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Screen Time Surge During Lockdowns Fuels Myopia Epidemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered daily routines, particularly for children who have become dependent on digital devices for education and entertainment. This shift has raised concerns about the potential impact of prolonged screen time on the prevalence of myopia, an eye condition where distant objects appear blurry while close objects are seen clearly. Studies… Read More: Screen Time Surge During Lockdowns Fuels Myopia Epidemic »

‘There’s a danger that drinking has got much worse during Covid lockdowns’

The word “spike” has become so familiar to us in the last year due to spikes in Covid-19 infections and admissions to hospitals. But there have been other ones running in parallel – spikes in alcohol deaths. Especially between April and September last year. And the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal… Read More: ‘There’s a danger that drinking has got much worse during… »

Getting Back Into Running After Lockdowns? Here’s How to Do It Safely

SATURDAY, April 24, 2021 — If you plan to resume running after an extended break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you need to ease back in, one expert advises. “There are a lot of good programs, including Couch to 5K or C25K, that focus on increasing running slowly up to about 3 miles or 30… Read More: Getting Back Into Running After Lockdowns? Here’s How to Do… »

Lockdowns Got Your Teen Down? Here’s How to Help

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28, 2020 — If you’re the parent of a teen, you had plenty to deal with before the pandemic began — dramatic sighs, slamming doors, eye-rolling — and that was only when your teen wasn’t out somewhere with friends. But the coronavirus pandemic brought your teen’s social life to a screeching halt. No… Read More: Lockdowns Got Your Teen Down? Here’s How to Help »