Category: Health & Safety

Protein May Help Women Keep Their Weight Down

A new study has found that extra protein in one’s diet is sufficient to reduce weight gain, a change many women around menopause experience due to declining estrogen levels and lifestyle factors. Researchers at the University of Sydney previously found that women are more susceptible to gaining weight because of hormonally-induced protein breakdown, increasing the…


Why the Colour of Your Roof Matters

Getting light-coloured roofs would cut your electricity costs in warmer weather or cities because the colour of your roof can reduce indoor temperatures, according to an urban studies Prof. Sebastian Pfautschat, from Western Sydney University. After five years of documenting heat in western Sydney, he warns that dark-coloured roofs can reach higher temperatures than lighter…


Non-Stick Pans Can Release Millions of Micro and Nano Plastic Particles Over Time

Researchers from the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation and Flinders Institute of NanoScale Science and Engineering have found that broken coating on non-stick pans can release up to 2.3 million microplastics and nanoplastics when undergoing everyday use. This comes after scientists from the University of Newcastle and Flinders University developed an approach using Raman imaging…


Australians Told to Avoid People as COVID-19 “Variant Soup” Looms

Deakin University associate professor in epidemiology Hassan Vally is warning about a COVID-19 “variant soup” consisting of five new strains leading the latest wave in Australia. “We never get too confident when we talk about the virus,” Vally told AAP. “Every time we think we’ve got a handle on it, there’s always a surprise around…


Cases of Child Poisonings Linked to Cough Medicine on the Rise: Report

A rise in reports of child poisonings linked to the prescription cough medicine benzonatate has been found across the United States in recent years, according to a study conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The study, titled “Benzonatate Exposure Trends and Adverse Events,” was published Tuesday by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Researchers…


Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Pills, Vaccinations, Antibiotics Without Doctors

The New South Wales government has announced it will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe medication such as hormonal contraceptives, antibiotics, and travel vaccinations from Nov. 14 without requiring approval from doctors in a move to reduce pressure on the health system. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the proposed pharmacy reforms would expand the number…


16 People Infected, 1 Dead in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meat, Cheese

Sixteen people have been infected with the outbreak strain of listeria across six states in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Nov. 9. The outbreak has been connected to meat and cheese from deli counters contaminated with listeria, health officials said. Investigators are still working to identify any specific products or delis that may…


[PREMIERE AT 10:00AM ET] Doctors Treating Long COVID Explain How to Combat Spike Protein & Other COVID Factors

Doctors Treating Long COVID Explain How to Combat Spike Protein & Other COVID Factors There is a compound called N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) that can help detox the body of dead cell debris resulting from COVID infection or mRNA vaccination. What’s the best way to take it? The naturally produced heat shock proteins in our body have…


Doctors Treating Long COVID Explain How to Combat Spike Protein & Other COVID Factors

Doctors Treating Long COVID Explain How to Combat Spike Protein & Other COVID Factors There is a compound called N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) that can help detox the body of dead cell debris resulting from COVID infection or mRNA vaccination. What’s the best way to take it? The naturally produced heat shock proteins in our body have…


Why Freedom Depends More Than Ever on Our Health and Fitness

Commentary A nation is only as healthy as the people—the individuals—of which it is comprised. If we recognize this simple, obvious, fact, what are we to say about the health of our nations today? Look around at your fellow men, women, and children. How have we reached this point? And who, ultimately, benefits? Doctor measuring…