Global Suicides Rise; Outgrowing ADHD; A 40-Year Soda Addiction
Over the past 30 years, global suicide deaths rose by almost 20,000, with most countries seeing the highest suicide rates in people ages 70 and older. (Injury Prevention) The FDA cleared BrainsWay’s Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system for anxious depression, the company announced. The TMS system was already indicated for major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive […]
Can You Get the HPV Vaccine at Any Age? Dosing Schedules
HPV vaccination is not recommended for everyone over 26 years of age. However, adults between the ages of 27 and 45 years can discuss the benefits of the vaccine and the risk for new HPV infections with their doctor. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the United States Centers for Disease Control and […]
HPV Vaccination: When Are You Too Old for the Vaccine?
HPV vaccination is not recommended for everyone over 26 years of age. However, adults between the ages of 27 and 45 years can discuss the benefits of the vaccine and the risk for new HPV infections with their doctor. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the United States Centers for Disease Control and […]
Common Viral Infections: Infectious Diseases & Viruses
Viruses cause some of the most common infections all over the world, including COVID-19. Here are the most common viral infections. Viruses are tiny germs that cause some of the most common infections all over the world, including the current global COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the most common viral infections include: Do antibiotics help in […]
Kids’ Mental Health During COVID; Dirty Air and Dementia; Back-to-Work Stress
Across the globe, an estimated 25.2% of children and adolescents suffer from depression, and over 20% battle anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. (JAMA Pediatrics) The investigational NMDA receptor antagonist AXS-05 succeeded for treatment-resistant depression versus placebo in the 44-participant, phase III MERIT trial, Axsome Therapeutics announced. However, the FDA sent a letter to Axsome […]
If You’re Buying Balsamic Vinegar, Here’s How To Tell If It’s Really From Modena
Vinegar has been making a lot of noise over the past couple of years for a number of reasons, ranging from the apparent novelty of drinking vinegar to its health benefits, which include weight management, blood sugar control and gut health. If you even say “apple” near Siri or Alexa, it seems, you’re inundated with […]
5 Ways Parents Can Help Their Kids With Reemergence Anxiety
The coronavirus pandemic has forced children to deal with many changes over the past 15 months. While adjusting to remote learning and limited social contact was difficult, the transition back to more “normal” ways of life can also be a challenge. Of course, the pandemic is still a reality, especially with contagious variants, rising case […]
Differences in financial risk preferences can make or break a marriage: Couples who disagree on savings and investment decisions are twice as likely to divorce
While it is well known that fighting over money can lead couples to divorce court, new research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management finds that differences in risk preferences, especially when it comes to financial matters, are likely a root cause of marital separation. The longitudinal study, appearing in The […]
Good News on Child Drowning Deaths
Over the past 2 decades, deaths among children and teens from accidental drowning dropped substantially, researchers with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported. From 1999, when more than 1,100 youths ages 0-17 drowned to death, the annual figure declined steadily in the succeeding 20 years, reaching 756 in 2019, according to Merianne Rose […]
Protein ‘big bang’ reveals molecular makeup for medicine and bioengineering
Proteins have been quietly taking over our lives since the COVID-19 pandemic began. We’ve been living at the whim of the virus’s so-called “spike” protein, which has mutated dozens of times to create increasingly deadly variants. But the truth is, we have always been ruled by proteins. At the cellular level, they’re responsible for pretty […]