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Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium Nature really is good medicine. Science can explain why.    Reduced blood pressure and improved cognition and mental health are just a few of the documented benefits of spending time in “green” and “blue” spaces. A robust body of research shows that being in green spaces—such as parks, woods, forests, mountains, and the like—is beneficial for people’s physical and mental well-being. Less well-known are the perks of hanging out around oceans, lakes, and rivers. A report called Green and Blue Spaces and Mental Health issued by the World Health Organization shows that time in nature—including urban and peri-urban areas—improves moods, mindsets, and mental health. Research shows that exposure to forests, parks, gardens, or the coastlines can even mitigate the psychological impact of climate change, support physical activity, and provide opportunities for social interaction and places “to relax and leave daily stress behind for a while.” Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Measles was once seen as a childhood disease. Increasingly, adults are susceptible, too    Simon Matthews made three trips this spring to the emergency room of his local hospital in Eastbourne, on England’s southeast coast, before doctors managed to figure out what was making him so ill. He had a fever of 104 Fahrenheit, uncommonly high for an adult. On his first foray to the hospital — in an ambulance — it was feared he had meningitis. Cleared of that, Matthews, 62, was sent home with a vague diagnosis; doctors believed he had an unidentified viral infection. But in addition to the fever, Matthews had the beginnings of what quickly turned into an itchy, full-body red rash — a type that a few decades ago all parents dreaded, and all doctors recognized. Not so these days. It would take two more visits and a pair of Nigerian physicians, who had experience diagnosing this rash, before he would learn that he was suffering from measles. Continued here Updated Covid boosters could be authorized by end of month, Pfizer says    The Food and Drug Administration could authorize Pfizer's updated Covid boosters by the end of August, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said during an investor call Tuesday. The drugmaker asked the FDA in June to authorize an updated version of its Covid booster that is designed to target the XBB.1.5 subvariant, a coronavirus strain that began circulating widely last winter. Moderna made a similar request that same month.  The requests came days after the FDA advised the drugmakers to update the shots to target XBB.1.5 ahead of a fall Covid booster campaign. Continued here

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