November 21st is National Cranberry Day, hot on its heels is National Cranberry Relish Day on the 22nd, and then you can top it all off with National Eat a Cranberry Day on November 23rd! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s the perfect time of year to have cranberries on your mind… and on […]
A provision in the government funding bill that ended a record 43-day shutdown aims to clarify the definition of hemp and close a loophole that allowed the hemp-derived product industry to flourish with barely any regulation. As The Hill reports, the now $28 Billion Hemp industry is gearing up for a significant lobbying fight, claiming the language could ban nearly […]
Quitting smoking isn’t easy. It takes time. And a plan. You don’t have to stop smoking in one day. Start with day one. Let the Great American Smokeout event on the third Thursday in November be your day to start your journey toward a smoke-free life. You’ll be joining thousands of people who smoke across the […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reversing a 2003 decision that put a stringent warning on hormone therapy products for menopausal women, saying that the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits. As STAT reports, on November 10, Commissioner Marty Makary wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the FDA is removing black box warning labels […]
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, and November 20 is World Pancreatic Cancer Day. World Pancreatic Cancer Day is a time for communities around the globe to come together to renew their dedication and help raise awareness for this deadly disease. It is a global day of action that provides a unique opportunity to make […]
What does your morning beverage say about your health? More than you might think. Research suggests that people who drink coffee and tea have a 32 percent lower risk of having a stroke, a 26 percent lower risk of having dementia, and a 27 percent lower risk of post-stroke dementia. The study analyzed data from […]
November is National Diabetes Month, a time when communities across the country seek to bring attention to diabetes, and taking action to prevent diabetes health problems. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. It affects about 37 million Americans, including adults and youth. Diabetes can […]
President Donald Trump and SLGP-1 drug makers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk unveiled a deal last Thursday to slash the prices of popular weight‑loss drugs for the government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as for cash payers. As Reuters reports, the cuts, which the government said would reduce prices to between $149 and $350 a month on […]
Rise and shine? That can be hard to do when your alarm goes off and it’s still so dark out that you have to ask yourself: Is it even morning? With the sun rising later and going down earlier in winter months, the motivation to spring out of bed and start the day with gusto goes out […]
With the fall of Autumn leaves, public health officials across the country are turning to the annual task of persuading legions of Americans to get vaccinated against some combination of influenza, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus, three bugs that sicken mass numbers of people over the winter months, often overwhelming hospitals and health care delivery […]