Health

What causes addiction? Easy, right? Drugs cause addiction. But maybe it is not that simple. Read the source article at Lessons Worth Sharing

To some, the world may seem to be filled with unsolvable problems, but, in fact, there are many areas where positive change is happening, including on global health issues. Many…

Every year more money is being spent studying the now-infamous plant protein gluten. The studying raises more questions. That leads to more money being spent. And then more questions. The…

In 1991 Nobel economist Milton Friedman (pictured above giving a talk at AEI, exact year unknown) was interviewed by Emmy Award-winning drug reporter Randy Paige on “America’s Drug Forum,” a…

Hey there, Elon Musk. We need to have a little talk. I understand that you’re very worried about what artificial intelligence could mean for our future.  Here’s a…list of just…

Scientific wellness is a straightforward idea: use data about a person’s genes, proteins and other biology, along with behavioral coaching, to keep them healthy, even preventing health problems before they…

Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness,…

The price tag, an increase of $237 billion over current spending, could help prevent 97 million premature deaths between now and 2030 The World Health Organization, in a study published this…

The Affordable Care Act isn’t perfect. Even proponents of the law would agree with that. In many parts of the country, there is only one insurer in the individual markets…

It wasn’t long ago that there were no treatments for multiple sclerosis. In the 1970s, some doctors used chemotherapy to treat the degenerative neurological disease. Since then, more than a…

“Infant mental health” (I-ECMH) refers to how well a child develops socially and emotionally from birth to three. Infant-early childhood mental health, sometimes referred to as social and emotional health,…

Harsh life experiences appear to leave African-Americans vulnerable to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, researchers reported Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London. Several teams presented evidence that poverty,…