Health And Fitness

Doctors Surprised By Scope of Adult-Onset Food Allergies (#GotBitcoin?)

New research shows nearly 11% of U.S. adults have food allergies, more than many expected, with shellfish most common among adult-onset ones. Doctors Surprised By Scope of Adult-Onset Food Allergies Alecia Domer has had seasonal pollen allergies since she was a child. But she’s never had to carefully watch what…

The World’s Biggest Brands Want You To Refill Your Orange Juice And Deodorant (#GotBitcoin?)

P&G, Nestlé and others try to curb plastic waste; Tropicana in glass bottles, Tide in metal cans. The World’s Biggest Brands Want You to Refill Your Orange Juice and Deodorant The world’s biggest makers of shampoo, detergent and packaged food will test selling their products in reusable containers, adopting a…

FDA Says Up To Two Million People Exposed To Likely Carcinogens In Blood-Pressure Drugs (#GotBitcoin?)

Half or more of patients taking common hypertension medicines are in U.S., agency says. FDA Says Up To Two Million People Exposed To Likely Carcinogens In Blood-Pressure Drugs Half Or More Of The Patients Taking The Common Hypertension Medicines Are In The U.S., The FDA Said. As many as two…

Trump Get’s An “F” On Lowering Drug Prices (#GotBitcoin?)

Drugmakers have sharply boosted prices of some older, low-cost prescription medicines amid supply shortages and recalls—in some cases, by threefold and more. Trump Get's An "F" On Lowering Drug Prices (#GotBitcoin?) Patients and pharmacies grapple with sharply higher costs for certain generic drugs.. The increases are leading to higher costs…

Farms, More Productive Than Ever, Are Poisoning Drinking Water in Rural America (#GotBitcoin?)

One in seven Americans drink from private wells, which are being polluted by contaminants from manure and fertilizer. Farms, More Productive Than Ever, Are Poisoning Drinking Water in Rural America Chuck Wagner has given up on drawing clean water from his faucets. When he moved, 23 years ago, to 80…

The $9 Billion “Overestimate”: How Insurers Kept Extra Cash From Medicare (#GotBitcoin)

CVS, UnitedHealth, Humana and other health insurers’ bids to manage Part D prescription-drug plans for seniors have been consistently off in ways that benefit the companies at the expense of taxpayers. The $9 Billion "Overestimate": How Insurers Kept Extra Cash From Medicare (#GotBitcoin) A Customer At A Pharmacy In Hurricane,…

The Telepsychiatrist Can See Your Child Now, Virtually (#GotBitcoin?)

With a growing shortage of mental-health professionals for children and adolescents, more health-care providers are turning to technology. The Tele-Psychiatrist Can See Your Child Now, Virtually [caption id="attachment_7283" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Sarah Ford, 14 Years Old, Was Struggling With Depression, Hallucinations And Suicidal Thoughts When She Sought Help.[/caption] When Sarah Ford, 14…

Freedom of Information Act Document Reveals Antidepressant Drugs Are Less Effective Than Placebos (#GotBitcoin?)

Janis Schonfeld recalls the events that started her on her recovery from 30 years of depression with snapshot clarity: the newspaper ad she saw in 1997 seeking subjects for an antidepressant study; the chair she was sitting in when she called UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute; the window she was looking out…

What Do You Get When Legal Drug Dealers Peddle “Heroin-in-a-Pill” To It’s “Clientele”?

Jaclyn Kinkade , a 23-year-old doctor's-office receptionist and occasional model, was a casualty of America's No. 1 drug menace when she overdosed and died, alone, in a tumbledown clapboard house in Dunnellon, Fla.  What Do You Get When Legal Drug Dealers Peddle "Heroin-in-a-Pill" to it's "Clientele"? The drugs that killed her didn't…

Fentanyl’s New Foe: A Quick Test Strip That Can Prevent Overdoses (#GotBitcoin?)

An Addict Checks To See If Heroin Is Contaminated With Fentanyl. Groups That Work With Drug Users Say The Strips Provide An Additional Means Of Saving Lives. Fentanyl’s New Foe: A Quick Test Strip That Can Prevent Overdoses (#GotBitcoin?) Heroin and cocaine users rely on the strip to see if…

Airport X-Ray Machines Could Help Meat Industry Compete In Coming Years With Lab-Grown Meat

In Australia, the meat industry is testing whether airport X-ray machines can help slaughterhouse workers get heftier slices of the best cuts. Airport X-Ray Machines Could Help Meat Industry Compete In Coming Years With Lab-Grown Meat Do I Look Like Luggage?   Related: Food Regulators To Share Oversight of Plant…

She’s Powerlifting at 76, So You’re Officially Out of Excuses (#GotBitcoin?)

A retiree joins a group of devoted weightlifters known as the Golden Girls at her Baltimore gym. She’s Powerlifting at 76, So You’re Officially Out of Excuses When Pauline ’s physical therapist suggested that she start strength training, he never imagined she’d become a competitive powerlifter. At 76, Ms. Horn…