Illinois sugary drink tax would save millions of lives and dollars, Harvard model projects

campaignA tax on sugary drinks in Illinois would reduce consumption of health-harming beverages enough to reduce incidence of diabetes, prevent about 116,000 of cases of obesity and avert millions in healthcare costs over 10 years, researchers at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public H...
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Managing Stress During the Holiday Season

pixabay  Let the principles of mindfulness and non-judgment guide you along the path of a less stressful holiday season. There’s no denying that the holiday season can be stressful. There are events to plan, gifts to buy and large meals to make. You may be traveling and...
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This Influencer Posed in Her Bra and Leggings to Prove That Social Media Doesn"t Tell the Whole Story

This is what you don"t see when you scroll Instagram.



This Influencer Posed in Her Bra and Leggings to Prove That Social Media Doesn"t Tell the Whole Story
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Oxygen therapy for patients suffering from a heart attack does not prevent heart failure, study finds

Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for patients with suspected heart attack, according to a new study.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180826120732.htm

Political Advisor On McCain: A Principled Model For Future Public Servants

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Mark McKinnon, a former political media advisor for John McCain, on his personal and working relationship with the senator.

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/26/642081826/political-advisor-on-mccain-a-principled-model-for-future-public-servants?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=storiesfromnpr

Security millimetre wave body scanner safe for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators

New research finds that body scanners used for security checks are safe for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180826120754.htm

Blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs continue to improve survival after a decade

New research finds that blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs continue to improve survival in patients with hypertension after more than a decade.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180826120756.htm