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MENTAL

The Hormones That Get Too Little Attention and Bring Big Benefits

How many hormones or neurotransmitters do you know? Which are the ones you hear about most frequently? You're probably familiar with dopamine and serotonin....

ENVIRON

Health Possibilities We Can’t Afford to Block

Fixing one piece of the healthcare puzzle is encouraging - but is it transformational? Here are 10 things we can consider to make things better.

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

A mid-urethral sling is the most common type of surgery used to correct stress urinary incontinence or a leaky bladder. A small, supportive material of synthetic mesh is placed under the urethra to give support.

DISEASES

Osgood Schlatter or Osteochondrosis

Osgood Schlatter's disease, also known as osteochondrosis or traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle, is a common cause of anterior (front) knee pain in the skeletally immature

Follow The Money in Healthcare – It Will Lead You to Chronic Diseases

Chronic disease is transforming health, medical costs and the delivery of care. Diseases such as diabetes, heart failure, emphysema, and cancer are chronic. Once developed, they usually last a lifetime, are challenging to manage and are expensive to treat.

Carrying On in a World That Can Seem Beyond Repair

World events can be overwhelming - the straw that breaks the camel's back for those who battle mental health issues. But there are things you can do to mitigate the threat and safeguard your wellbeing.

What is Metabolic Syndrome?

Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems. You can have just one risk factor, but people often have several of them together.

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SAFETY

COVID B.1.1.7 - How Widespread Is It in the U.S. and How Worried Should We Be?

According to the CDC report, by March, and possibly sooner, this new variant will surpass the original virus as the leading cause of Covid-19 in the U.S.

CARDIO

At HLTH Europe, BBC StoryWorks Shines a Light on Women’s Health and the Challenge of Navigating Care

Conversations about women's health are not new. Researchers, clinicians, patient advocates and policymakers have spent decades drawing attention to disparities in care, gaps in...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

The Dirtiest Dozen. Meet The Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Covid Health Grifters

Joseph Mercola, Robert F. Kennedy Jnr,Ty and Charlene Bollinger, Sherri Tenpenny, Rizza Islam, Rashid Buttar, Erin Elizabeth, Sayer Ji and Kelly Brogan, Christiane Northrup, Ben Tapper, Kevin Jenkins, Clay Clark