Jennifer Lawrence Opens Up About Her Engagement to Cooke Maroney for the First Time

For the most part, Jennifer Lawrence has kept mum on her relationship with art gallerist Cooke Maroney. Sure, she’s been photographed with him by the paparazzi a number of times since news of their romance broke in June 2018, and close sources confirmed their engagement this February, but the Oscar-winning actress has kept her lips sealed when it comes to details about her love life as of late. Last night, however, she indulged us with a sliver of details. While speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of Dark Phoenix, 28-year-old Lawerence briefly gushed over her fiancé.…

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Smartphone relaxation app helps some manage migraine

Migraine sufferers who used a smartphone-based relaxation technique at least twice a week experienced on average four fewer headache days per month, a new study shows. Developed in part by researchers at NYU School of Medicine, the app, called RELAXaHEAD, guides patients through progressive muscle relaxation, or PMR. In this form of behavioral therapy, patients alternately relax and tense different muscle groups to reduce stress. The study authors say their work, publishing in the journal Nature Digital Medicine online June 4, is the first to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of an app…

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Wynn Resorts and Tesla Post Big Gains as Fed Chairman’s Comments Buoy Stock Market

Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell said today that the Fed “will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion” of the economy. The market is currently pricing in two cuts in interest rates by the Fed before year-end. Powell’s message along with encouraging comments from Chinese and Mexican officials about reaching trade deals with the U.S. put a charge in stock prices today. The Nasdaq Composite index was up 2.65 percent after a sharp drop yesterday. The Dow and S&P 500 indexes were up 2.06 percent and 2.14 percent respectively.…

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Bariatric surgery can be safe and effective for adolescents

Pediatricians are often reluctant to recommend bariatric surgery for teen-agers, but a Rutgers-led study concludes it is a justifiable treatment for adolescents with persistent extreme obesity if they can maintain a healthy lifestyle afterward. The researchers reviewed studies on bariatric surgery in adolescents and adults in their report in The Journal of Pediatrics. “If we look at obesity as a disease with the real possibility of eventual organ system failure and special health concerns for adolescents, we need to ask whether health care practitioners are doing enough to manage it,” said…

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