Although psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes have been recognized since the 1950s – recent studies confirm antidepressant withdrawal syndrome incidence upwards of 40% – medical information about how to safely go off the drugs has been lacking. To fill this gap, over the last 25 years, patients have developed a robust Internet-based subculture of peer support for tapering off psychiatric drugs and recovering from withdrawal syndrome. This account from the founder of such an online community...

Canada funded this assisted suicide ‘activity book’ for children

NATIONAL POST – Just as Ottawa publicly acknowledges that its assisted suicide regime might have gone too far, critics have highlighted the existence of a little-known medical assistance in dying children’s activity book that was funded by the Canadian government. The book is not intended for children who are themselves seeking assisted death, and it’s not subject to mass-distribution through schools or public libraries. Minors are ineligible for medically assisted death in Canada, although there...

Students banned from taking photos of trans teacher with Z-size prosthetic breasts

NEW YORK TIMES – Snapping shots of a school teacher’s Z-size breast implants is X-rated and penalized at a Canadian high school. Students at Halton School District have been “threatened with suspension” for taking any photos or videos of Oakville Trafalgar High School teacher Kayla Lemieux, who’s regularly seen at the school with her massive chest and blond wig, parents told the Toronto Sun. Yet video circulated last week of the teacher walking down the hallway...

Maybe don’t “taste the rainbow”

Researchers believe too much Red 40 could hurt children especially.

Seniors Skip the Latest Booster

THE NEW YORK TIMES, PLEASANT HILL, Calif. — Bonnie Ronk is something of a public health matriarch at the Mt. Diablo Center for seniors in this liberal Northern California suburb. When Ms. Ronk, a great-grandmother whose red walker bears a sticker saying “El Jefe” (The Leader), tells her peers to pull their masks over their noses, they oblige. When she received both doses of the Covid vaccine and a booster and told others to do...

CDC investigating multistate outbreak of norovirus stemming from raw Texas oysters

The CDC is warning against a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from Texas. The oysters were sold in eight states.

Florida’s nursing pipeline is broken as many would-be nurses fail their exams

Florida nursing students are failing at a rate higher than anywhere else in the nation.

These ‘green’ restroom devices spread a “fecal cloud”

CNBC – You might want to think twice before reaching your hands under a hot-air dryer after using a public restroom. Because you could be covering your freshly cleaned hands — with more bacteria. A 2018 study conducted a test to determine if hand dryers in public bathrooms could be dispensing bacteria onto people’s hands. To investigate this, researchers exposed petri dishes to the air in bathrooms in various conditions, and brought the dishes back to their...

What’s the difference between a cold, the flu, RSV and COVID-19: Key symptoms

Yahoo! Life – What's the difference between a cold, the flu, RSV and COVID-19? Read on to learn how your symptoms can give you important clues. The common cold Earlier this week, the New York Times released a chart outlining the nuances among symptoms and illnesses running rampant this time of year. Colds are probably the least severe virus you can catch, with a cough, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing and sore throat being the most common...

Public attitudes towards MMR vaccine requirements for public schools are changing

Lunna Lopes, Shannon Schumacher, Grace Sparks, Marley Presiado, Liz Hamel, and Mollyann Brodie | Dec 16, 2022 Key Findings While most of the public continue to have confidence in the benefits of childhood vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella, the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and debates over vaccine requirements and mandates appear to have had an impact on public attitudes towards MMR vaccine requirements for public schools. The latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds that...

Abortions in Texas dropped 97% the month after Roe v. Wade was overturned

WASHINGTON EXAMINER – The number of abortions Texas residents received dropped by 97% the month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Only 68 abortions were performed for Texans in the month of July, according to preliminary data from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, down from the 2,596 procedures performed in June, the month that the Supreme Court found in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that there is no constitutional right...

Working at 76: Inflation forces hard choice for older adults

PHOENIX (AP) — Lenore Angey never imagined she'd have to go back to work at age 76. With an ailing husband and the highest prices she can remember for everything from milk to gasoline, the retired school lunch worker from Cleveland, Ohio, now works part time as a salesperson at a local department store to cover the costs of food and medicine. "The holidays are going to be tough, and it's not just for seniors," said...

Florida man shot, killed outside McDonald’s after unprovoked attack on driver eating meal in car: deputies

Brandon Turner, 36, is believed to have thought the driver was someone else before the unprovoked attack, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said.

Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It.

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – When you think about the future, do you expect good or bad things to happen? If you weigh in on the “good” side, you’re an optimist. And that has positive implications for your health in later life. Multiple studies show a strong association between higher levels of optimism and a reduced risk of conditions such as heart disease, stroke, and cognitive impairment. Several studies have also linked optimism with greater longevity. One of...

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