Integrative healthcare trends to watch in 2020
By Katherine Shagoury As we celebrate not only the start of a new year, but the start of a new decade, we’re taking a closer look at the trends in...
Read MoreWHO names 2020 “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”
Photo Cred: Freepik By Katherine Shagoury The World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the year 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, in...
Read MoreDiabetes can independently lead to heart failure, Mayo Clinic study finds
Photo Cred: Ibrahim Boran/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new study by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, examines the idea of diabetic cardiomyopathy and heart failure from the effects of...
Read MoreHalf of population projected to have obesity by 2030, Harvard study says
Photo Cred: Robert Bye/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury About half of the adult U.S. population will have obesity and about a quarter will have severe obesity by 2030, according to a...
Read MoreDepression, suicide risk, linked to air pollution
Photo Cred: Holger Link on Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury People exposed to higher levels of air pollution are more likely to experience depression or die by suicide, according to new...
Read MoreStudy evaluates clinical evidence of acupuncture, acupressure for cancer pain
Photo Cred: PIxabay By Katherine Shagoury Acupuncture and acupressure may be associated with improved cancer pain management compared with a sham intervention or analgesic therapy alone, according to a new...
Read MoreDNA not a good predictor of health, researchers find
Photo Cred: John Ulan By Katherine Shagoury In most cases, genes have less than five percent to do with your risk of developing a particular disease, according to new research...
Read MoreStudy explores environmental “footprint” of obesity
Photo Cred: veeterzy/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The increasing average body size of people on Earth, in addition to the growing world population, may further challenge attempts to reduce man-made carbon...
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