“I love you beautiful, toned, healthy ______. I’m happy you are mine.” Tatiana Ayazo /Rd.com, Shutterstock “I say this mantra to every section of my body as I shower, and especially when I am applying my moisturizer. I say it to my legs, hips, bottom, stomach, arms, and even my face. Once I found out… Read More »
Ageism — a widespread form of prejudice that is directed at the elderly — led to excess costs of $ 63 billion for a broad range of health conditions during one year in the United States, a new study by the Yale School of Public Health has found. It was also found that ageism was… Read More »
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication that helps control seizures in people with epilepsy. Some forms of gabapentin can also treat restless legs syndrome or certain types of nerve pain. Gabapentin appears to work by altering electrical activity in the brain and influencing the activity of chemicals called neurotransmitters, which send messages between nerve cells. Brand… Read More »
Concerns regarding a link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and autism emerged when two epidemiologic studies demonstrated an association between prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SSRIs) with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in the offspring (ASD; Croen et al 2011, Rai et al, 2013). One important limitation of these earlier… Read More »