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Why Saying Thank You to Your Ex Actually Helps You Move TF On

Getty Images Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Late Saturday night, Ariana Grande surprised fans by dropping the mother of all break-up anthems just thirty minutes before her ex-fiancé, Pete Davidson appeared on Saturday Night Live. To the dismay of all the Arianators of the world, this wasn’t your typical scorched-earth-style breakup song. She didn’t bash… Read More »

Scaling Back: A New Policy Disagreement Between Clinton and Sanders: Soda Taxes

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have a new issue to disagree about: the wisdom of a soda tax. A tax on sugary soft drinks, like the one proposed in Philadelphia and endorsed by Mrs. Clinton last week, divides the left. It can be seen as achieving an admirable public health goal of less sugar consumption… Read More »

When did you last look at what was IN your drinking water?

by William Fryer MA OxonHuman Scientist & director of www.megahome-distillers.co.uk More and more people are taking the quality of their drinking water seriously. While it is important to maintain good hydration at all times and although some health gurus suggest you should consume 2+litres per day, in reality, your body’s requirements will alter with size, diet… Read More »

Gene study reveals secrets of parasitic worms, possible treatments

LONDON (Reuters) – The largest study to date of the genetic makeup of parasitic worms has found hundreds of new clues about how they invade the human body, evade its immune system and cause disease. FILE PHOTO: A giant 25m worm representing the parasitic worm of schistosomiasis, that causes significant suffering and death to thousands… Read More »

Pediatricians strengthen stance against spanking kids

In a new policy statement, published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, the pediatricians’ group recommends that adults caring for children use “healthy forms of discipline” — such as positive reinforcement of appropriate behaviors, setting limits and setting expectations — and not use spanking, hitting, slapping, threatening, insulting, humiliating or shaming. The policy statement updates… Read More »

CHIME's Most Wired survey highlights progress, gaps in health IT adoption

Brief Published Nov. 2, 2018 Dive Brief: Interoperability is improving in healthcare, but providers still have a ways to go to achieve the kinds of operational and workflow efficiencies envisioned with health information technologies, according to an analysis of CHIME’s latest Most Wired survey. Nearly all organizations report at least 95% of their clinicians regularly… Read More »