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8 Habits That Might Add Decades to Your Life

I AM MORE INTERESTED IN HEALTHSPAN than lifespan. I wouldn’t like to live too long with severe dementia. Today’s essay explores eight healthy habits that might add decades to your life.

ENVIRON

Reimagining a World for Health and Environmental Health for Sustainable Well-Being – Part 2

This dialogue was a dynamic exchange of public health leadership voices at the Global Action Summit.

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

Chemotherapy: Everything You Need to Know as a Patient

Chemo. A word that encompasses equal portions of dread, hope and despair. Many view it as a last ditch deal, a long, lingering chemical experiment which few survive or profit from

A Virus May Cause Multiple Sclerosis

HARVARD RESEARCHERS MAY HAVE discovered the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). This progressive disease affects 2.8 million individuals worldwide, and there is no cure. In the...

The Surprising Behavior That Raises Prostate Cancer Risk by Nearly Half

According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths.

Anxiety as a symptom of Heart Attack

Anxiety, in particular, anxiety disorders, enjoy a complex relationship with coronary health. There are studies and evidence to suggest that abnormal and continued levels of extreme anxiety can contribute to heart conditions

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Mastering The Art of Tweet-Jacking During a Pandemic

Covid conspiracies rely on tweet-jacking fact based tweets from reputable sources, appropriating the tweet and then subverting it for their own agenda.

CARDIO

Nutrition Advice Keeps Changing — And What Never Changes

For decades we’ve been told to avoid eggs, butter, whole milk, and red meat. Then eggs were declared acceptable again. Butter quietly returned to many...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Why Polly Tommey Poses a Threat to Your Health and Your Children

Polly Tommey is a walking, talking propaganda machine for the anti-vax groups. Her lies and deceptive marketing pose a serious threat to public health. A convert of Andrew Wakefiled, she