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MENTAL

What Can You Do To Prevent Developing a Chronic Disease?

Healthy lifestyles mean more years of healthy life. And remember, it was not just more years of life but fewer chronic illnesses for a longer “health span.”

ENVIRON

The Role of Pediatric Hexavalent Vaccines to Leave No Child Behind on Pertussis and Polio Protection

Infant vaccination has been a cornerstone of global health, demonstrating over more than 100 years the health and socio-economic benefits of the reduced burden of infectious diseases.

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Colposcopy

Our Preparing for series allows a patient to properly prepare themselves for a procedure. Answers about how long the procedure will last, what’s involved, what to expect

DISEASES

Primary Bone Cancer

Several different kinds of tumors can grow in bones: primary bone tumors, which form from bone tissue and can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (not cancerous), and metastatic tumors

How to Choose a Chronic Pain Recovery Coach

The world of chronic pain recovery is going through a Renaissance period.

NLR. Millions at Risk from Leprosy. Study Reveals Figures

To interrupt leprosy transmission and reduce annual new cases significantly, preventive treatment needs to be implemented in all leprosy-endemic countries

Old Theories, Questionable Experts, and Mental Disturbances Need to Be Deconstructed

Zeitgeist is a word we don’t often use today, but it is as relevant today as it was when I attended graduate school. Yet, we...

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

How to Embark Safely on the Path to Alternative Health

Safer Alternative Health without risking your life, your health or your wallet. How to keep yourself safe and ensure you find treatments best suited to you.

CARDIO

GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these drugs help lower blood sugar,...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Gabor Maté’s Bizarre Ideas on Connections Between Stress and Disease

Gabor Maté’s issues are with evidence, not the West and with public health, not medicine, but who takes him seriously? Lots of otherwise smart people seem to…or maybe not.