’s better to get nutrients from food.The latest research looks at whether taking a daily vitamin can have an effect on memory. The study found multivitamins may boost memory function in some people, by the equivalent of three years of normal, age-related memory loss. While the study isn’t comprehensive enough to warrant broad recommendations to take vitamins, it provides important information about their use, said Adam Brickman, the Columbia University professor of neuropsychology who led the study.“Well-designed research studies are showing that there might indeed be some benefits ” to taking multivitamins, he said.Further study is needed to determine exactly which nutrients might make a difference. Here’s what to know about the new research published Wednesday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. ABOUT TH...