How to Stop Procrastinating at Bedtime and Actually Go to Sleep
Once I finally tuck my kids into bed, clean the kitchen, and shoot off my last work email of the night, it’s “me” time. It’s also, cruelly, bedtime. I know I should sleep, but instead I stay up way too late binge-watching Love Is Blind or mindlessly scrolling on Reddit. I need rest, but I push it off. This is my only uninterrupted time, and I want to maximize it. This phenomenon is so universal that there’s a scientific name for it: “bedtime procrastination.” According to the researchers who coined it in a 2014 study, bedtime procrastination is “failing to go to bed at th...
Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Friedlander Serrano Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Marketing Products as Effective in Treating Medical Conditions Including COVID-19
According to court documents, beginning on March 30, 2020, Tieu began selling a set of herbal mixtures he called the “Emergency D-Virus Plan of Care” as a COVID-19 treatment. The treatment consisted of a box containing various vials of Golden Sunrise drug products, including one called “Imunstem.” (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 15, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

Top Social Media Influencer Launches her Line of Indoor Herb Garden Kits, Raes the Roots!
NEW YORK, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Social Media star Trazia Rae has had her own garden for many years, both indoors and outdoors. After thousands of her community members asked her about her in-home garden, an idea was born. Trazia, who loves sharing her inspiring tips and tricks on so many…#socialmedia #traziarae #rv #raesroots #trazia #evanmorganstein #christinabrennan #diy #saystrazia #cilantroseeds (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Guide to herbs and spices
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Healthy' herbal teas that can be bad for your waist and damage your teeth
Figures published in the Tea & Coffee Trade Journal show a post-pandemic rise in 'functional beverages', including herbal teas. But if you've been seduced, check the label first. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Growing attention on the toxicity of Chinese herbal medicine: a bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2022 - Zhu KX, Wu M, Bian ZL, Han SL, Fang LM, Ge FF, Wang XZ, Xie SF.
INTRODUCTION: Despite the clinical value of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), restricted comprehension of its toxicity limits the secure and efficacious application. Previous studies primarily focused on exploring specific toxicities within CHM, without provi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Seniors, FDA Has 5 Medication Tips to Keep You Safe
MONDAY, Feb. 19, 2024 -- When settling into your senior years, you need to be especially careful when taking medicines, herbal remedies and supplements, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. That’s because older adults are likely to use... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

South Africa: Medicinal Plants Help Keep Children Healthy in South Africa - 61 Species Were Recorded
[The Conversation Africa] In 2021, almost 33 of every 1,000 South African children under five years old died. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 11, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

What to Know About Complementary Treatments for IBD
One of the hallmarks of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is its unpredictability. Flares come and go, often with little rhyme or reason. Especially for people with moderate-to-severe IBD, most conventional forms of treatment—namely prescription drugs—are not enough to prevent flares or symptoms entirely.  In an effort to better control their IBD, many people with the condition turn to complementary and alternative treatments, also known as “CAM.” Definitions of CAM vary, but it usually includes herbal medicines or supplements, mind-body techniques like meditation, and Eastern medicine practi...
Source: TIME: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

King Charles could seek 'alternative cancer treatment', expert says
"He's a great believer in natural herbs and potions and things like that," a Royal expert stated. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Today The World Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Sustain and Schwinnng brand Dietary Supplement Capsules Due to the Presence of Undeclared Tadalafil and Nortadalafil
“Today The World” is voluntarily recalling two lots of Sustain herbal dietary supplement capsules and one lot of Schwinnng capsules to the consumer level. FDA analysis has found the products to contain undeclared Tadalafil and Nortadalafil (structurally similar to Tadalafil). Tadalafil and Norta dala (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - February 5, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

Today The World Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Arize Herbal Dietary Supplement Capsules Due to the Presence of Undeclared Nortadalafil
“Today The World” is voluntarily recalling one lot of Arize Herbal Dietary Supplement capsules to the consumer level. FDA analysis has found the products to contain undeclared Nortadalafil (structurally similar to Tadalafil). Nortadalafil is an active drug ingredient known for treatment of male ere (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - February 5, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

Got acne? TikTok says 'spearmint tea' will clear your spots... but the experts aren't convinced
TikTok users claim drinking spearmint tea can cure acne. But Holland & Barrett's retail health lead Dr Anojan Arulananthan urges people not to swap their acne treatment for herbal tea. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Can this £50 gel really rid women of pre-cancerous lesions? Bombshell claim of makers of 'HPV-eliminating' herbal remedy... but the experts aren't convinced
Papilocare can 'prevent and heal' abnormal cells that develop in the cervix, according to its makers. Yet a leading charity is suspicious of the claims made by Barcelona-based Procare Health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge of cannabis and its use: a qualitative study among herbal heart study young adult cannabis consumers in south Florida - Baral A, Morales V, Diggs BNA, Tagurum Y, Desai M, Alhazmi N, Ramsey WA, Martinez C, Vidot DC.
Growing cannabis use among young adults in the United States surpasses research and public understanding, raising health concerns despite potential benefits. Limited research focuses on their knowledge, attitudes, risks, and motivations, especially in stat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news