Health
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Hit New Record in 2021 with 108,000 Lives Lost: CDC Report (May 13 2022)
'Everything is toxic' — Firefighting entrepreneurs hope to clean up their profession
Penticton, B.C. groups to mark 6 years since overdose public health emergency declaration (March 28, 2022)
Patient Aggression And Physician Burnout: The Makings of a Human Resources Crisis in Health Care
Even before the pandemic, managing patient expectations and dealing with disruptive behaviour in medical clinics was already the top stressor for physicians.
Obamacare, Key Features, MarketPlace, Rights and Protection, CNN Money.
Different links about Obamacare and news articles.
5 million more people living with diabetes - CNN (article link)
Dr. John Anderson isn't surprised by the rapidly growing cost of diabetes in America. New research from the American Diabetes Association shows the total cost of diabetes was $245 billion in 2012 -- a 41% increase from the $174 billion spent in 2007.
Sorority girl drops 107 pounds - CNN (article link)
"What I tell people is that you find new friends at the gym," she said. "If you don't have the support, it's really hard to do it on your own." -- "For the longest, I would go to the gym and go home to eat whatever I wanted," she said. "That's not how it works. I had to learn to eat differently and to learn to like new foods..
8 Steps to Reversing Diabesity - DrHyman (article link)
"The Real Causes of Diabesity
The entire spectrum of diabesity including all of its complications—diabetes, elevated blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol—are simply downstream symptoms that result from problems with diet, lifestyle, and environmental toxins interacting with our unique genetic susceptibilities.
Those are the real causes of diabesity.
And because insulin resistance (and diabesity) are a direct outcome of diet and lifestyle, the condition is 100 percent reversible in the vast majority of cases."
Acetaminophen overdoses over time risky for livern- CBC News (article link)
"They haven't taken the sort of single-moment, one-off massive overdoses taken by people who try to commit suicide, but over time the damage builds up, and the effect can be fatal,"
Liver and brain problems.
Need kidney dialysis.
Require help with breathing.
Can a Mother's Pregnancy Diet Influence Her Child's Future Weight? - Health Land (article link)
Adding to the evidence that your baby's health may be influenced by the nine months it spends in the womb, a new study finds that a pregnant mother's diet may be associated with her child's later risk of obesity.
How to Clear Up Acne - ABC News (video)
5 new advancements to cure your skin.
The Stoked Method: A High Intensity Workout - ABC News (video)
Tips on how to transform your body and mind.
Infertility Awareness - ABC News (video)
Valuable tips to help educate the public.
Gulf residents suffer severe illnesses - CNN (video)
Dr. Mike Robichaux discusses some of the mysterious illnesses among Gulf Coast residents and cleanup workers.
A Jonas with diabetes - CNN (video)
Nick Jonas uses his fame to educate people about diabetes, a condition he lives with. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Diabetes type-2 can be reversed - CNN (video)
John Lisk reports on how some diabetics can turn their illness around.
Dancers get back on their feet - CNN (video)
CNN's John Lisk reports on how dancers stay injury-free.
At Home Cold and Flu Remedies - CBS News (video)
Everything from chicken soup to honey with lemon to orange juice, home remedies are something that many of us still turn to even when we should know better. Dietician Samantha Heller tested Rebecca Jarvis and Russ Mitchell on a true or false quiz about five common home remedy assumptions.
Cold Weather Myths - CBS News (video)
Erica Hill talks to Amy Brightfield, health director for Woman's Day magazine, about the best ways to keep warm and healthy in extremely cold temperatures.