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Year: 2021

Identifying Reliable Health Information

May 28, 2025July 9, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
health information

The internet has been a saving grace with its quick access to information. This has been especially true with health information. The only problem with … Read more

Tags Cyber Security, health & safety, media, Scamming & Fraud, Technology

What is the Difference Between Generic and Brand-Name Drugs?

May 28, 2025July 8, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
generic brand-name drugs

As with most other products and services in the healthcare field, Americans spend a lot of money on medications. In 2020 alone, the United States … Read more

Tags alternative medicine, finances, food & drug administration, prescription drug coverage, Prescription drugs

Italian Study Reveals Microplastics in Placentas

May 8, 2025July 7, 2021 by Cali Naughton
Ultrasound. Microplastics have been found in the human placenta.

Microplastics were found in human placentas for the first time. While it has been made clear that plastic is a problem within our environment, a … Read more

Tags current events, health & safety, wellness

Could we soon see cars flying?

May 8, 2025July 6, 2021 by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Could we soon see cars flying? Flying Cars become reality in the European nation of Slovakia, where the AirCar completed its first ever inter-city flight. … Read more

Tags current events, Technology, travel

There’s WHAT Living On My Skin?

May 8, 2025July 4, 2021 by Cristin Dickey
Demodex skin mites hitch rides to the lab in pathology samples. Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash.

A Chat with a Doctor A few years back, I had the chance to sit down with a pathologist and pick his brain about the … Read more

Tags health, skincare, wellness

How to Know When Your Parents Require Assisted Living

May 8, 2025July 3, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
assisted living

Accepting that your parents are getting older and may need assisted living can be hard. You may start to notice that they require more help … Read more

Tags assisted living, dementia, mental health

American Opioid Crisis and Help from Medicare

May 8, 2025July 2, 2021 by Cali Naughton
Opioid Treatment Program

Help may be available for those struggling with opioid addiction through Medicare coverage. The ongoing American opioid crisis has raged for years, and many organizations … Read more

Tags current events, medicare benefits, Substance Abuse

Potatoes can Increase Dietary Potassium Intake

May 8, 2025July 1, 2021 by Macee Hall
Research suggests that eating boiled or baked potatoes can increase dietary potassium intake enough to lower your systolic blood pressure!

Few things equate to the sheer joy of biting into a perfectly crunch-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside french fry. Fries, however, are usually at the top of the … Read more

Tags diet, heart disease, heart health, hypertension, Nutrition

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

May 8, 2025June 30, 2021 by Kayla Gonzalez
chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is a neurological illness that can occur at any age. It manifests through extreme fatigue, … Read more

Tags neurology, sleep health, wellness

Why Aren’t the Whites of My Eyes White?

May 8, 2025June 29, 2021 by Cristin Dickey
Having pink, red, yellow, blue, or spotty sclerae could be a sign of an underlying condition. Photo by Lisa on Pexels.

Rose-Colored Lenses Spending a lot of time in front of a Zoom camera over the last year and a half has made me aware of … Read more

Tags eye health, health, Nutrition, wellness
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