CNN Ten times more children and teens obese today than 40 years agoCNN(CNN) The number of obese children and adolescents rose to 124 million in 2016 — more than 10 times higher than the 11 million classified as obese 40 years ago, in 1975. A further 213 million children and adolescents were overweight in 2016, … Read more
(Natural News) Over half of all U.S. states have now passed legislation allowing for the medicinal use of marijuana. The New York Times recently reported that over 200 million Americans live in states where the medicinal use of marijuana is now legal. This has opened up many new areas of treatment, and patients suffering the… … Read more
(Natural News) A new study claims that drinking tea without milk can speed up your metabolism and promote good gut health, as reported by The Daily Mail. The researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles studied the relationship of metabolism and tea by conducting an experiment in mice. They divided the mice into four groups… … Read more
Fox 59 IU to spend $50 million to fight Indiana’s opioid crisisFox 59INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indiana University officials announced a 5-year, $50 million initiative to study and curb the Hoosier State’s opioid crisis. IU President Michael McRobbie said it’s the largest and most comprehensive state-based response to the …Indiana University joins forces to fight opioid … Read more
HealthDay Study Debunks Notion That Epidurals Prolong LaborHealthDayTUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Epidurals are a popular form of pain control for women during labor, but they’ve long been blamed for hindering progress in the delivery room. However, new research challenges this widely held belief, …Epidural does not slow down childbirth, US research findsTelegraph.co.ukStudy finds … Read more
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 18 Die From Hepatitis A, Emergency Declaration Extended in San Diego CountyNBC 7 San DiegoThe San Diego County Health and Human Services extended the local health emergency declaration and updated the number of people infected with the Hepatitis A virus Tuesday. Eighteen people have died, and 490 cases have been confirmed as of … Read more
WBUR Mass. To Ensure Social Workers Set To Fight OpioidsWBURGov. Charlie Baker has unveiled what he’s calling a “first-in-the-nation set of educational core principles” for social workers on the front lines of the battle against opioid abuse, which has claimed thousands of lives in Massachusetts. The Republican …All Massachusetts social work students will learn about … Read more
UN News Centre Creating a healthy workplace improves mental wellbeing and productivity – UNUN News CentreWorld Mental Health Day is marked on 10 October each year, with this year looking at mental health in the work place. Photo: WHO. Print. 10 October 2017 – People spend a large proportion of time at work, where experiences … Read more
USA TODAY Myths about breast cancer debunked: Family history often has nothing to do with diagnosisUSA TODAYBreast cancer is easily the most well-known type of cancer, but do people really know specifics? Jennifer Litton, associate professor of breast medical oncology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, said new treatment options have …Surviving … Read more
CNN Just how important is your egg count for fertility?CNN(CNN) Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh, a San Francisco-based reproductive endocrinologist, sees it almost everyday in her practice. Women come into the fertility specialist’s office fearful and tearful that they may never have children, she said. The results of …Some fertility tests may be a waste of time, … Read more