Chances are if you’ve been injured, struggle with low back pain, or just have sore muscles from exercising, someone has advised you to throw on an ice pack or a heating pad to help decrease pain, inflammation, or stiffness. As Real Simple reports, heat and ice work in very different ways to help ease discomfort and […]
The City Council of Long Beach, California has authorized a public health emergency in response to a local outbreak of tuberculosis. As NBC News reports, the city’s health officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, declared the emergency this month after its health department detected 14 tuberculosis cases at a single-room occupancy hotel. The City Council vote on […]
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest and Montana for the second year in a row. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta have filled the skies with haze over parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin over the weekend and continuing into this week. As USA Today reports, Canada is […]
Stay active. Eat healthy. Get Good Sleep. Most important? Start today. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH) created National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) as a way to encourage all women to make the choices which are right for them. The observance, which begins each Mother’s Day, this year runs from […]
It’s May, so just checking in… “How is everybody doing?” In case you missed it, Sesame Street’s lovable Elmo posed that very question on social media earlier this year – and the responses came flooding in. From relationship problems to financial troubles, and feelings of exhaustion, angst, loneliness, and disconnection, people shared their struggles. At last count, […]
Fresh strawberries. They’re one of the most popular and refreshing treats anywhere. They’re also synonymous with spring, and that’s why May is the perfect month to celebrate them. Healthy too! And perfect for everything from cheesecake to mojitos to jam. May is National Strawberry Month, so get out your cookbooks. Strawberries and spring go together […]
Last week, the Biden administration moved to downgrade marijuana from its current Schedule 1 to a lower risk, Schedule 3, a historic move that acknowledges the medical benefits of the long-criminalized drug and carries broad implications for cannabis-related research and the industry at large. As CNN reports, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) recommended that marijuana be rescheduled […]
After a rather lengthy pandemic, we all know what a vital role healthcare workers play in our world. And Chipotle Mexican Grill wants them all to know we haven’t forgotten all their efforts then and now. That’s why the chain announced that it’s celebrating National Nurses Week by giving 100,000 healthcare workers free burrito e-cards, […]
Individuals who fuel up with more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) might be increasing their risk for 32 different physical and mental health conditions, according to a February 2024 study published in The BMJ. As Food & Wine reports, this meta-analysis, essentially a study of the results of other studies, involved information from more than 9.8 million participants […]
A Medical Alert System, also known as a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) or a medical emergency response system, enables a person to connect to medical help quickly in the event of a health emergency. As Forbes Health reports, most systems include a transmitter device, an emergency call center and a console that uses landline […]