Eight Questions From Teens About Drugs and Alcohol
How much do you really know about why people become addicted to drugs, whether marijuana can be medicine, and what causes a hangover?
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Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - April 25, 2016 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Health Wonk Review is up at InsureBlog
Now that your New Year’s hangover has finally cleared, it’s time to head over to InsureBlog for its Happy New Year! edition of the Health Wonk Review. Hank has done himself proud with a stimulating array of wonky posts.
(Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - January 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Announcements Blogs Policy and politics Source Type: blogs
Skin rashes, vomiting, and seizures: Wheat Belly followers share their re-exposure experiences
When you have eliminated wheat and grains from your life, odd things happen when you get re-exposed. First of all, you’ve lost the partial–partial, never total–tolerance to some of the adverse effects of wheat and grains, and they come back with a vengeance upon re-exposure. And it’s not just due to the “gluten.” Those of you hanging around here understand that there is far more to wheat and grains than gluten, such as reactions to the bowel toxicity of wheat germ agglutinin, or the mind “fog” of gliadin-derived opiate peptides, or allergic reactions to alpha amylase inhibito...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle abdominal pain anxiety bloating Depression diarrhea gluten grains joint pain rash re-exposure seizure vomiting Source Type: blogs
Innovating Within an Overregulated Alcohol Landscape: A #CatoDigital Discussion
Kat Murti
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. What better time to take a close look at one of our nation’s most heavily regulated industries and the inventive ways entrepreneurs are innovating within this realm?
The ratification of the 21st Amendment may have officially ended this nation’s failed experiment with alcohol Prohibition, but the policy hangover has had lingering effects. From dry counties to bans on Sunday sales, the sale of alcohol is severely restricted in a confusing patchwork of local, state, and federal regulations. Homebrewing was not legal in all 50 states until 2013 (and homebrewers still cannot lega...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 1, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Kat Murti Source Type: blogs
5 costly health care megatrends for 2015
Part of the fun of ringing in the New Year is looking back on the achievements of the previous one. And in 2014, there were plenty of health care success stories to celebrate: major medical advances, new technologies and the Affordable Care Act’s unexpectedly good first year.
At the same time, many of the health care changes in 2014 yield potential risks for patients, employers and the nation as a whole. Consequently, the health care industry could be facing a massive financial hangover.
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find ou...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 20, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Robert Pearl, MD Tags: Policy Health reform Primary care Source Type: blogs
Post-Holiday Good Vibes re: Diabetes
Hope the holiday hangover is a smooth one so far, especially with New Year's still on the way!With Hanukkah and Christmas 2014 now behind us, we're gearing up for the year's end -- and with that, want to share some of the "Good Vibes" you all sent... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - December 26, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Amy Tenderich Source Type: blogs
Do hair growth inhibitors really work? The Beauty Brains Show episode 57
Do those hair growth inhibitor products (the ones that say they let you shave less often) really work? This week Randy and I explain what to look for when shopping for a shave minimizing lotion.
Click below to play Episode 57 or click “download” to save the MP3 file to your computer.
Show notes
Strange beauty science search terms
You’d be surprised at some of the search terms that lead people to our website. Randy reviews a few of the more amusing ones and we talk about where they might have come from…
Rachael Ray panties
Human hair clothing
Mascara eating bugs
Paris Hilton ptosis
How to tell if...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Podcast Problems Source Type: blogs
"Why am I waiting to do something about this?"
Here is a little more context for yesterday's launch of the Palo Alto Longevity Prize. Like myself all of the regular readers of Fight Aging! had an awakening at some point in time, a moment in which we suddenly realized that aging could and should be cured with future advances in medicine. With progress in advocacy and research a larger number of fellow travelers will join us, ever more of whom will possess the means to make large strides ahead and the vision to realize that we are entering an age in which wealth can purchase time and an end to suffering if wisely spent:
"We spend more than $2 trillion per year on health...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 10, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Bed rest after IVF is harmful
Most gynecologists in India continue to routinely prescribed bedrest after the embryo transfer . They scare them that if they do not rest, their embryo will fall out of their uterus ! Some of them insist that the patient not get out of bed even to go to the bathroom; while others tell the patient to put a pillow under her hips, so that her embryos remains safe and secure within her uterus.We know this is complete rubbish , and IVF clinics all over the world now allow patients to resume normal activity immediately after the embryo transfer . Once the embryos is inside the uterus, it cannot fall outside, whether the patient ...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - September 1, 2014 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: Bed rest Embryo Embryo transfer In vitro fertilisation India ivf Mumbai Uterus Source Type: blogs
Avoid the ‘Noid: Synthetic Cannabinoids and “Spiceophrenia”
Like PCP all over again.Synthetic cannabis-like “Spice” drugs were first introduced in early 2004, and quickly created a global marketplace. But the drugs responsible for the psychoactive effects of Spice products weren’t widely characterized until late 2008. And only recently have researchers made significant progress toward understanding why these drugs cause so many problems, compared to organic marijuana.Synthetic cannabinoids (SC), as a class of drugs, are generally more potent at cannabinoid receptors than marijuana itself. As full agonists, synthetic cannabinoids show binding affinities between 5 and 10,...
Source: Addiction Inbox - July 31, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Dirk Hanson Source Type: blogs
How I learned self-forgiveness
When I was sixteen, I was raped by a boyfriend. It was prom. We’d both had too much to drink. Things got out of control. He and I had only kissed a little before then. I never imagined I’d get pregnant. But I did. My parents convinced me to have an abortion. And then we never spoke of it again.
I did well in college and in graduate school. I became a lawyer and got hired at a good firm. Yet, I never could get my social life on track. I didn’t have many boyfriends and when I did, I needed to be dead drunk to be intimate with them. Eventually, my drinking became daily and hangovers began to interfere with my work.
A pa...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - July 23, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: admin Tags: Addiction Stories Source Type: blogs
Healthy Meeting Tips
Get Up!
Tips for a healthy and productive meeting, conference, or convention
Recently, I had the honor of presenting a session at the National Speakers Association Convention about healthy meeting strategies. Here is the companion article for the session:
A multiple day conference can undo the good work of healthy habits. Four hours of sitting increases triglyceride levels, raises blood pressure, deters blood flow, and slows thinking. Taking steps to protect your health as a participant is important. As a presenter, using movement within the program can support audience engagement, learning, and health. Event organiz...
Source: Embrace Your Heart Wellness Initiative - July 23, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eliz Greene Tags: Events & Media Heart Health Healthy Meeting Tips National Speakers Association Source Type: blogs
