The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently issued a demanding safety alert additional warnings should be included in the medicine montelukast used to treat asthma and hay fever. Warnings are for users and their families to be alert for signs of solemn changes in behavior and mood, such as suicidal thoughts and depression. The novel […]
Q: It seems like every time I visit the dentist they ask me to take an X-ray. Will this escalate the risk of cancer and how can this be reconciled with the potential benefits? Dental X-rays are indispensable to your oral health. They can support dentists detect problems such as cavities, abscesses, abnormal growths and […]
Beauty and health editor Hannah Frye is the beauty and health editor at mindbodygreen. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in women’s, gender and queer studies from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Hannah has written articles on lifestyle topics including beauty, women’s health, mental health, sustainability, social media trends […]
Anecdotal reports from some experts have raised concerns youth taking prescription benzodiazepines such as Xanax for recreational apply. Detections of the borderline strength of these drugs have almost twice over the past five years, which has further fueled concern. So why do adolescent people apply them and how do the harms differ from those used […]
For many people in the United States, staying fit means getting in the car and driving to the gym. Exercise is something on the to-do list, isolated from the rest of everyday life. According to Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, professor of history at the Novel School and author of “Fit Nation”, this mentality is typically American. […]
Beauty and health editor Hannah Frye is the beauty and health editor at mindbodygreen. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in women’s, gender and queer studies from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Hannah has written articles on lifestyle topics including beauty, women’s health, mental health, sustainability, social media trends […]
For generations, Gatorade and similar electrolyte drinks have proven to be helpful tools for athletes seeking a competitive edge. In 1965 Dr. Robert Cade and a team of scientists at the University of Florida College of Medicine created Gatorade to support their football players combat heat exhaustion and muscle cramps during long workouts in extreme […]
If you’ve ever seen people at the gym or at the park jumping, bouncing, or throwing weighted balls on the ground, chances are they were doing plyometric exercises. Examples include: box jumpingwhere you repeatedly jump in and out of the box quickly lateral jumps on skateswhere you jumped from side to side like a speeding […]
On Monday, President Trump moved quickly to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, a move public health experts say will undermine the country’s position as a global health leader and make it more complex to fight another pandemic. In executive order issued about eight hours after taking the oath of office, Trump […]
I first encountered Lori Gottlieb’s work when I read “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone” – her witty, straightforward memoir written from both sides of the couch – as a psychotherapist working with patients and as a person in therapy. I was struck by her original voice, her wit and her ability to be vulnerable […]