Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) When health problems affect your kidneys, they can cause CKD. This is permanent damage that may get worse over time. If they’re so damaged that they stop working,…
Month: December 2024
Is Your Body Aging Faster Than It Should Be?
Slow Walking If your walking pace slows while you’re in your 40s, it may be a sign you’re aging faster than is typical. Walking is one of the easiest and best exercises…
Pet food brand issues recall over bird flu contamination
CBS News – Northwest Naturals issued a voluntary recall for a batch of pet food after a cat died of bird flu in Oregon, officials said. Testing done by the U.S. Department of…
How ‘Health Freedom’ Became a Winning Rallying Cry
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Leah Wilson’s small organization was less than a year old when she realized she was making a difference. It was the beginning of 2020, just before the…
How Big Pharma Is Wrecking the Inflation Reduction Act
THE NEW REPUBLIC – The industry’s intellectual property manipulations are stealing from your pockets—and limiting the benefits of the Biden administration’s key achievement. It was a dose of qualified good news. Signed…
This amino acid can cure your hangover — 22 foods you can find it in
THE NEW YORK POST – Hangovers are common during the holidays because Americans tend to drink double their usual amount of alcohol. For those who got deep into the holiday spirits, there’s…
A Restful Yoga Routine for Insomnia
The key to yoga for sleep is to stick with calm and restorative poses. Though it may be tempting to think you should tire yourself out with intense workouts before bed, you…
Health care giant Ascension says 5.6 million patients affected in cyberattack
ARS TECHNICA – Health care company Ascension lost sensitive data for nearly 5.6 million individuals in a cyberattack that was attributed to a notorious ransomware gang, according to documents filed with the…
Rescue teams in Malibu used drone to find elderly man with dementia
KCAL News – Drone technology helped find an elderly man with dementia Monday, after he went to get the mail from his Malibu home’s mailbox, but did not return. The Los Angeles…
Genital herpes is a ‘forgotten’ virus. But that doesn’t mean it’s gone away.
GOATS AND SODA – Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can…