How Bad Is It To Drink Coffee On An Empty Stomach? The Answer May Surprise You.
Iryna Veklich via Getty Images Coffee is acidic — what does that mean for your stomach? Whether you didn’t have time or you’re just not the type of person who regularly eats breakfast, it’s common to drink coffee on an empty stomach ― which you’ve probably heard is bad for your gut. But is it […]
You Can Boost Your Endorphins Without Working Out. Here’s How.
Cold winter days and long winter nights mean many folks are probably hoping to boost their happiness levels naturally, and one way to do so is through the release of endorphins, which have a host of mood-boosting benefits. Endorphins are natural hormones in your body that give you the classic “runner’s high” feeling, said Dr. […]
Opinion | ‘Many Doctors Are Involved in These Schemes’: What We Heard This Week
“Many doctors are involved in these schemes. …Oh my god. I mean, I’ve seen it over and over and over again.” — Robert FitzPatrick, a multilevel marketing (MLM) expert, on doctors peddling products to patients as part of an MLM program. “Reinfections are expected, not a failure of vaccines.” — Sarah Long, MD, of St. […]
Desire for son in Nepal may impact on girls’ health and wellbeing — new study: Desire to have a son may influence breastfeeding duration because if a woman has not had a son, she may feel greater pressure to try to conceive again in the hopes of having a boy
The desire for a son could mean Nepali mothers stop breastfeeding infant daughters sooner, says new research. Girls in Nepal are breastfed for fewer months than boys on average, with girls with older sisters but no brothers being the most disadvantaged, says the study. And this shorter breastfeeding time is linked to a greater risk […]
Opinion | Our Lab Testing Capacity Is Getting Dangerously Low
Continued mutations in SARS-CoV-2 mean new and emerging variants, a sign that COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, despite a relaxing of public health measures around the country. And due to the increased availability of at-home antigen-based testing, published case counts are likely being underreported by public health officials, making a COVID-19 resurgence more difficult […]
Longevity Without Alzheimer’s Tied to Lifestyle
A healthy lifestyle was tied to a longer life but the extra years did not mean more time living with Alzheimer’s dementia, a prospective study showed. People who had four or five healthy lifestyle factors — spanning diet, cognitive activity, physical exercise, smoking, and alcohol patterns — at age 65 lived longer than their counterparts […]
The ‘equal-opportunity jerk’ defense: Rudeness can obfuscate gender bias
If you’re an “equal-opportunity jerk,” does that mean you can’t also be sexist? New research shows that many people think so — and consider men to be gender blind when they’re rude, condescending, and berating to women and men equally. To highlight the common view that men aren’t deemed sexist when they’re rude to both […]
Can You Have Anorexia Nervosa and Not Be Skinny? Symptoms, Causes
Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, do not always mean everyone who has one is thin. An eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa, does not mean you will always be thin. One of the most common and dangerous myths about eating disorders is that everyone who has one is thin. Anorexia nervosa and other eating […]