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Plant High School: Tribune scholars profiles and essays An invitation was extended to the top 3 percent of Hillsborough’s graduating seniors to take part in the annual competition.     Plant High School, 2415 South Himes Avenue in Tampa, opened in 1927 and was named for railroad magnate Henry B. Plant. [ Times (2004) ] Published 6 hours ago Updated 3 hours ago More than 200 of Hillsborough County’s top high school seniors from 35 public and private schools accepted an invitation...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Trials performed by researchers at the University of São Paulo with healthy young adults show that the right level of protein intake is the key to muscle health, regardless of... view more  Credit: Hamilton Roschel Protein intake is more important than protein source if the goal is to gain muscle strength and mass. This is the key finding of a study that compared the effects of strength training in volunteers with a vegan or omnivorous diet, both with protein content c...

“Put an ice pack on it!” If you grew up playing sports (or have kids who play them), this is a familiar refrain, repeated whenever someone gets injured. Sometimes, the quickest way to ease the pain from a sprained ankle or torn muscle is to cover the area with ice. It’s a short-term solution that doesn’t take the place of medical care when you need it—but in a pinch, ice can be a real lifesaver. Heat therapy can also be a useful tool for soothing pain. People with arthritis often rel...

Heading to the Beach This Summer? Take Your Runs to the Sand for Extra Benefits Samantha Lefave, Lisa Jhung When Kyra Oliver heads out for her morning run, she usually opts for a paved route. But once or twice a week, the San Diegan heads toward the beach instead, where she watches the sun rise and listens to the waves crash as the miles tick by. Running on the sand helps Oliver clear her mind, but it also supplements her training for marathons and 50-mile trail races. “It wor...

COVID-19 is not influenza, but it offers lessons on beating it, say Concordia researchers The absence of a 2020-21 flu season shows how effective simple public health measures are at limiting virus transmission May 11, 2021 Image of the coronavirus courtesy the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via Unsplash If you did not catch the flu this year — and there is an overwhelming chance that you did not — you have COVID-19 to thank. It’s a small consolation, given the...

WVU study examines the effects of vaping during pregnancy Spurred by unproven assumptions that vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes, a team at West Virginia University is conducting a three-year study on the effects of vaping during pregnancy. It is estimated that half of all women who smoke prior to becoming pregnant will continue to smoke during and after the pregnancy. The impact of smoking while pregnant can lead to preterm birth, birth defects and an increased chance of sudden infant de...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Mark Olfert, WVU associate professor, is the contact principal investigator for this multi-PI study, which involves three other School of Medicine faculty. They are conducting a three-year study on the... view more  Credit: West Virginia University Spurred by unproven assumptions that vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes, a team at West Virginia University is conducting a three-year study on the effects of vaping during pregnancy. It is estimated that half of all wo...

Diet, exercise habits of soon-to-be mothers & fathers could shape their childs well-being SECTIONS Diet, exercise habits of soon-to-be mothers & fathers could shape their childs well-beingBy Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Last Updated: May 04, 2021, 04:13 PM IST Share Synopsis Some proportion of babies’ metabolic futures seem hard-wired, built into them as they develop in the womb. iStock Related The lifestyles of soon-to-be mothers and fathers could shape the health of their unborn offspr...

Share: Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI) announced today the findings of a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology in which Dr. Marina García-de-Acilu and colleagues at the Vall dHebron University Hospital in Barcelona evaluated the utility of Masimo PVi ® as a noninvasive method of predicting preload responsiveness in patients treated with nasal high-flow (NHF) therapy. They found that PVi may identify preload responders and noted that PVi may therefore be used in the "day-to-day clinical d...

Study Investigates the Ability of Masimo PVi® to Predict Preload Responsiveness in Patients On Nasal High-Flow Therapy Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the findings of a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology in which Dr. Marina García-de-Acilu and colleagues at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona evaluated the utility of Masimo PVi® as a noninvasive method of predicting preload responsiveness in patients treated with nasal high-flow (NHF) therapy. They f...