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Gary Roe
3 Tips For Living Well From Hospice Patients
by Gary Roe
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The room was silent except for the hum of the machines, the rhythmic blip of the heart monitor, and the quiet cadence of my dad’s breathing. With no hope of recovery, life support was about to be terminated. I was spending a few last moments with him. I was 15. Suddenly, I became acutely aware of my own heartbeat. It was in perfect sync with dad's heart monitor. Stunned, I realized several profound... 5/15/2019 7:00:00 AM
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Scientists Restore Brain Function to Clinically Dead Brains, But...
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Once your brain stops functioning, you’re dead, right? The answer may be a little less clear cut now. Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine recently restored some function to pig brains that had been pronounced clinically dead hours earlier, proving that it’s possible to profuse brains and restore basic metabolic functions. But is it ethical? Let's take a look at a few things here...While the... 5/14/2019 7:00:00 AM
Whitney Freya
3 Steps to Create Everything You Need From Within
by Whitney Freya
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Life is exponentially more demanding than it was just 20 years ago. With all the passwords we have to remember and the sheer demands on our time, it is easy for our consciousness to lapse into worry and fear. It’s difficult to find a resting space for your thoughts with the constant bombardment of troubling news and the dings and beeps coming from our phones.What can you do to bring yourself back... 4/11/2019 7:00:00 AM
Megan Johnson McCullough
Hernia: Even Your Body Doesn't Like Being Pressured
by Megan Johnson McCullough
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A hernia can occur when an organ, or possibly fatty tissue, finds its way into your fascia (the surrounding area of a muscle). They are most common in the abdomen but can also occur in the groin, thigh, or belly button. There are 5 common types of hernias. Hiatal: This is when a hernia affects the upper stomach. It squeezes its way through the hiatus which is an opening in your diaphragm where the... 4/11/2019 7:00:00 AM
Megan Johnson McCullough
The 411 on Lactose Intolerance
by Megan Johnson McCullough
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When someone says, “I can’t have dairy,” we automatically assume they are lactose-intolerant or that they are allergic to dairy, and that is as far as our knowledge goes with this condition. “Lactose” actually means “sugar.” This type of sugar is specifically found in dairy products.There is an enzyme that our body produces in the small intestine, called lactase (not lactOse, but lactAse). However,... 4/9/2019 7:00:00 AM
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OxyContin Producer Patents Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug
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Purdue Pharma, which manufactures OxyContin and a few other opioid painkillers, has received a patent for a “new” medication to treat opioid addiction. This is in the wake of a $3.4 million donation to Harm Reduction Therapeutics, manufacturer of naloxone—or Narcan, a nasal spray used to counteract deadly overdoses. These new advances have left some consumers wondering: Have company leaders grown a... 3/4/2019 8:00:00 AM
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10 Most Stressed Out States in America
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Stress is par for the course for most Americans. Nearly everyone feels the weight of its tug, but where you live could determine which type of stress is most likely to pull you down. Comparisons in stress caused by work, finances, family, health and safety helped to determine this list. According to the report, the most common stressors are low income, poor health, divorce and surrounding crime rates.... 3/4/2019 8:00:00 AM
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WHO Releases List of Top 10 Threats to Global Health
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Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) compiles a list of the world’s most significant health threats in the hopes of finding ways to solve them. This year’s greatest threats to global health are:1. Air pollution2. Lifestyle-related deaths3. Influenza4. Poor living conditions5. Antimicrobial resistance6. High-threat pathogens7. Poor primary healthcare8. Vaccine hesitancy9. Dengue fever10. HIVLet's... 3/4/2019 8:00:00 AM
Health Please
The Basics of Heart Disease and Its Prevention
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We are into the 20th year of the millenium, and while the world has seen unprecedented and exponential growth and advancements in almost every sector, there’s another area that we've all seen grow rapidly – stress levels.With bustling lives becoming busier and more and more competitive, the stress levels have risen gradually over the years and have reached a crescendo, as a result of which, we are... 3/3/2019 8:00:00 AM
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How Love Literally Changes a Woman's Body
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Not much compares to falling in love. The world becomes a different place, and you may become a different person. Literally. According to a new study, falling in love can even cause physical changes in women.A recent study at UCLA revealed women undergo immunological changes when they fall in love. Researchers can still only speculate, but they believe the changes may be related to the body preparing... 2/15/2019 8:00:00 AM
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