. But what’s worse is not knowing the reason you feel crappy. Finding a diagnosis for some conditions can mean traveling from doctor to doctor and enduring a slew of tests, some of which may be uncomfortable and invasive. Negative results can mean starting back at square one—a new guess…
Can you go from 200m to 21km in two months?
“Do you reckon it’s easier to jog while carrying a bottle of Pinot in a backpack or in your hand?” This is me, messaging the friend whose house I’d agreed to “run” to for dinner, and realising I’d probably poured myself too big a glass. How easily can a non-runner…
Missouri mom's before, after photos of addicted son go viral: 'The face of heroin and meth'
Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 13 Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 13 are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxNews.com A desperate mother has shared chilling before and after photos of her son — who she says is addicted to heroin and methamphetamine — in an effort…
The science of mindfulness—What do we really know and where do we go?
The historical practice of mindfulness is a burgeoning integrated medicine field associated with benefits for people with issues ranging from insomnia to chronic pain and fueled by more than $550 million in federal funding over the past 20 years. Yet the evidence for impact on health from mindfulness is sometimes…
Recommendations on changes to HIV criminalization don’t go far enough
Earlier this summer, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights released a report on Canada’s approach to criminalizing those who don’t disclose that they’re living with HIV to sexual partners. If the Standing Committee’s recommendations are adopted, they could diminish the harms experienced by women living…
Start Stockpiling These Easy Frozen Dinners Before The Kids Go Back to School
Once the school year starts, it doesn’t slow down again until…well, when do the kids go to summer camp for a week again? Prepare yourself by stocking your freezer with hearty, easy meals that you can rely on on those busy nights when you’re juggling work events and school recitals…
Woman bullied for birthmark says new friends helped her go out without makeup
Amba Smith is covered in red patches from head to toe. The 17-year-old was born with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC) – a birthmark that affects her blood vessels causing a net-like pattern on her skin and giving it a marbled appearance – as well as a port wine stain…
Quinn on Nutrition: Carbs—how low can we go?
“Fruit has carbs? I had no idea,” a stunned patient told me recently. She’s not the only one who doesn’t have a complete understanding of carbohydrates—the focus of our current craze for low carb foods. I find that many people who say they “don’t eat carbs” may not really understand…
Legislation to raise tobacco purchasing age doesn’t go far enough
The American Heart Association issued the following statement regarding the Stopping Consumption of Tobacco by Teens (SCOTT Act), a bill to raise the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products to 21 nationwide, introduced by Representatives Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) and Juan Vargas (D-Calif.). “We appreciate the intent of the SCOTT…