HEALTH CONDITIONS

These 3 sex moves are most likely to break your penis — how to be safe so you won’t need surgery

Rough sex is a common cause of injuries where a partner inadvertently hurts the other, and can be minimized by taking a slower, cautious, graduated approach with good communication.

Everyday Habits to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Balance Your Diet Your food choices may help cut your odds of having breast cancer, though scientists are doing more research to learn how diet affects the disease. Focus on vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains, which should make up two-thirds of your plate. Reserve the other third for lean protein such as poultry or fish. More than 5 cups a day of plant-based fare is a good guideline. Limit Alcohol If you’re a woman who has two or...

Mediterranean diet may offset genetic risk of Alzheimer’s

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce dementia risk. The study, published in Nature Medicine, found that people at the highest genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease benefited more from following a Mediterranean-style diet, showing a greater reduction in dementia risk compared to those at lower genetic risk. "One reason we wanted to...

What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?

Men in the U.S. live six fewer years than women. One clinic is trying to persuade men that getting checked out could save their life.

7 Ways to Soothe Your Nighttime Anxiety

TIME – Sweet dreams are more like a pipe dream when 12 a.m. turns into 2 a.m.—and you still can’t stop worrying about all the work you have to do, the bills you need to pay, the argument you had with your sister, and the feeling that you maybe, probably, definitely are going to die sooner than you should because of a lack of sleep. Experts say almost everyone experiences this kind of middle-of-the-night panic...

5 dead, 108 sickened in New York City Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

USA TODAY – The death toll in New York City's Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has risen to five with more than 100 cases confirmed across five ZIP codes in Central Harlem, local health officials announced. Since the outbreak began on July 25, the New York City Health Department has reported 108 cases of Legionnaires' disease in Central Harlem — a historically Black neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. The latest death was reported on Aug. 18 after health officials...

It’s Almost Flu Season. Should You Still Get a Shot, and Will Insurance Cover It?

PolitiFact – For parents of school-aged children, the fall to-do list can seem ever-growing. Buy school supplies. Fill out endless school forms. Block off parent-teacher nights. Do the kids’ tennis shoes still fit? Somewhere, at some point, you might remember flu shots. Get your flu shot. Get their flu shots. Or should you? Can you? Is that still a thing? Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where...

No Food, No Water, a Broken Leg: How a Hiker Survived a Harrowing Week in the Wild

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Woman shares her therapist’s incredibly helpful mental health hack: ‘Run the dishwasher twice’

Upworthy – Danielle Wunker, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor, shared a story on her Facebook page that is resonating with people who struggle with mental health issues. It reads: "When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn't get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by. I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn't have much...

Beloved TV Judge Frank Caprio, Known for His Compassion, Dies at 88

The late judge became a beloved Rhode Island figure.

Woman, saying raw milk sickened her toddler and led to loss of unborn baby, sues Florida dairy farm

NBC NEWS – A woman has sued a Florida dairy farm state officials linked to an outbreak of infections from consuming raw milk, claiming she lost her unborn child while she was caring for her toddler who got sick from the milk. Rachel Maddox claimed that she didn’t know about the risks involved with raw milk and that her child became seriously sick after having consumed the product, according to the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in...

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