Would you know if your teen was struggling with mental health issues? Most parents say yes, but many also doubt their teen would tell them something was wrong, a new poll shows. Specifically, nearly 95% of the parents surveyed said they were somewhat or very confident that they would notice the signs of trouble. Yet,…
Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help
March 22, 2022
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Mold Allergies and Asthma
Mold. It grows on bathroom walls, it makes basements smell bad, and it ruins perfectly good loaves of bread. And if you’re allergic to it, there’s a good chance that mold will add to your misery. The spores from common molds function much like the pollen from ragweed. If you inhale the spores, you could…
Laughter as Medicine
Saturday nights were a very special night in our house when I was 16. It was a difficult time: my mother was dying of breast cancer, and there was very little laughter or humor during that last summer in 1973—except for Saturday nights at 9 p.m. That’s when “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was on….
How to Heal When the Doctor Says There’s Nothing Left to Try
Teresa, a fit and healthy mother of four, showed up at her spinning class with some bad news. Her forehead had broken out in blemishes and her muscles had turned soft after missing months of classes. Teresa wasn’t ill, but she was sick with worry over her sister, who lived across the country. Her sister,…
Movements to Stop Fat-Shaming Shouldn’t Let Junk Food Makers Off the Hook
March 20, 2022
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In the past few years, “weight bias” has gained awareness as a form of discrimination. Doctors are attacked for mentioning weight, and there’s even a “don’t weigh me” card that patients can hand to medical professionals during an office visit. The card says, “If you really need my weight, please tell me why so I…
Holistic Approaches to Solving Addiction
When I met Nicky, a 33-year-old mom of two, and a recovering addict, she told me she’d been a cheerleader, sang in her church choir, and always held a job. But Nicky’s life took a downward turn early on. She started smoking marijuana when she was 11, moved on to using inhalants with her friends,…
‘Low-Value’ Medical Tests and Procedures
March 20, 2022
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At what point does the best quality care lose its value? That’s a question a new report by the American Heart Association (AHA) has attempted to answer. These days, there are several diagnostic tests and procedures that can offer plenty of information to both patients and doctors. But are they worth it? Just because humans…
Approval Still out on Latest Statin Guidelines
March 19, 2022
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Statins have long been a controversial medication in the health world. While some studies say they’re effective at reducing cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular disease, others highlight the harms and adverse effects that can come with taking the drugs. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which delivers recommendations on statin use, recently drafted guidance…
Stress and the Digestive System
You don’t need a PhD in physiology to know that stress can be hard on the stomach. We’ve all done our own experiments on the subject, intentionally or not. Remember how you felt the last time you spoke in public? Those butterflies weren’t in your head. The impact of stress on the stomach goes far…
Finding the ‘Tipping Point’ to Permanent Kidney Damage
Healthy human kidneys filter more than 30 gallons of blood each day on average, efficiently removing extra fluid and harmful toxins from the body. If injured, the kidneys have a remarkable capacity for repair. And, yet, in more than one in seven U.S. adults, including disproportionately people with diabetes and hypertension, the daily wear and…
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