Diagnostic labels can enhance our empathy for those in need. But there are downsides

Diagnostic labels can enhance our empathy for those in need. But there are downsides

The language of indigent mental health is inescapable. Diagnostic terms like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) permeate popular culture and the online world. They are the currency of countless news and awareness campaigns. Growth diagnostic labels could be celebrated. This suggests that public awareness of mental health is increasing, and the stigma associated with […]

Psychedelic substances can give the living insight into a state near death

Psychedelic substances can give the living insight into a state near death

One person felt a sense of “slowly floating” as images flashed around. Another recalled “the deepest sense of love and peace” unlike anything she had experienced before. Consciousness became a “foreign entity” to another, whose “all sense of reality disappeared.” Here are some of the personal accounts of people who participated in a study among […]

5 more people die from Listeria linked to boar head meat, CDC says

5 more people die from Listeria linked to boar head meat, CDC says

Five more people have died in the past three weeks after eating products contaminated with the Listeria bacteria linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths in the nationwide outbreak to eight. A total of 57 people have been hospitalized with the […]

Is Chocolate Milk a Good Post-Workout Recovery Drink? Dietitian Looks at the Evidence

Is Chocolate Milk a Good Post-Workout Recovery Drink? Dietitian Looks at the Evidence

Whether you drink chocolate milk regularly as a weekend snack or just to reminisce about your childhood every now and then, it’s probably not the first option you think of when it comes to post-workout recovery. Unless you’re on TikTok. According to many on the social media platform, chocolate milk is not only delicious, but […]

Alastair Carruthers, 79, dies; pioneer in cosmetic employ of Botox

Alastair Carruthers, 79, dies; pioneer in cosmetic employ of Botox

“Pretty poison” was what newspapers called it in the mid-1990s, when the deadly neurotoxin that causes botulinum toxin began appearing in headlines as a transient wrinkle-smoothing agent. Botulinum toxin was 100 times more virulent than cyanide. For years, starting in World War II, the Defense Department had hoped to develop it as a chemical weapon. […]

Mosquito-borne virus keeps people indoors at night

Mosquito-borne virus keeps people indoors at night

Residents of 10 Massachusetts communities have been warned to stay indoors from dusk to dawn. Some local parks are being closed at night. A person has died in Recent Hampshire. Pesticides are being sprayed from trucks and airplanes. What’s causing all the alarm? A mosquito-borne virus called eastern encephalomyelitis, which is so occasional that most […]

Mute Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics Is a Form of Reproductive Coercion

Mute Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics Is a Form of Reproductive Coercion

Christian prayer is usually an unquestioned activity in the UK, often constructed as benign or even positive. However, in some contexts prayer can be perceived as intimidating, particularly when it is considered ‘out of place’ or when the motives for prayer are questioned. It is no wonder that most people consider prayer outside of abortion […]

The Best Exercises to Improve Brain Health After 60

The Best Exercises to Improve Brain Health After 60

Have you ever wondered why we have a brain? The obvious answer might be “thinking.” However, scientist Daniel Wolpert has come up with a completely different explanation Meeting 2011 Society of Neurobiology: “We have a brain for one reason and one reason only: to perform adaptive and intricate movements” Operate your brain to be effective […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci recovers from West Nile virus infection

Dr. Anthony Fauci recovers from West Nile virus infection

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a former government scientist who has been both praised and criticized for his work on COVID-19, was recently hospitalized with West Nile virus and is recovering at home, a spokeswoman for the doctor said. “He is expected to make a full recovery,” spokeswoman Jenn Kuzmuk said in a statement Sunday on behalf […]