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Monthly Archives: July 2021

diabetes — Parts of the country have been experiencing record-breaking temperatures. While everyone is feeling the effects of the heat, individuals with diabetes are especially at risk. Having both diabetes and extreme heat can be a dangerous combination. Heat and moderate-to-high physical activity may cause excessive sweating, dehydration, and glucose spikes. People […]

Why Having Diabetes in Extreme Heat Can Be Dangerous

July 30, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged diabetes / health & safety / Weather by Kayla Gonzalez

Exercise provides benefits for depression and mental health. — Running from the Blues Can exercise impact your mental health? With depression being the leading cause of disability worldwide, scientists and researchers believe the use of exercise may help mitigate the issue. You have probably experienced improved mental function and clarity after exercise, but why? Interestingly, when you exercise, so […]

Fighting Depression with Exercise

July 29, 2021 in Health tagged depression / health / mental health by Cali Naughton

Another Health Risk Tags Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Does the J&J vaccine cause nerve disease? The FDA’s new vaccine warning pertaining to the Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine has caused concern throughout the health community. The new warning, issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration, says the […]

Vaccine linked to nerve disease?

July 27, 2021 in Health / life tagged Guillain-Barre syndrome / Vaccine linked to nerve disease? by Jeffrey Cooperstein

The kissing bug carries disease-causing parasites that are incredibly harmful to the human body. Photo by Macro on Pexels. — There’s a New Bug in Town With a spectacularly hot and lively summer now in full swing, Americans are on high alert for pests. It seems like every other cable ad and news story is about a new insect repellant or surprise snake den. Author’s aside: did anyone else see […]

Southern United States’ ‘Kissing Bug’ Deadly to Humans

July 25, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged current events / health & safety / nature / parasites by Cristin Dickey

Alzheimer's and dementia — Although the terms are frequently related, dementia and Alzheimer’s are not the same. Dementia is an overarching term used to describe symptoms that impact a person’s memory, the performance of daily activities, and ability to communicate. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. As time goes on, Alzheimer’s […]

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Compared

July 19, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged alzheimer's disease / cognitive decline / dementia / neurology by Kayla Gonzalez

Icelandic study shows benefits of a shorter workweek — Could a shorter workweek be the future of industries across the world? A new study published in June of 2021 has proven to be an enormous success in demonstrating the benefits of a shortened four-day workweek. Following the results of the Icelandic study, many companies have started implementing the new […]

Shorter Workweek? New Study is Enormous Success

July 18, 2021 in Health / life tagged current events / productivity / wellness / workforce by Cali Naughton

If you are someone who wants to improve their writing skills, check out these four tips to improve your grammar skills! — Grammar: it was either your bread and butter or the bane of your existence in school. Regardless of how you felt though, grammar was hard to learn! With ever-changing dialects and ideals of “proper” speech, it can be difficult to ensure that you are crafting quality, legible content. If you […]

Four Tips to Improve Your Grammar Skills

July 16, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged professional development / Technology / workforce by Macee Hall

New research reveals that dinosaurs were struggling to survive long before the K-T extinction event (asteroid strike). — For years, kids have been taught that the dinosaurs were likely wiped out by an asteroid strike that hit present-day Mexico around 66 million years ago. The image presented is one of a thriving dinosaur society entirely wiped out almost overnight, as the asteroid barreled through the atmosphere at the […]

Dinosaurs Were Struggling to Survive Before Asteroid Strike

July 15, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged #history / current events / environmental health / nature by Macee Hall

hurricane — With hurricane season kicking off, we are already seeing storms hit certain parts of the nation. Whether or not you live in an affected area, understanding how to prepare for a hurricane is important. There is not much you can do to stop a natural event from occurring, but the […]

A Guide to Hurricane Preparedness

July 13, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged health & safety / nature / Seasonal Health / Weather by Kayla Gonzalez

After extensive research over the last few months, experts have concluded COVID-19 delta variant symptoms are different than the original COVID-19 strain. The highly contagious delta variant is the latest major COVID-19 concern throughout the world due to its easily spreadable nature and the difficulty to diagnose it. While the […]

COVID-19 Delta Variant

July 12, 2021 in Health / life tagged COVID-19 / current events / disease treatments / government acts & responses / health & safety by Jeffrey Cooperstein