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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
The Evolutionary Mismatch That's Quietly Exhausting Your Brain
You wake up. Before your feet touch the floor, your thumb has already found your phone. In ninety seconds you've absorbed a headline about a distant conflict, a photo of an acquaintance's vacation, a message flagged urgent, a notification that three strangers liked something you posted last night. You haven't stood up yet, and your brain has already processed more information than a person living two centuries ago might have encountered in a week.
By Khali Sollis3 months ago in Longevity
I refuse to feel ashamed of my genital herpes diagnosis
For many people, receiving a genital herpes diagnosis feels like a moment filled with fear, confusion, and shame. The medical reality may be manageable, but the emotional impact can be overwhelming because of the stigma attached to sexually transmitted infections. Too often, people are made to feel that a diagnosis defines their character, their relationships, or their worth. It does not.
By Sagheen Khan3 months ago in Longevity
Is Palm Oil Secretly Bad for Your Health? Here's What the Science Says. AI-Generated.
Shampoo. Ice cream. Instant noodles. Lipstick. Candles. Somehow the fruit of one tropical palm tree ended up in half your grocery cart and most of your bathroom cabinet. That's not an accident. It's a hostile takeover, and it happened so quietly nobody noticed.
By Eina Liban3 months ago in Longevity
Isabel: Sings in the Dark
I asked my mom, “Why do you sing so much?” Her answer came quickly: “Because she likes singing.” She answered in the third person. Leti, our friend and caregiver, and I were surprised. We were pleasantly surprised. The noise she had been making for nearly ten hours consistently was not out of agitation but out of enjoyment.
By Rick Henry Christopher 3 months ago in Longevity
Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson (J&J), one of the world's largest healthcare companies, has offered up to $5.5 billion to settle lawsuits alleging that its talc-based baby powder and other talc products caused cancer. The proposal represents a major step in the company's long-running legal battle over claims that consumers developed ovarian cancer and other illnesses after years of using products containing talc.
By Sagheen Khan3 months ago in Longevity
Naloxone Can Reverse Drug Overdoses
What is Naloxone? Naloxone is a life-saving opioid reversal medication that can help with heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medication overdoses. Known as an opioid antagonist, naloxone medication will attach itself to opioid receptors and reverse and block the effects of other opioids. Naloxone can quickly restore normal breathing to a person if their breathing has slowed or stopped because of an opioid overdose within 2–3 minutes.
By Annelise Lords 3 months ago in Longevity
