(Akiit.com) Almost any exercise is good exercise. That said, some people waste time on routines that aren’t best for reaching their goals. Lack of time is the number one excuse people give for not working out so why waste your precious time on exercises that are inefficient, ineffective or just ...
(Akiit.com) Whooping cough was once a terrible menace to U.S. children, with hundreds of thousands of cases reported annually. Then a vaccine drove cases down, and the illness became thought of as rare and even antiquated. But it never totally disappeared, and now there’s been a spike in cases. With ...
(Akiit.com) A federal prosecutor said Tuesday he expects to bring more charges against a traveling medical technician accused of infecting 30 patients with hepatitis C in New Hampshire, and health officials said they are casting a wider net as they look for more victims. In his first court appearance on ...
(Akiit.com) Strengthening recess transforms the school climate, paving the way for less bullying and more focus on learning, says a new study from Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford University. The randomized control trial specifically looked at what happened when schools partnered with Playworks, a national nonprofit that is currently providing ...
(Akiit.com) About 15 million premature babies are born every year – more than 1 in 10 of the world’s births and a bigger problem than previously believed, according to the first country-by-country estimates of this obstetric epidemic. The startling toll: 1.1 million of these fragile newborns die as a result, ...
(Akiit.com) The crisis is clear. Chronic diseases are crushing healthcare. As people live longer, chronic diseases have skyrocketed, accounting for nearly 75 percent of the nation’s annual $2 trillion health expenditures, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. 7 out of 10 deaths among Americans each year are from chronic diseases. ...
(Akiit.com) Yes, it’s that time of year when we begin to see the return of cold and flu. What better time to visit the issue of ANTIBIOTICS. As many of us prepare to bombard our doctors for a prescription of antibiotics to deal with colds and flu, let’s make sure ...
(Akiit.com) On the evening news, I watched a segment about summer school. The benefit of classes year round, said the report, is that kids learn more in a shorter amount of time and thus leave the school system earlier. Summer school, it was said, keeps them out of trouble. The ...
(Akiit.com) A mother recently said to me, “My Life is Not for Me;” my response…and whose fault is that?” More often than not, it appears as though life: work, children, obligations, suffering health, appointments, exercise, school, commitments, family, pets, church the list is endless, keeps us moving in the fast ...
(Akiit.com) With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work ...
(Akiit.com) In any given year 26 percent of American adults suffer from mental disorders. Think about it, when you walk down the street, at least one out of every four or five people you pass is suffering form some form of mental illness. As Congresswoman Giffords continues to make a ...
(Akiit.com) If you want to have a baby and don’t have a partner, should you take the leap on your own before it’s too late? “I never thought I’d be here.” That’s what Beth Espy thought of her life about two years ago. She was 40 years old, single and ...