I still remember my daughter lying on the couch on Christmas day listening to the rest of the family enjoy the festivities in the other room. A very not-so-merry virus had hit her and she couldn’t enjoy that holiday much at all. And I was right by her side sharing in her misery because…
Landmark Study Finds Masks Are Ineffective
The first randomized controlled trial1,2 to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection specifically — which journals initially refused to publish — is finally seeing the light of day. The so-called “Danmask-19 Trial,” published November 18, 2020, in the Annals of Internal Medicine,3 included 3,030 individuals assigned to wear a surgical face…
Top 4 Tips to Lose Weight in Quarantine
Over the past few months, our lives have changed a lot due to the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, we have been forced to stay at home, as well as practice social distancing. Because we are spending the majority of our time indoors, and are stressed about the events happening around us, many people are at…
New Telemedicine Startup Folx Hopes To Revolutionize Health Care for the LGBTQ+ Community
To put it plainly, the health care system in the U.S. is failing the LGBTQ+ community. Many doctors remain uneducated about how to educate patients on having safe queer sex, or on other topics including reproductive health and fertility. More than half of all LGBTQ+ people face discrimination while seeking medical care, one in five…
O. stamineus extracts are able to inhibit proliferation and induced apoptosis of uterine fibroid cells.
PMID: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2018 Oct 26 ;19(10):2737-2744. Epub 2018 Oct 26. PMID: 30360599 Abstract Title: Orthosiphon stamineus Extracts Inhibits Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis in Uterine Fibroid Cells Abstract: Objectives: The effects of water and 50% ethanolic-water extracts of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth (OS) on cell proliferation and apoptotic activity against uterine leiomyosarcoma (SK-UT-1)…
Some doctors and politicians engage in vicious coercion, refer to people who don’t wear masks as “enemy combatants”
(Natural News) In July, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said those who don’t wear a mask in public are “the enemy” while citing a rising positivity rate from covid-19 test kits. These test kits can have a false positivity rate as high as 97 percent and should never be used to suspend civil liberties, as ruled…
5 Types Of Nurse Practitioner That Help Inpatient Care
Nurses play an instrumental role in enhancing patient care quality and promoting treatment outcomes to reduce the risk of aggravated complications. Nurses are the first point of contact for patients across multiple healthcare settings. Hospitals and facilities are reliant on nurses to maintain and boost their quality and efficiency standards. As a nursing student or…
Tooth Decay And Dental Caries Causes, Symptoms, Treatments
What is Tooth Decay? Tooth decay, also know as dental caries, is the most common dental disease. It is acid generated by bacteria that causes demineralization and decomposition of hard dental substances. Although at first, dental decay appears only on the dental enamel, in later stages, it can damage the dentin. Tooth decay is the…