TikTokers Are Using This Pain Med To Stop Their Period — And Doctors Have Thoughts
Illustration:Julianna Brion For HuffPost TikTokers say that ibuprofen can delay your period and even stop it from arriving. But is this legit? TikTok is known for oft-questionable health and fitness advice, such as claims that a dietary supplement is “nature’s Ozempic” and that a “parasite cleanse” is necessary for everyday health. And now a recent […]
Emergency Physicians Group Votes to Bar Use of the Term ‘Excited Delirium’
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) voted to stop using the term “excited delirium” when referring to patients with hyperactive delirium, joining a host of other medical societies that have already done so. The decision reverses the conclusions reached in a 2009 ACEP white paper on the topic, ACEP said in an article posted […]
Therapists Say This 1 Easy Hack Can Help With A Panic Attack
Twenty47studio via Getty Images Therapists say the best way to stop a panic attack is to shift your awareness. Panic attacks affect millions of people; even folks who don’t struggle with a mental health condition can experience one. The symptoms can include sweating, tingling of the hands, rapid heartbeat, shaking, a feeling of impending doom […]
How Long It Takes Your Body To Readjust After Years On Birth Control
Mindful Media via Getty Images Experts share what to expect when you stop taking the pill, remove your IUD or quit another form of birth control after taking it for a long time. Millions of people use birth control to prevent pregnancy, manage painful periods, regulate hormones and reduce the risk of some cancers. But […]
Psychedelics for Cancer Stress; Sweet Anticancer Plan; Obesity and Ovarian Cancer
Oncologists should “stop prevaricating and explore the use of psilocybin … and other psychedelics to ease the often overwhelming distress faced by women with late-stage gynecological cancers,” a panel of experts urged in an editorial in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. Harnessing the anticancer potential of a naturally occurring sugar could provide a new […]
FDA Panel Backs Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill
FILE – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Aug. 2, 2018. via Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for […]
Naomi Osaka’s Meditations Are Technically For Children, But They’re Healing My Grown Soul
If you’re feeling anxious right now, stop what you’re doing immediately, get on YouTube, and listen to Naomi Osaka’s Meditations for Children. I don’t care how old you are. Just trust me. On her journey to further center mental health, Osaka recently partnered with Modern Health, a mental healthcare platform, to release a series of […]
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 […]
Who Heals Ukrainian Refugees’ Mental Health Wounds?
They didn’t know what to do for the woman who couldn’t stop shaking. The aid workers wanted to help, but couldn’t agree on what approach to take: just let the shaking go? Maybe the woman was expressing emotion safely? Or should they intervene to ease her visible anxiety? That was the dilemma described by a […]
What Can I Do to Help Myself to Stop Drinking? 15 Tips
While quitting any habit is not easy, these 15 tips may help you stop drinking or at least cut back on your alcohol intake Even moderate drinking can have negative health effects, from digestive issues and increase anxiety to memory issues and problems sleeping. Other symptoms of drinking may include: Drowsiness Headache Nausea and vomiting […]