Lifestyle
How Movement Therapy Can Help You Overcome Chronic Pain
Various types of movement therapy (yoga, tai chi, Feldenkrais), used alone or combined, help minimize pain and leave your body and mind feeling better.
If You Believe These Addiction Myths, You Are Part of the Problem
Hyper-vigilant finger-pointing creates a culture that makes it hard for people to recover from addiction and reenter society without the permanent stigma of addiction hanging over their heads.
A Brief But Powerful History of the Color Purple
Throughout history, the rich and powerful adorned themselves with the color purple. It was difficult to make & hard to get so the elite kept it to themselves.
The Wrong Sleep Posture Can Be a Pain in the Neck
Research has found that imbalanced activation of the neck muscles related to sleep posture can be a cause of neck & shoulder musculoskeletal pain.
Noise Pollution: Why It’s Harmful and What You Can Do About It
Noise pollution is the transmission of sounds that are harmful to human life. It is ubiquitous, but there are steps that you can take to minimize it.
Women's Health
Opioids and Infertility – What You and Your Doctor Should Know
Women of childbearing age may be especially affected by the use and misuse of opioids, however, the impact of the drugs on fertility and infertility treatment is rarely discussed.
Do Conflicting Health Headlines Leave You Confused?
Conflicting media reports that neither address validity nor correctly interpret findings of health research make it difficult for consumers to know what to do.
How to Deal with Infertility and Depression
Dealing with infertility or depression is a major challenge, but trying to cope with both at once can be overwhelming. Fortunately, treatment is available to help you build your family while addressing your depression.
What You Need to Know About Anti-Wrinkle Creams
According to manufacturers' own package inserts, the efficacy of anti-wrinkle creams is minimal. One listed a study that showed that sun protection alone had better results than their wrinkle cream.
Skin Cancer Increases the Risk of Other Types of Cancer
Research shows that if you’re diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer between the ages of 45 to 59, your risk for any other type of cancer goes up by 74%.
Once mostly an adult problem, even children are beginning to snore as human jaws continue to shrink due to changes in the post-industrial age diet.
It is imperative that all physician owners have a shared vision and that all staff members are aware of the desired future direction of the practice.
A recent study shows that value-based insurance desig reduces consumer cost-sharing for clinically indicated medications and increases adherence without changing total spending.
Nursing errors and the unmonitored use of patient-controlled analgesia led to the unexpected death of a mother’s only child. It could have been prevented.
There’s a growing number of providers committed to delivering high-value care & a group of purchasers willing to go around traditional arrangements to access it.
Continuous monitoring can help improve patient safety when opioids are given in the hospital but it is important not to contribute to the staff’s alarm fatigue.
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More investment in rehabilitation and less reliance on incarceration and other punitive measures improves outcomes for those suffering from addiction
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