Archive For The “The Health Beat” Category
“The three trillion-dollar income stream produced by the medical industrial complex is about to come demolished by a home remedy – baking soda. Buy stock in Arm & Hammer. (Church & Dwight Co. Ltd.) Now for the details: Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia have discovered a nerve center in a cell layer in the…
“Ever feel like your doctor is in a rush to get you out the door when you come in for a visit? You’re not just imagining things. A new study finds physicians give a patient an average of just 11 seconds to describe their issue before cutting them off. Researchers from the University of Florida determined that…
“Futurologist Dr Ian Pearson believes humans will one day be hooked up to external machines while alive to boost intelligence. Such technology could also improve memory and sensory capacity, he added. And the former cybernetics engineer contends that when you die, 99 per cent of “you” will still be running on a machine. It has led the former…
“We’re awash in hyped claims made about the health impacts of countless foods and supplements. Determining which claims are backed by credible evidence isn’t always easy – contradiction is more common than clarity. A new review of “controversial and hyped” foods conducted by a team of researchers from the American College of Cardiology (the second in a series)…
“THOSE EXTRA HOURS of summer sunlight may galvanize early risers, but can wreak havoc on sleep schedules for the rest of us. Without blackout curtains to shun the sun (as irksome as they are to install), many bedrooms don’t get the recommended 8 hours of darkness. To the rescue: new high-tech sleep masks that can…
“Every year, thousands of women suffer life-altering injuries or die during childbirth because hospitals and medical workers skip safety practices known to head off disaster, a USA TODAY investigation has found. Doctors and nurses should be weighing bloody pads to track blood loss so they recognize the danger sooner. They should be giving medication within…
“Having sex may feel like a badge of honor for many men, but for others, it’s an act that, once finished, brings about intense feelings of sadness. In a new study, researchers for the first time ever have identified that women aren’t the only ones who can suffer from this emotional tidal wave in the…
“The opioid crisis is not an anomaly. Rather, this public health crisis is a self-inflicted wound driven by a catastrophically dysfunctional health care system. Fortunately, upstream antidotes have been created and proven by forward-looking citizen leaders and employers. It’s time to apply these solutions everywhere to stop the crisis in its tracks — taking us a long way toward…
“Sarah Solomon had a pretty sweet life. The 20-something publicist was always out at fashion events, dinners and parties — and even hung out with John Legend during Fashion Week. “It was definitely New York glamourous — the black dress, leather pants and high heels, and an hour putting on my makeup,” says Solomon. “Anyone…
“Finally, the public will be able to consume the “essence” of hot underwear models by simply swigging a beer. And by “essence” I mean the lactic acid collected from their vaginas. Yum…? In Katowice, Poland, “The Order of Yoni” brewery launched a line of beer made from the “vaginal lactic acid of hot underwear models”…