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FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- New York City residents are more likely to shop in stores where social distancing is practiced than where it is ignored, a new study finds. "We want to understand how people are making decisions based on compliance with the health guidelines," said Ricardo Daziano, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. "Until a vaccine is developed, policymakers need to not only find the best incentives for people to avoid physical proximity, they also need to create plans for relaxing social distancing in the future," he added. Daziano said behavioral forecasts from the models developed in this project can help guide those decisions. The experiment, which used a 3D simulation, was conducted...

FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the fame and fortune that comes with being an elite athlete, new research finds that Black NFL players are much more likely than their white peers to be in poor health once they retire. After surveying nearly 3,800 former pro football players, investigators found that Black players say they are 50% more likely to struggle with chronic disabling pain than white players, and 36% more likely to have serious memory and attention problems. They also reported a 90% greater propensity towards suffering some sort of physical disability. "We found that former players who identified as Black/African American were much more likely to report impairment in their day-to-day activities," said study author Andrea Roberts, a senior research scientist...

FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Packed with nutrients and easy to eat, either as a sandwich spread or as a dip, nut butters can be a simple solution for school lunches, snacks and beyond. And their growing popularity seems to be matched only by the number of varieties available. Gone are the days when peanut butter was the only choice for someone craving a chewy, nutty spread. Today, it's just as easy to find delicious butters made from almonds, cashews, macadamias or walnuts in the school cafeteria – or the pantry. But use caution: While nut butters generally deliver the same benefits as the nuts they contain – protein and healthy fats, for example – some may contain excess amounts of sugar or saturated fats. People who regularly eat nuts or nut butters have...

FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When police and National Guard troops mobilized during protests that broke out across the nation this spring following the death of George Floyd, they often resorted to the use of so-called "beanbag" rounds of ammunition when confronting crowds. Beanbag rounds -- a small cloth bag filled with lead shot and fired from a standard shotgun -- are thought to be strong enough to cause pain but not serious harm. However, a new study by emergency physicians in Austin, Texas, suggests otherwise. They report a number cases of severe, maiming injuries -- including skull fractures, brain hemorrhages and broken jaws -- all in young protesters hit by beanbag rounds. Although they are "purported to be 'less lethal' munitions that should not cause...