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Category: WELLNESS
Middle Aged White Men Are Dying And Nobody Knows Why
Since 1999, white middle-aged Americans have experienced a surprising rise in death rates. In prior decades, the trend had always been moving towards longer life expectancies. For white men and women between the ages of […]
Starbucks Is Leading Trend Encouraging Employees To Visit Online Doctors
In an effort to cut costs, many employers are joining forces with telehealth vendors. These vendors provide online consultations that connect patients to doctors. By doing this, companies don’t have to pay for expensive contracts, […]
Staggering Amount Of Time Teens Use Digital Media Is More Than They Spend Sleeping
We all know that today’s teenagers spend lots of time checking social media, texting, listening to music and watching television – sometimes all at once. What is staggering is how much time kids actually spend […]
Cockroaches Offer Humans Unexpected Uses And Innovations
While cockroaches are usually associated with filth and grime, they might actually be the secret to creating new antibiotics and preventing disease. Additionally, they can offer other beneficial purposes as well. In the environment, the […]
Children Who Live Around Dogs And Farm Animals Are Less Likely To Have Asthma
A new study from Sweden shows that infants who are exposed to dogs and farm animals at a very early age might be less likely to develop asthma by age six. According to the results […]
Many Users Of ObamaCare Will See Insurance Premiums Go Through The Roof In 2016
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as ObamaCare, began its third open enrollment season over the weekend. As consumers began to shop for health care insurance coverage that will take effect in 2016, there […]
Study Finds That Brain Training Games Helps Strengthen Cognitive Skills In Elderl
A recent study showed that playing popular “brain training” games online can be beneficial for older adults. The study found that playing games that require memory and reasoning skills is a form of a mental […]
This Controversial Syndrome Makes Some People Believe That They Are Zombies
Zombies may be more than just the subject of fiction raking in big bucks for writers and movie studios, according to medical experts who say it is a state of mind. Back in the day, […]
We Might Be Able To Add To The List Of Things Marijuana Is Good For
Medical marijuana is already used to treat nausea, pain, glaucoma and more. But now, scientists believe that the plant might be useful in treating a variety of other illnesses. One study showed that medical marijuana […]
Dating Apps Might Help Increase Spread Of STDs, But Poor Sex Ed Is The Real Culprit
Dating apps like Tinder and Happn are behind dramatic increases in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), according to the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV. Dr. Peter Greenhouse, one of the UK’s leading sexual health […]
A Man Fails His Paternity Test To Find That His Unborn Twin Is The Biological Father
In Washington state, one unnamed couple was shocked to learn that they conceived a child using the sperm of the male’s unborn twin. This makes the man not the baby’s biological father, but rather the […]
Breakthrough Stem Cell Treatment Found To Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease
The often vaunted promise of stem cell therapy recently received another feather in its cap when Chinese researchers announced that lab mice who were treated with embryonic stem cells showed a reversal of the damage […]
As Heroin Spreads To Affluent Communities Calls Increase For More Lenient Penalties
The U.S. crack cocaine epidemic of the 80s and 90s was fought with zero tolerance policies and lengthy prison sentences, but as heroin usage has skyrocketed in white communities in recent years, so too has […]
FDA Finds Serious Issues With Pfizer’s Chinese Drug Plant
Regulators from the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) recently conducted an inspection of a Pfizer Inc. plant located in China and the results were less than stellar. The inspection was conducted before officials […]
Google And Other Tech Companies Are Getting Involved In Mental Health And It Should Save Lives
Starting next week, Dr. Tom Insel will vacate his position as the head of the United States National Institute of Mental Health in order to go work for Google Life Sciences to study mental health […]
Study Finds Order Of Birth Does Not Determine One’s Personality But First Borns Could Be Smarter
One’s family birth order has no bearing on personality, according to a new study released by the National Academy of Sciences. The study puts to rest armchair psychologists’ theories that younger children are extroverted or […]
Oregon Teenager Is Diagnosed With Rare Case Of Bubonic Plague
Health officials in Oregon have confirmed that a teenage girl has contracted the bubonic plague – likely from a flea bite. Although the bubonic plague is very rare, it is usually treatable with a course […]
These Scientists Might Have Determined The Cause For Deadly Allergic Reactions
Scientists have been studying serious allergic reactions in humans for a long time, and they may have finally found a molecular cause for the troubling conditions. It should be mentioned that their research does not […]
Study Finds That ‘Poor White Boys’ Have A Harder Start In Life
According to a recent study, poor white males are at the greatest disadvantage when it comes to the early years of life. The results of the study show that poor white males perform poorly in […]
Study Finds That Cutting Fats Isn’t Necessarily The Best Way To Lose Weight
Based on a new study, reducing fat in food consumption is not an effective way to lose weight. The study was conducted by Deirdre Tobias, a researcher from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. […]
Volkswagen Scandal Predicted To Premature Deaths And Health Issues
A recent study from MIT shows that Volkswagen’s use of cheating software in nearly 500,000 of its American diesel vehicles will directly contribute to at least 60 deaths in the United States. The study came […]
Warning Labels Might Soon Be Placed On Processed Meats In California
The state of California is looking into new World Health Organization (WHO) reports that processed meats are linked to cancer. The result could be that California would start putting warning labels on such products, a […]
More Than 3.7 Billion People Have Herpes According To Experts
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), estimates show that more than 3.7 billion people worldwide under the age of 50 have herpes in its oral form. This represents two-thirds of all people under 50 […]
New Study Finds That Stress On The Job Is Literally Killing People
According to a recent study conducted by researchers from Harvard University and Stanford University, Americans are losing years off their lives because of stressful work environments. Some groups are losing up to three years of […]
As Heroin Crisis Deepens, Some Turn To Rocks For Treatment
The heroin crisis is only getting worse – on a global level. Now, some addicts are turning to alternative types of treatment in order to kick the habit. Some are even turning to rocks and […]
Dramatic Results Were Achieved In Just 10 Days By Cutting Sugar Out Of Children’s Diets
It goes without saying that children in the United States love sugar. American kids often consume more than double or even triple the amount of the federal recommended dietary guidelines. This comes at a time […]
FDA Approves First Of Its Kind Cancer Fighting Treatment And It’s A Virus
The first instance of a virus-based cancer treatment within the United States was approved by the FDA this week, raising researchers’ hopes that similar cancer-fighting methods will soon follow. The genetically engineered herpes virus known […]
Science Proves That Beer Marinades Are Useful For More Than Just Making Grilled Meats Taste Great
Who doesn’t love a cold beer while barbecuing? Enthusiasts can rejoice, as a new report from the University of Porto in Portugal says that adding beer to meat being grilled reduces the cancer causing carcinogens […]
Studies Show That Vehicle Voice Command Software Is Still A Distraction
Communicating with your smartphone’s voice command software might prove to be deadly, despite the insistence from manufacturers that these hands-free programs are safe for use while driving. Recent studies have shown that such voice command […]