insert_link Lifestyle Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary By Judith Graham via KFF Health News It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94 when he died in 2022, he’d wait for his dad to find his hearing aids and put them in before they started talking. Even then, my father-in-law could barely hear what my husband was saying. “What?” he’d ask over and over. Then, there were the problems […] todayFebruary 29, 2024 19
insert_link Lifestyle Social media scams are on the rise There's never been a better time to be a scammer on social media. And it's not just events being falsely advertised, it's clothing, electronics, and more. FOX 5 NY's Jessica Formoso has the story. todayFebruary 29, 2024 18
insert_link Lifestyle ASICS study confirms positive link between exercise and women’s mental health ASICS has unveiled the results of the largest study ever conducted on the gender exercise gap, reaffirming the positive correlation between women’s exercise levels and their mental health, with women 52% happier, 50% more energised, 48% more confident, 67% less stressed and 80% less frustrated when exercising. Yet, the independent research, conducted on over 25,000 people and led by renowned academics Dr Dee Dlugonski and Professor Brendon Stubbs, alarmingly found that […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 18
insert_link Business / Economics Know the most common types of bank frauds By Bank Windhoek’s Forensics Services Manager, Johnny Truter. International law states that any illegal act involving deception to obtain money from a financial institution or a bank's depositors is categorised as bank fraud. Like other fraud offences, bank fraud involves using a trick to obtain money illegally. Nowadays, fraudsters are continuously coming up with different ways to steal people’s hard-earned money. The following looks at the most common trends used […] todayFebruary 27, 2024 20
insert_link Lifestyle Why are leap years important? We're getting an extra day at the end of the month because its a leap year. A leap year, as you probably know, happens every four years. But, do you know why? FOX News' Ted Lindner unravels their importance and what life on earth would be like if we didn't have them. todayFebruary 27, 2024 19
Lifestyle British Man Honours Late Grandfather By Climbing Up And Down Kilimanjaro Backwards A personal trainer from Northampton, England has become the first person to climb and descend Mount Kilimanjaro backwards. Ben Stewart, 32, completed the unique feat to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation in early February. He made his back-to-front ascent and descent of Africa’s highest mountain to honour his grandfather, who passed away aged 65 after suffering a heart attack in 2010. Ben is an expert at backwards climbing […] todayFebruary 23, 2024 12
insert_link Health / Medical Your unique smell can provide clues about how healthy you are fizkes/Shutterstock By Aoife Morrin, Dublin City University Hundreds of chemicals stream from our bodies into the air every second. These chemicals release into the air easily as they have high vapour pressures, meaning they boil and turn into gases at room temperature. They give clues about who we are, and how healthy we are. Since ancient Greek times, we’ve known that we smell differently when we are […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 10
insert_link Health / Medical Why do I keep getting urinary tract infections? And why are chronic UTIs so hard to treat? BAZA Productions/Shutterstock By Iris Lim, Bond University Dealing with chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) means facing more than the occasional discomfort. It’s like being on a never ending battlefield against an unseen adversary, making simple daily activities a trial. UTIs happen when bacteria sneak into the urinary system, causing pain and frequent trips to the bathroom. Chronic UTIs take this to the next level, coming back repeatedly […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 15
insert_link Lifestyle Texas Hippo Timothy Launches Unlikely 2024 Presidential Campaign With Donald Trump and Joe Biden looking set for a rematch in what could be one of the bitterest presidential elections in history, an unlikely new candidate has emerged - a hippo from Texas.Timothy the Hippo from San Antonio Zoo welcomed his fans for a presidential press conference on Presidents' Day, on Monday. Two guests/voters even claimed to have traveled from Montana for the special moment. Having garnered widespread support […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 21
