Archive for July 2022

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How can we help our kids deal with the stress of everyday life? Hansa Bhargava, MD, pediatrician and chief medical officer at Medscape Education, introduces us to cognitively-based compassion training (CBCT). This practice can bring their focus back to the present moment, she says, and help them build a healthy level of resilience along the…

WebMD’s Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Mena Mirhom, MD, Board-Certified Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University, about the role of mental health apps in diagnosing and managing mental health conditions. https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/video/mena-mirhom

Most people probably know facial recognition as the thing that unlocks your smartphone. But this technology could also be used as a tool in the fight against cancer, according to a new study. A team of researchers from University College London and the University of California, San Diego have developed an algorithm that works kind…

Scientists from UCLA and nonprofit SRI International are experimenting with a strong, stretchy polymer to create an artificial muscle they describe as stronger and more flexible than human muscle. Polymers are natural or synthetic substances made up of large molecules and are building blocks of many minerals and human-made materials. In this case, researchers used…

BrandStorm Inc. is voluntarily recalling frozen blueberries because of the “presence or potential presence” of too much lead, the company said in a statement shared by the Food and Drug Administration. Natierra Nature All Foods Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberries originated in Lithuania and were sold in the U.S. in retail stores and online, BrandStorm said in…

“Apparently, some people think the way I work out is strange,” a straight-faced Christopher Meloni admitted during a set of naked dumbbell curls in a new ad for fitness giant Peloton. “Honestly, I don’t get it.” The Law & Order star ditched his gym apparel – all of it – for the exercise advertisement in…

Lonely kids face a heightened risk of alcohol abuse as young adults, a new study says. Greater levels of childhood loneliness were followed by greater stress in early adulthood, and that has been associated with drinking, says the study to be published in the journal Addictive Behaviors Reports. In the Arizona State University research, more…

An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to spot problems before they worsen, affecting both a patient’s health and finances. One of the more popular parts of the Affordable Care Act, which allows patients to get certain tests or treatments without forking out cash to cover copayments or…

Dr Justin Sloane talks about how many drinks count as excessive alcohol intake.