ICYMI: Explaining Ted Cruz's Face And A Zika Conspiracy Theory

ICYMI Health features what we're reading this week. This week, we read up on companies using their employees' health data to help workers get healthier, reduce health care costs and improve their bottom lines. On its face, this might seem like a good thing for everyone involved, but the possibility that the data could also be used for hiring and firing decisions is cause for concern. And in lighter news, a neurologist answered a question the American people have been wondering since Ted Cruz first appeared on the political stage: What is it about Cruz's expression that's so unlikeable? Read on and tell us in the comments: What did you read and love this week? 1. A Viral Story Links The Zika Crisis To Monsanto. Don't Believe It. -- The Huffington Post Experts say the rapidly spreading pyriproxyfen conspiracy theory is just that -- a conspiracy theory. An adult human would have to eat a teaspoon of raw pesticide to be poisoned by the chemical and a person would have to drink over 1,000 liters of pyriproxyfen-treated water every day to feel any negative effects. BONUS: Listen to HuffPost's Anna Almendrala digging into her story during a chat with On The Media's Bob Garfield: 2. How People Learn To Become Resilient -- New Yorker Decades of psychology research show that resilience -- or thriving in the face of adversity -- can be taught, but it's also incredibly easy to undo that teaching. Frame adversity as a challenge, and you become more flexible and able to deal w...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news