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Viewpoints: Capitalism’s Cruel Cravings Fuel Vaping, Opioid Epidemics; Biogen Just Ditched Its Alzheimer’s Trial Participants By Pulling The Plug The First Time

Editorial writers focus on these health topics and others. Stat: Vaping And Prescription Opioids: Limbic Capitalism In Action Have you ever written something and sent it off, only to encounter a perfect example of what you wanted to say? That happened to me. I had just finished a new book on addiction when the vaping… Read More: Viewpoints: Capitalism’s Cruel Cravings Fuel Vaping, Opioid Epidemics; Biogen Just… »

The Mountain Says He’s Open to Giving a Vegan Diet a Try

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka The Mountain from Game of Thrones, isn’t against going vegan. What would make Björnsson, known meat eater, former World’s Strongest Man, and a man known for eating 17,000 calories on a cheat day, even consider the idea? Bodybuilder Kai Greene recently adopted a vegan diet after watching the movie, The Game… Read More: The Mountain Says He’s Open to Giving a Vegan Diet… »

Will Reeves Is the Biggest Mystery on Watchmen

Spoiler Warning: If you haven’t watched Episode 2 of HBO’s Watchmen yet, now’s your chance to stop reading—the rest of this post will be filled with spoilers. Will Reeves has been a pivotal character in HBO’s Watchmen through two episodes. He’s been involved in the show’s flashbacks, and now has been a part of a… Read More: Will Reeves Is the Biggest Mystery on Watchmen »

Medical News Today: Does sunlight change our gut microbiome?

Scientists show that ultraviolet (UV) light exposure leads to changes in the gut microbiome, but only in volunteers who were deficient in vitamin D. Share on PinterestCan sunlight affect our gut microbiomes? There is plenty of evidence that links vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, to health outcomes. Living at higher latitudes, which means less exposure… Read More: Medical News Today: Does sunlight change our gut microbiome? »