Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Lack of sex ed, fearlessness and not getting tested are to blame The number of people in the U.S. with an STD recently hit an unprecedented high. Data released in October revealed that in 2015, there were increases in all nationally reported STDs for the second […]
Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan / Real Simple Sunlight plays an important part in mental health It’s well known that exposure to natural light affects mood, and that shortened days (whether […]
Source: BBC By Bianca Nogrady “You look amazing – are you banting?” In the 1860s there was only one diet, and it was the Banting. Conceived of by a corpulent […]
Source: CNN By Ben Tinker, CNN (CNN)The US Department of Health and Human Services released its 14th Report on Carcinogens today, including seven “newly reviewed” substances, bringing its total number of known human carcinogens to 248. Five viruses have been added to the list: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) […]
Source: The Washington Post By Fenit Nirappil The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to legislation that would allow physicians to prescribe fatal drugs to terminally ill residents in […]
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander People primed to be competitive went to 90% more classes than those who weren’t If you play well with others, then it might be time to […]
Source: Time By Alice Park The Zika virus is known to influence developing fetuses and pregnant women, and now researchers are turning their attention to the possible effects on men. There is growing evidence that Zika can be sexually transmitted from an infected man to another partner, and studies show […]
Islam and Psychology: A Collection of ArticlesSource: USA Today By Tyler J. VanderWeele and John Siniff Church attendance is correlated with longer life and a sense of meaning. If one […]
Source: Time By Alice Park Researchers have zeroed in on an enzyme — found in natural foods like broccoli and cucumbers — that can slow some of the chronic conditions that […]
Source: Time Pain during childbirth can be excruciating for some women—and its harmful effects may reach beyond the delivery room. A small new study suggests that getting a pain-relieving epidural injection during labor may lower the risk of developing postpartum depression. “Labor pain matters more than just for the birth […]
Source: Time By Alice Park There’s a certain conventional wisdom that has emerged about urinary tract infections (UTI) that says using cranberry products to treat urinary tract and bladder […]
Source: Time By Susanna Schrobsdorff The first time Faith-Ann Bishop cut herself, she was in eighth grade. It was 2 in the morning, and as her parents slept, she sat on […]
Source: USA Today Infants should sleep in the same room as parents to lower the risk of sleep-related deaths, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement released […]
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Once again, processed food companies will be at a major nutrition expo in Boston Updated On the weekend starting October 15, thousands of registered dietitians and […]
Source: Time By Alice Park There are paradigm shifts in how breast cancer is screened for and treated—and that’s good news for patients Terrifying as the C word can be, breast cancer today means something very different than it did a decade ago. Doctors know more than ever about what causes […]
Epigraph: It is Allah Who created you in a state of weakness, and after weakness gave strength; then, after strength, caused weakness and old age. He creates what He pleases. […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin The surgeries could ultimately allow thousands of women without a uterus to give birth in the future Four American women have received womb transplants from living […]
Source: CNN Prostate cancer is a significant disease in the U.S. In 2014 alone, the American Cancer Society estimates, 233,000 men will be diagnosed and 29,480 will die of it. […]
Source: Time By Alice Park As Zika virus infections continue to spread, with cases reported inparts of Florida and southeast Asia, most people are familiar with the virus’s most damaging effects: on the developing fetus during pregnancy. The most common consequence of infection is an underdeveloped brain, or microcephaly. Not all […]
Source: BBC Intermittent fasting has become a popular way to keep the waistline under control, but could it also help you put in the best day of your workweek?The age-old […]