Stress Awareness Month: Are your symptoms stress-related?
Stress isn’t just about your emotions — it affects your physical wellbeing, too, with physical symptoms and potential health consequences that can…
Category: Health & Fitness
Health briefs: FDA cracking down on compounded GLP-1s
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will take formal action against Hims & Hers, a telehealth provider that prescribes and ships…
Colon cancer most deadly cancer for young adults
New research published in the medical journal JAMA concludes that colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death for Americans under age 50….
Coffee reduces dementia risk, unless it’s decaf
Moderate coffee consumption might brain health and reduce Alzheimer’s risk, according to the New York Times. The study followed more than 130,000 people…
Feds say eat more meat and less sugar
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) unveiled the newest edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in…
The revival of full-fat dairy
In a groundbreaking shift, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the dietary guidelines…
Protein stars in revised guidelines
The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) have released updated dietary guidelines, and protein is the star. According to…
February is American Heart Month: All about AEDs
You’ve probably seen them mounted on walls in offices, schools, and public buildings, but do you really know what they’re for? They’re called automated…
Your spouse might help heal your heart
One of your best assets in the fight against heart disease is the strength of a patient’s marriage. That’s the conclusion of a recent Canadian Journal of…
Merck updates cancer drug with an assist from NASA
The versatile cancer drug Keytruda is now available as an injectable formula, thanks in part to research conducted aboard the International Space Station….