We ’re Drinking More Water. How to Hold It: That’s the Question.
Americans are drinking more water. How best to contain it: That ’s the burning question.
Source: NYT Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Richtel Tags: Water Soft Drinks Plastic Bottles Consumer Behavior your-feed-health your-feed-science Alabama Source Type: news

Believing Myths About Aging Makes Growing Old Worse
In this study, a positive mindset toward aging—meaning, “I’m excited about the possibilities in the second half of my life, and I believe my best days are ahead of me”—translated into an extra eight years of healthy longevity. Nor is this just a one-off result. This finding shows up again and again, and is now one of the most well-established facts in the field. The implications? Changing your mindset toward aging has as much impact on longevity as quitting smoking, and more impact than losing weight, even if you’re obese. And this matters—a lot. If you treat people in the...
Source: TIME: Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Steven Kotler Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Neil deGrasse Tyson Has a Theory About Where Barbie Land Is in the Real World
In the smash hit “Barbie,” Margot Robbie leaves her pink plastic town of Barbie Land to travel to the real world. But can fans of the movie travel to Barbie Land? Kind of. “Cosmos” host Neil deGrasse Tyson analyzed the position of the sun and moon in the Greta Gerwig film, and the presence of palm…#barbieland #cosmos #gretagerwig #floridakeys #inbarbie #barbieworld #northlatitude #sunmoon #gingergaetz #mattgaetz
Source: Reuters: Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

US scientists turn old plastic into soap after fireside inspiration
Team converts polyethylene into fatty acids, soap ’s main ingredient, but say it is not panacea for plastic pollutionScientists have discovered a method to give new life to old plastic – by converting it into soap.Plastics are chemically similar to fatty acids, which are one of the main ingredients in soap. For Guoliang Liu, an associate professor of chemistry at Virginia Tech and author of the paper published in the journal Science, this similarity suggested it should be possible to convert polyethylene into fatty acids, and then into soap. The problem was size: molecularly, plastics are very large, about 3,000 carbon...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Annalise Murray Tags: Plastics Science Environment Source Type: news

IRS unable to locate millions of tax records, watchdog says
The IRS lost track of millions of sensitive individual and business tax records that should have been transferred from a closed agency facility in California and is also unable to locate thousands of records that were stored at a facility in Utah, according to a new watchdog report. As part of a…#utah #microfilmbackup #ogden #kansascity #fresno #republicans #propublica #irswage #kennethccorbin #corbin
Source: Reuters: Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Get set for Green UNISON week
As we head towards Green UNISON week, which runs from 15-22 September this year, it’s the ideal time to start planning. Green UNISON week is a chance to raise awareness of green issues nationally and locally, plan activities to encourage and enable members to get more active and to celebrate all the things they are already doing in support of the green agenda – not just in work but anywhere. There are many things that you could do to mark the week – here are just a few ideas. Hold a UNISON green event You could run a lunchtime stall in the canteen, show a film or arrange a talk. Why not invite a speaker from a nearby...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 10, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News green network Green rep Green UNISON Week Source Type: news

Are You Ready To “ De-Age ” Your Brain?
Despite the doom and gloom dogma being doled out by conventional medicine, most types of dementia – even Alzheimer’s – can be prevented. In many cases, it can even be reversed if it’s caught early enough. That’s great news. But so often, by the time these debilitating conditions are identified, brain decline has already become extremely advanced. Today, researchers have found a better and faster way to identify dementia risk. A groundbreaking study published in the journal Science has revealed that an easy telomere blood test can provide important clues about your risk and the progress of brain deterioration.1 ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 9, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Brain Health Source Type: news

Breast cancer care primer offers women guidance through the journey
In a video interview, radiologist Rachel Brem, MD, and breast surgeon Christ...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Brem to publish mastectomy primer ScreenPoint adds Brem to board Delphinus appoints Brem to board of directors ABUS plus mammo boosts cancer detection rate by more than 30%
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 9, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

From Japan to Jeju, coastal towns brace for Fukushima water release
IWAKI, Japan -- Takuma Ide's plastic-gloved hands deftly clean one small, silver fish after another over the sink in his compact, tidy kitchen in the coastal city of Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture. Keeping his eyes on the fish, he searches for words to describe the anxiety gripping his mind. "I…#takumaide #iwaki #fukushima #nikkeiasia
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I went for breast reduction surgery to downsize my size H boobs and left with five years to live - after surgeon found a stage 4 cancerous lump
Savannah White, 30, from Knoxville, Tennessee, claims reduction surgery on her size H breasts saved her life after surgeons discovered a 'fist-sized' lump that turned out to be stage IV cancer.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Treatments for Chronic Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament Treatments for Chronic Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament
What is the optimal treatment choice for scapholunate interosseous ligament injuries? This paper compares different surgical approaches.ePlasty
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Summer picks: should we ban artificial grass? – podcast
Installing artificial grass is becoming an increasingly popular way to achieve a neat, green lawn without much effort. But with environmental and potential health costs associated with plastic turf, many campaigners and gardeners would like to see it banned. In this episode from April 2023, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Guardian feature writer Sam Wollaston and urban ecologist Prof Rob Francis about why people go for artificial grass, its environmental impact, and whether it ’s time we rid ourselves of the idea of the perfect lawn altogetherRead about the plastic lawn backlashhereContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay, with Sam Wollaston and Prof Rob Francis, additional production by Ned Carter Miles, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Danielle Stephens Tags: Science Gardens Environment Biodiversity Source Type: news

Volunteers head off plastic waste crisis by removing tons of rubbish from Hungarian river
Thousands of muddy plastic bottles, chunks of Styrofoam and other waterlogged pieces of rubbish are piled onto a flatbed trailer on the banks of the Tisza River in Hungary — a metric ton of waste that was removed by hand from the waterway and its floodplain in a single day. It’s the haul of…#tiszariver #hungary #plasticcup #tisza #hungarian #zsolttamas #gergelyhanko #hanko #universityofszeged #gangesriver
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Attacks on Hospitals Mean Health Care is One of the U.S. ’ s Most Violent Fields
Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partner’s newborn. Hours later, the visitor opened fire, killing a security guard and sending patients, nurses and doctors scrambling for cover. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland was part of a wave of gun violence sweeping through U.S. hospitals and medical centers, which have struggled to adapt to the growing threats. Such attacks have helped make health care on...
Source: TIME: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news

Health Alert Issued After Large Fire at Recycling Centre in New Mexico
New Mexico issued a health alert after a large fire broke out at a recycling facility in Albuquerque on Sunday. Authorities asked people to avoid the area as the smoke contained “hazardous air pollutants” from plastic burning.#newmexico #albuquerque
Source: Reuters: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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