by Sue Robbins | Sep 22, 2020 | Miscellaneous
US cases of depression have tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic A large study finds a dramatic increase in the number of adults in the United States reporting symptoms of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. Share on PinterestRecent data indicate that the number...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 18, 2020 | Miscellaneous
In Hard Times, a Barrage of Ads Promises Peace of Mind Meditation apps, tinctures, stress-busting gummies — spending on commercials for all of them is rising amid the pandemic’s climbing death toll and economic strain. A lethal pandemic and widespread unemployment...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 14, 2020 | Miscellaneous
How Flu Shots Can Help in the Fight Against Covid-19 Experts worry that the two diseases could overwhelm the health care system and create a new shortage of hospital beds and personal protective equipment. While we anxiously await the development and approval of a...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 10, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Researchers identify possible new therapy for concussion-related headaches As she jumped to head a soccer ball during her junior year of college, Kelly Farrell collided skulls with a teammate. She later was diagnosed with a concussion, which proved to be severely...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 8, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Dentists Are Seeing an Epidemic of Cracked Teeth. What’s Going On? When I reopened my dental practice in early June, the tooth fractures started coming in: at least one a day, every single day that I’ve been in the office. “How’s your dental practice?” a friend of...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 8, 2020 | Miscellaneous
While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to take risks, a new study suggests. People who took acetaminophen rated activities like “bungee jumping off a tall bridge” and “speaking your mind...
