Cart is empty Psychedelics such as LSD, ketamine and psilocybin, used by therapists to assist in the treatment of certain mental illnesses, could receive billions for state-funded research under a newly proposed bond initiative.
Kazungula water supply and sanitation works progressing well
By ANDREW MUKOMA
CONSTRUCTION of the Kazungula water supply and sanitation project for Southern Water and Sanitation Company (SWASC) in Kazungula is progressing well.
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Black individuals have significantly more pre-term births than white individuals
Non-Hispanic Black individuals have a significantly higher rate of pre-term births than non-Hispanic white individuals, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Black women weigh emerging risks of ‘creamy crack’ hair straighteners
Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, and tests found no genetic link. Hughes wondered why she, an otherwise healthy Black mother of two, would develop a malignancy known as a “silent killer.”
Nairobi’s slum residents are 35% more likely to suffer from high blood pressure than those in rural areas
Hypertension, commonly referred to as high blood pressure, is a non-communicable disease that occurs when there is a sustained elevation in the pressure of the blood that flows through the arteries.
Some schools respond to child obesity by focusing on water
In the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, a new study is pointing to a way to help school kids maintain a healthier weight: clean, accessible drinking water.
Planks and wall sits are best for lowering blood pressure—here are six more reasons they’re such great exercises
If you were told to do more exercise to lower your blood pressure, you might think you’d need break out you running gear or hit the weights. But one of us (Jamie) recently published research that found exercises that you hold in a static position, such as planks and wall sits, are actually the best way to reduce blood pressure.
Tattoo regret? Here are some tips on safely getting old ‘Ink’ removed
Whether you got a tattoo on a whim or after much thought, that ink on your body is fairly permanent.
Our mental models of mental health are off-base
Not so long ago, mental health was considered a strictly personal matter that should be kept out of the workplace. Thankfully, times–and organizational priorities–have changed. Increasingly, managers are expected to be mindful of how their decisions and actions will affect employees’ emotional well-being.
Diabetes tied to higher use of hospital bed-days for many conditions
Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risks for hospital bed-days for a wide range of medical conditions, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in PLOS Medicine.