Terms You Should Think Twice About Before Putting Up Your House Listing

Because of the pandemic, the 2020 housing market progressed differently than many had predicted. Experts anticipated interest rates would remain low, thereby encouraging potential buyers to commit. However, the dire financial straights many families have found themselves in — along with stay-at-home orders and other COVID-related deterrents to traveling, touring homes, and relocating — have brought a significant decrease to home […]

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Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other

People with persistent back pain or persistent headaches are twice as likely to suffer from both disorders, a new study from the University of Warwick has revealed. The results, published in the Journal of Headache and Pain, suggest an association between the two types of pain that could point to a shared treatment for both. The researchers from Warwick Medical […]

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Mental health claimants more than twice as likely to lose their benefit as non-psychiatric claimants

People who are mentally ill are 2.4 times more likely than claimants with non-psychiatric conditions to lose their existing benefit following a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility assessment, research has found. Published in the British Journal of Psychiatry Open, the study from the University of York analysed government data of claimants moving from an existing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) entitlement […]

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Keep saying yes to fish twice a week for heart health

A new scientific advisory reaffirms the American Heart Association’s recommendation to eat fish- especially those rich in Omega-3 fatty acids twice a week to help reduce the risk of heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiac arrest and the most common type of stroke (ischemic). The advisory is published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. “Since the last advisory on […]

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