Processed with VSCO with f2 preset Did you think my 20,000-steps-a-day challenge was hard? Think again, because my inner guinea pig lit a fire inside of me and posed yet another challenge: exercise for a pretty darn extreme amount of time every... https://t.co/1rE7RIBsRG

Pop Warner Bans Low Stance For Young Players in the Tiny Mite (5 to 7), Mitey Mite (7 to 9) and Junior Pee Wee (8 to 10) divisions will no longer place their hands on the ground when they line up for the ball snap. Players in those divisions will no... https://t.co/TCDgnYHVH6

Flu Shot Won't Cause Miscarriage, Study Confirms This is a very definitive study for a recent, relevant time period of flu and should remove all doubts a woman might have about whether it is safe to be vaccinated during pregnancy, researchers said. https://t.co/rN7eAaxNY0

Fast Food Delivers More Calories Than Decades Ago Average portion size nearly quadrupled for fast food entrees, and more than quadrupled for desserts between 1986 and 2016, researchers have found. https://t.co/YfHmObncou

Padma Lakshmi Sheds Light on Endometriosis Padma Lakshmi, the author, entrepreneur, and Emmy-nominated host of Bravo TV’s Top Chef, talks about her long journey to discovering her endometriosis and her role as an advocate. https://t.co/ATt4feJLfW

10 Questions for Tyler Perry As he says goodbye to Madea, his signature character, Tyler Perry reflects on his family, success, giving back, and how he stays healthy. https://t.co/Dgy32H03gj

Medicinal Pot May Help Old-Age Ills, Study Says "A majority of patients came back and said, 'I'm better,'" one researcher said. "The efficacy rates were quite high. Most patients felt their quality of life had improved." https://t.co/gsFp5EDENY

Study: Vaccine Law Evasion Fuels Measles Outbreaks "Though California did the right thing by eliminating the personal belief exemptions for vaccinations, parents who fear vaccines are clearly finding a way around the law," one expert noted. https://t.co/8jBBzDRmFp

Processed with VSCO with f2 preset Since the beginning of the year, I have been attending weekly Krav Maga classes at my university! It’s marvelous to partake in a group fitness class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, both of which are normally my rest... https://t.co/H7oyxa7Opk

Danger Abounds When Meds and Your Genes Don’t Mix Almost everyone -- 99% of people -- has at least one gene variant that would cause them to respond to one or more medications differently than expected. Many people have several of these variants. https://t.co/m9QJ1m1ZM1

Study: Seniors With UTIs Need Antibiotics Fast Delaying or withholding antibiotics in this age group can increase the risk of bloodstream infection (sepsis) and death, researchers reported Feb. 27 in the BMJ. https://t.co/mhxEIuXfcE

Could Blood Tests Replace Surgical Lung Biospies? The so-called liquid biopsy is as effective as testing tissue samples in diagnosing advanced non-small cell lung cancer, researcher say. https://t.co/L42jjMy4tk

Why Do Some Kids With Eczema Get Food Allergies? A recent study of children with eczema found that those with food allergies had differences in their skin that kids without allergies did not have. https://t.co/s4s9TEEP7n

Has America's Fight Against HIV Stalled? After years of significant declines, the number of new HIV infections began to level off in 2013, the CDC says. The cause: Effective HIV prevention and treatments are not reaching those who could most benefit,..…

Mom Blazes Path to Cure for Son’s Rare Disease Although the FDA has approved 400 treatments for rare diseases, progress toward finding cures for the 7,000 remains slow https://t.co/ytMiOjCjxK

One-Handed NFL Star Lifts Spirits -- and a Toddler Seattle Seahawks star Shaquem Griffin aims to inspire children like Joseph who have a limb difference. https://t.co/2lw1bTTmyB

Tick Bites Even More Likely to Cause Meat Allergy? New research suggests that every tick bite could potentially lead to meat allergy, a greater risk than had been suspected. https://t.co/0xPsMdK2Po

Prenatal Vitamins May Lower 2nd Child Autism Risk Mothers who used prenatal vitamins, especially in the first month of pregnancy, had a reduced risk of having a second child with autism, a new study has found. https://t.co/EajxYQKtSF

Women Who Work Long Hours May Face More Depression Researchers found that compared with women who worked a standard 40-hour week, those who were on the clock 55 hours or more typically reported more depression symptoms. https://t.co/eBvDgSPKmN

Smokers May Fare Worse Vs. Deadliest Skin Cancer In a study of more than 700 melanoma patients in the United Kingdom, smokers were 40 percent less likely to survive melanoma than people who hadn't smoked for at least 10 years before their diagnosis. https://t.co/BMObv4Zjc5