Consumption of dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy was associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children and young adults compared with consumption of vitamins, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health, found… Read More »
New Zealand’s priorities are changingREX/Shutterstock By Ruby Prosser Scully New Zealand’s latest budget, unveiled this week, is being touted as the first in a Western country to put well-being over economic pressures. The country’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern promised billions of dollars in additional funds to address mental health problems, suicide and child poverty. Almost… Read More »
We’ve all got a soft spot for tough-talking TV doc, Dr Eva Orsmond. From ruffling feathers in Operation Transformation to treading on toes in Dancing With The Stars, the Finnish doctor tells it like it is, and we love her for it. She’s clearly thriving on her own healthy regime — can you believe she’s… Read More »
As of Tuesday, 96 people from five states have been infected with the strain of E. coli implicated in the latest outbreak, federal health agencies said. The last reported illness began on March 26.
“I couldn’t find a hospital that would tell me what kind of illness I had,” says a former patient in the film “Bending the Arc.” “The only thing they did was prepare my will and my coffin.” A grainy still shows the speaker with pleading eyes and a skeletal frame, then a shot of him… Read More »
Period emoji offends people on the internet (Photo Credits: File Image) Surprise, surprise! People on the internet are offended by the Period Emoji. It turns out that the image of a red drop against a blue backdrop can be upsetting to some people. Some considerate gentlemen believe they had spoken on behalf of womankind when… Read More »