Every summer, come Colorado rain or shine, our whole family gets sick. It’s like back-to-school season plays a preemptive joke, reminding us to nurture a healthy immune system year-round. Universe, I see you. But when sickness strikes during the warmer months, what are the best foods to eat when sick? Spoiler alert: A few scoops […]
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Note: some graphic stories ahead. 1.The shocking fact that the author of Goodnight MOONMargaret Wise Brown, died from a high kick. According to The New York Times, “After receiving an emergency appendectomy in France, a nurse asked her how she was doing. ‘Great!’ she responded, kicking cancan she removed a blood clot in her leg,
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Jemma Cheer/Stuff A man in his 60s who died after self-harm was botched due to poor record keeping and communication, notes the Health and Disability Commissioner. (Stock photo) Warning: This story is about self-harm. Poor record keeping and communication are at the root of mental health care failures for a man in his 60s who
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Act has been passed by the National Assembly, but experts believe it is largely unenforceable and unlikely to come into effect anytime soon. Alex van der Heever, chair of the administration of social security systems at the University of the Witwatersrand, says: From the outset, the bill was so flawed
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New evidence-based clinical guidelines for opioid deprescribing were published in Medical Journal of Australia. Australian researchers have published the first evidence-based clinical guidelines for opioid deprescribing, a crucial step to help general practitioners reduce opioid use in their patients. Published in Medical Journal of Australia Today, Dr Aili Langford and her colleagues at the University
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Emerging research suggests that mental health problems among children and adolescents are on the rise. For example, one in four children report experiencing clinically elevated rates of depression, and the rates of emergency room visits for attempted suicide have increased by 22% in recent years. As clinicians and researchers, we have interacted with thousands of
Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, MS, RD The Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest ways to eat, with research showing it can help prevent cancer, obesity and heart disease. These lunch recipes not only follow the principles of the Mediterranean diet, but also focus on complex carbohydrates and lower amounts of saturated fat and
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South Carolina’s health care future looks brighter now that the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) statute has finally been repealed. The 1970s law, which required a permit receipt from the state before a new health facility could be built or additional health care offered, was ostensibly enacted to protect the financial viability of hospitals in
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Share on PinterestThe drug Ozempic may become available in pill form. FreshSplash/Getty images An oral pill version of Ozempic appears effective for weight loss in a new study. Semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, is currently administered into the body through injections. In a new study, taking a pill version of this drug led
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As the country continues to struggle on how to address the ever-rising overall costs of health care, the expanded use of prior authorization has become a powerful tool used by insurance companies. Day Egusquiza COURTESY PHOTO How does it work and why is it used? One of the common themes heard in the healthcare industry
Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, MS, RD Enjoy a healthy breakfast or snack with these delicious recipes. These smoothies are made with anti-inflammatory ingredients like dark leafy greens, berries, and vitamin D-rich foods to keep symptoms of chronic inflammation like mental fog and indigestion at bay. Plus, these refreshing drinks will keep you full as
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ANDWhile tardive dyskinesia and even akathisia, which it resembles, are serious and horrific harms of psychiatric drugs, they are often overlooked or deliberately ignored by psychiatrists. It took psychiatry 20 years to recognize tardive dyskinesia as an iatrogenic disease, even though it affects about 4-5% of patients receiving neuroleptics per year. Poul Leber of the
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Some people possess the gift of finding the light in the darkest moments. It is known as post-traumatic growth capacity. We will explore what we can do to improve this capability. Last update: June 24, 2023 Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the greatest philosophers and poets of the 19th century. In his masterpiece Thus spake
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EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah About 15-20% of women experience more severe symptoms of depression or anxiety during or after pregnancy than the average woman. This is second International postpartum support. While these feelings can be overwhelming, experts want women to know that effective treatment options are available. An Eagle Mountain mother shares her story for Healthy
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The number of people with type 2 diabetes will rise from 529 million in 2021 to over 1.3 billion in 2050, according to two recent scientific papers. Results published in The Lancet AND The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology newspapers on Thursday revealed the rising figures. The increase, say the researchers, comes from a rise in
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