Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood. Sometimes it’s referred to as attention deficit disorder. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD have trouble paying attention, may sometimes act without thinking about what the result will be, and, in some cases, […]
Just how stressed are you? More than half (56%) of adults say they are doing an excellent or very good job of knowing when they are feeling stressed, but only about half as many (26%) report doing an excellent or very good job at preventing themselves from becoming stressed (American Psychological Association). Knowing your relationships with […]
A federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make “morning-after” emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age. The ruling is a victory for reproductive-rights groups that had sought to remove age and other restrictions on emergency contraception. Currently, only women age 17 or older can obtain […]
OraSure Technologies, Inc., maker of the OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test, has announced the launch of a nationwide awareness campaign to encourage everyone to learn their HIV status. The campaign, “Make Knowing Your Thing Today” asks people across the country to share their story about their decision to test for HIV. The awareness campaign is part […]
About 250,000 people in the US have HIV and don’t know it. These people are unknowingly responsible for up to 75% of new infections. Almost half of new infections are among African Americans. For more than 20 years, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman and Founder of the Magic Johnson Foundation, has been committed to transforming Urban America through […]
It was a scratchy throat that wouldn’t clear up that sent Christopher Green to the doctor. He was surprised, though, when he was told that instead of an allergy or virus of some kind that he had type 2 diabetes. “I know that it runs in the family but previous doctors all said I was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Cigarettes would have to be kept out of sight in New York City stores under a first-in-the-nation plan unveiled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday, igniting complaints from retailers and smokers who said they’ve had enough with the city’s crackdowns. Shops from corner stores to supermarkets would have to keep tobacco […]
There aren’t many people who like bees, but could they help fight HIV? Turns out, it could. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed nanoparticles loaded with bee venom that could help destroy HIV cells. The nanoparticles would be applied using a vaginal gel possibly destroying the HIV virus before it has a […]
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Men go out to the strip club and ogle at women who seem to perform body defying contortions that sends their imaginations into hyperactive sex mode. Some have even been known to pick up a roll of quarters and other things with their lady junk. But what about a barbell? Tatyana Kozhevnikova is a Russian […]
According to a recent UCLA study, babies that are exposed to pollution in the womb are more likely to have autism compared to those who have mothers who spend their pregnancy in “clean air.” UCLA compared the relationship between levels of air pollution during pregnancy compared with the 7,603 children with autism and 75, 635 […]
Oprah Winfrey is teaming with her go-to guru Deepak Chopra to launch “Oprah’s Lifeclass and Deepak Center Present: Oprah & Deepak 21-Day Meditation Challenge – Perfect Health,” a free online, interactive meditation experience on Oprah.com beginning today. This first “Oprah’s Lifeclass” branded program is designed to introduce users to the benefits of regularly practiced meditation. […]
