Heart disease doesn't have to keep you from donating blood

by Joyce Tsai,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs blood centers and hospitals face critically low levels of blood supplies, many people with heart disease may wonder i

Updated on: March 19,2024 10

Heart disease doesn't have to keep you from donating blood

by Joyce Tsai,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs blood centers and hospitals face critically low levels of blood supplies, many people with heart disease may wonder i

Updated on:March 19,2024 10

Food or medicine? Stark choice for sick Argentines

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn pharmacies in crisis-riddled Argentina, people look at the prices on medicine containers, then put them down again.Even prescription antibiotics and chronic treatm

Updated on: March 18,2024 11

Food or medicine? Stark choice for sick Argentines

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn pharmacies in crisis-riddled Argentina, people look at the prices on medicine containers, then put them down again.Even prescription antibiotics and chronic treatm

Updated on:March 18,2024 11

Thirdhand smoke study teaches reveals more about the risks

by Angela Koenig,University of CincinnatiCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's long been established that secondhand smoke is a detriment to health and linked to cancer. Now, researchers are looking

Updated on: March 18,2024 14

Thirdhand smoke study teaches reveals more about the risks

by Angela Koenig,University of CincinnatiCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's long been established that secondhand smoke is a detriment to health and linked to cancer. Now, researchers are looking

Updated on:March 18,2024 14

Are mocktails better for you than cocktails? Experts suggest limiting intake of sugary drinks

by Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversitySwapping cocktails for mocktails for Dry January? Just be mindful of their sugar content, Northeastern experts say. Credit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern Univer

Updated on: March 16,2024 15

Are mocktails better for you than cocktails? Experts suggest limiting intake of sugary drinks

by Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversitySwapping cocktails for mocktails for Dry January? Just be mindful of their sugar content, Northeastern experts say. Credit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern Univer

Updated on:March 16,2024 15

Study: Physical activity can't counter cardiovascular risk associated with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

by Laval UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainContrary to popular belief, the benefits of physical activity do not outweigh the risks of cardiovascular disease associated with drinking sugar-sweete

Updated on: March 26,2024 19

Study: Physical activity can't counter cardiovascular risk associated with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

by Laval UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainContrary to popular belief, the benefits of physical activity do not outweigh the risks of cardiovascular disease associated with drinking sugar-sweete

Updated on:March 26,2024 19

New research shows sexual minority adults more willing to use digital health tools for public health

by JMIR PublicationsCredit: CC0 Public DomainLittle is known about the willingness of sexual minority adults—people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other nonheterosexual orientation ident

Updated on: March 19,2024 16

New research shows sexual minority adults more willing to use digital health tools for public health

by JMIR PublicationsCredit: CC0 Public DomainLittle is known about the willingness of sexual minority adults—people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other nonheterosexual orientation ident

Updated on:March 19,2024 16

The impact of nurse practitioner placement in Japanese nursing homes

by Okayama UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe global demographic shift marked by a decline in birth rates and an increase in aging populations has posed a significant strain on health

Updated on: March 27,2024 19

The impact of nurse practitioner placement in Japanese nursing homes

by Okayama UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe global demographic shift marked by a decline in birth rates and an increase in aging populations has posed a significant strain on health

Updated on:March 27,2024 19

Better mental, physical health in older people tied to living near nature

by Judith Van Dongen,Washington State UniversityCredit:Health & Place(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103148Even small differences in the availability of urban green and b

Updated on: March 16,2024 18

Better mental, physical health in older people tied to living near nature

by Judith Van Dongen,Washington State UniversityCredit:Health & Place(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103148Even small differences in the availability of urban green and b

Updated on:March 16,2024 18

What should parents know before heading to the emergency department

by Sylvia Owusu-Ansah MD, MPH, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSooner or later, you will find yourself taking your child to the emergency department—it's bound

Updated on: March 16,2024 13

What should parents know before heading to the emergency department

by Sylvia Owusu-Ansah MD, MPH, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSooner or later, you will find yourself taking your child to the emergency department—it's bound

Updated on:March 16,2024 13

A pharmacologist explains the controversy and addictive potential of the herbal substance kratom

by C. Michael White,The ConversationCredit: Anh Nguyen from PexelsThe herbal substance kratom, derived from the leaves of aSoutheast Asian tree, is used bynearly 2 million people&nbs

Updated on: March 26,2024 10

A pharmacologist explains the controversy and addictive potential of the herbal substance kratom

by C. Michael White,The ConversationCredit: Anh Nguyen from PexelsThe herbal substance kratom, derived from the leaves of aSoutheast Asian tree, is used bynearly 2 million people&nbs

Updated on:March 26,2024 10

Menstrual health literacy is alarmingly low—what you don't know can harm you

by Sally King,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiven that98% of mammalsdo not have periods, do you know why humans do?When I ask my menstrual health workshop participants—inc

Updated on: March 19,2024 17

Menstrual health literacy is alarmingly low—what you don't know can harm you

by Sally King,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiven that98% of mammalsdo not have periods, do you know why humans do?When I ask my menstrual health workshop participants—inc

Updated on:March 19,2024 17

Spain bans flavored heated tobacco products

Credit: Jill Burrow from PexelsSpain's government on Tuesday approved a decree that bans the sale of flavored heated tobacco products as part of efforts to discourage tobacco use, the health minis

Updated on: March 23,2024 19

Spain bans flavored heated tobacco products

Credit: Jill Burrow from PexelsSpain's government on Tuesday approved a decree that bans the sale of flavored heated tobacco products as part of efforts to discourage tobacco use, the health minis

Updated on:March 23,2024 19