Heart Experts Support Use of Prescription Fish Oil
While the AHA comes out in favor of prescription fish oil supplements, it does not do the same for over-the-counter supplements.
View ArticleA Day of Meals at Union Gospel Mission
123Dentist was proud to sponsor a Day of Meals at Union Gospel Mission in downtown Vancouver on August 16, 2019. In addition to paying the cost of the meals, teams of volunteers from 123Dentist member...
View ArticleGeorgia Residents Demand State Act on Toxic Air
Residents at a community meeting expressed displeasure with state and federal officials who said working with the company on a voluntary basis would be most effective.
View ArticleChildren Make You Happier -- Once They've Left Home
Having children can make you happier, but only when you're older and if your children have moved out, a new study finds.
View ArticleCity Parks Are a Mood Booster
Large regional parks with lots of tree cover and vegetation conferred the biggest happiness lift, while paved urban plazas offered the least benefit. Smaller neighborhood parks fell somewhere in the...
View ArticleVaping Raises Heart and Lung Concerns
The small study of healthy young adults discovered that even e-cigarettes without nicotine caused a short-lived drop in blood vessel function.
View ArticleTask Force Updates Breast Cancer Recommendations
New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) may help clarify who can benefit most from a risk assessment test. Now, if a woman has a high risk, the task force is...
View ArticleIt Takes Years for Heart to Recover from Smoking
Experts have long thought that an ex-smoker's risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure or death from heart disease returns to normal within five years.
View ArticleState's Legal Moves Cause Mixed Messages on Toxic Air
In recent weeks, state officials have been moving swiftly to make legal agreements with Sterigenics that, in some cases, have bypassed public input.
View ArticleCould Dirty Air Spur a Rise in Mental Illness?
As air quality declines, the prevalence of mental health conditions may rise, a large, new study suggests.
View Article'Red Flag' Laws May Be Stopping Some Mass Shootings
"Red flag" laws that allow police to take guns away from people who've threatened mass shootings are designed to save lives, but do they?
View ArticleWomen's Mid-Life Stress Might Effect Memory
Stressful experiences in middle age are associated with greater memory loss among women later in life, a new study says.
View ArticleCBP Won't Vaccinate Migrants Against Flu
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency's announcement that it won't vaccinate migrants is being slammed by public health experts.
View ArticleBrutal Ragweed Season Forecast
People who have allergies may be in for a rough ragweed season this summer and fall, thanks to hotter and wetter weather nationwide.
View ArticleMore Antibiotics, Higher Odds for Colon Cancer?
Taking certain antibiotics -- especially multiple times or for long courses -- may put you at risk for colon cancer, a large new study suggests.
View ArticleOff the Beaten Path in BC: Places Tourists Never Visit, But You Should
Southern British Columbia is packed with things to do. The landscape alone makes for a great road trip. There’s the natural beauty with oceans, mountains, and forests juxtaposed with buzzing city...
View ArticleAging Narrows Gender Gap in Flu Vaccine Response
Here's some bad news for older women during flu season: Aging reduces the stronger immune response that women typically have to vaccination, a new study finds.
View ArticleOff the Beaten Path in Ontario: Places Tourists Never Visit, But You Should
Ontario is the most populous province in Canada, with a population of more than 14 million people. While thousands of visitors explore large cities such as Toronto and Ottawa and travel to famous...
View ArticleNo Such Thing As Crazy Cat Ladies: Study
A new study says that people who have lots of cats aren't more likely to be anxious, depressed or lonely, CNN reporte
View ArticleEven a Little Exercise Means a Lot for Life Span
The Norwegian researchers also found that too much sitting was associated with a higher risk of early death.
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