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2 Steps to Save a Life: The importance of Hands-Only CPR (Family Features) More than 350,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur annually outside hospital settings. However, a hands-on emergency intervention like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival. According to the American Heart Association, 70% […]
Panic Attack Medication: What Is Best For Me? By: Mike OBrien If you are one of those living with panic attack symptoms, you know it can almost take over your life. Living with the fear that you will have to suffer through another period of grief, pain, and discomfort is sometimes enough to bring […]
3 Steps to Take for Better Health This Fall (StatePoint) As people return to their fall routines, economic concerns are top of mind, and many are finding themselves spending more time worrying about the health of their things than the health of themselves. According to new research by MDLIVE, an Evernorth company and […]
Support Brain Health: Simple ways to add to your wellness routine (Family Features) When most people think of wellness, diet and exercise are the first things that come to mind. Brain health is another essential element of your overall wellness because it affects your quality of life in many ways. Brain health is the foundation […]
2022-10-20 From Black Death to COVID-19, pandemics have always pushed people to honor death and celebrate life Death waits for no man – and pandemics drive the point home. Pieter Brueghel the Elder: ‘The Triumph of Death’, CC BY Nükhet Varlik, Rutgers University – Newark After the last couple of Halloweens were plagued by doubt and […]
Effects of Insomnia on Health By Jim Dotson Whether you have insomnia, or struggle to fall asleep, you already know that it is a miserable way to live. Why else would there be so many people looking for how to fall asleep? What you may not know is that insomnia has numerous long […]
2022-09-21 Why is Corn Syrup in So Many American Infant Formulas? By Christina Szalinski All mammals, including humans, make milk with carbohydrates in the same unique form: lactose, a sugar that is a fusion of two other sugars called galactose and glucose. While scientists don’t know why all mammary glands arrange sugars this way, many […]
2022-09-07 The US abortion decision is already having global impacts OPINION: The reversal of Roe v. Wade is a tragedy not just for the United States, but for women everywhere By TK Sundari Ravindran By Pascale Allotey By Sofia Gruskin 8.31.2022 The past decades have brought modest improvements to women’s reproductive health around […]
10 Bizarre Things You Should Know About Your Skin By Anna Grig Do you know what is the largest organ of the human body? Yes, it is the skin, and it weighs approximately 15% of our total body weight. Learning more about your skin’s particularities is highly important for a healthy body, […]
Exercise And Stress Even though exercise may not be the most exciting word in your vocabulary, it sure is a word with a lot of benefits. Participating in daily exercise will not only make you healthier in general, but it can also diminish the effects of stress on your body as well. Think […]