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MENTAL

Is Happiness Related to Alzheimer’s and a Specific Hormone?

The search for the many factors related to the development of Alzheimer’s goes on, and now there’s a new prospect: serotonin.

ENVIRON

Pollution Robs Older Adults of Their Independence and Their Health

Environmental concerns play a major role in the lives of our older adults, and pollution can shorten lifespans, decrease independence, and affect overall health.

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Abdominal Hysterectomy

Prepare yourself for a Robotic Hysterectomy by learning more about what the procedure entails.

DISEASES

Vitamin D, Your Heart, and Cancer

“It is likely that vitamin D supplementation does not provide major health benefits, especially in populations where the vitamin D situation is already good...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a group of rare neurological diseases that mainly involve the nerve cells (neurons) responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement. Voluntary muscles produce movements like chewing,

The Second Leading Cause of Lung Cancer Will Surprise You

YOU KNOW ABOUT CIGARETTE SMOKING AND LUNG CANCER. But what would you guess is the world’s second most common cause of lung cancer?

It’s Time for New Tools to Overcome Smoking

Yesterday marked the 36th year that the world observed World No Tobacco Day. This relatively obscure milestone masks a stalled effort to curb consumption of combustible cigarettes and other nicotine-related products. It’s unlikely most people paid any attention. But the impact of smoking is all around us, even if we don’t see it. Statistics rarely tell a provocative story to compel people to action.

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Covid Patients in India Warned About Scammers Selling Fake Medicines and Cures

Covid Patients in India are being sold fake medications, black market remdesivir and tocilizumab, by scammers. Here is how you can identify a scammer and stay safe.

CARDIO

This 5-Minute Habit Could Help Prevent a Dangerous Heart Condition.

At 7:28 a.m., the sidewalk was still damp from last night’s Seattle area rain. I stepped outside, tea still warming my throat, and began walking...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Calling Tomorrow. Has Time Proven Covid Quacks and Conspiracy Theorists Right or Wrong?

Have any of the prominent anti-vaccine voices been proven right over the last year? Covid misinformation defies logic, time an reasoning.