Health

GREAT FALLS — Summer sadness, autumn blues, winter woes—whatever you call them, the changing seasons can have a profound impact on our emotions. As temperatures drop and daylight hours decrease, many Montanans feel a change in their attitude. According to mental health professionals, what many people experience during this time of year is called Seasonal Affective Disorder, or S.A.D. “We …

What Americans die from vs. what the news reports on  Hacker News Leading Causes of Death in the US, 2019–2023  National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov) The Top Causes of Death in the United States, Ranked  Visual Capitalist What is killing Americans? Cigarettes, heart disease, cancer or diabetes – check here  The Economic Times Source link

Scientists have uncovered a disturbing link between stranded dolphins and a toxin known to trigger Alzheimer’s-like brain damage, which could have implications for millions of people along the US coast.  Researchers examined 20 dolphins that washed up along Florida‘s Indian River Lagoon and found high levels of a brain-damaging chemical produced by cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae.  These microscopic organisms …

More than 150 unvaccinated students quarantined in South Carolina measles outbreak  AOL.com U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country  NPR South Carolina measles outbreak rises as schools with low vaccination see new cases  USA Today More than 150 schoolchildren quarantined as US measles cases hit 33-year high  BBC 153 unvaccinated students quarantining after measles exposure at South Carolina schools  CBS News …

State officials are urging caution after a presumptive case of avian influenza has been identified in an ailing duck at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. A student found the duck earlier in the week, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. Laboratory testing confirmed the duck carried the H5 subtype of influenza A virus. Confirmation of avian influenza, or …

Minnesota is seeing a resurgence in bird flu cases this fall. The virus has infected thousands of turkeys and chickens in eight counties over just the last few weeks. “We are trying to figure it out, for sure. I tell you, it’s so disheartening,” said Jake Vlaminck, president of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. Vlaminck owns and operates Fahlun Farms near …

Eating Ultra-Processed Foods Could Be As Harmful as Smoking  SciTechDaily Opinion | Dietary fat was a scapegoat. Now MAHA is naming a new one.  The Washington Post Avoiding Ultra-Processed Foods Is Completely Unrealistic  The Atlantic The simple lunch a nutrition researcher feeds his kids every day includes carrots, popcorn, and some ultra-processed foods  Business Insider Diets high in ultra-processed foods are bad for us, …

Dr. Andrew Miller knew something was up. The North Carolina pediatrician saw nearly a dozen new patients at his practice over the span of a couple of weeks last year, all of whom were opting out of their children receiving some or all vaccines.  After the pattern became clear, Miller, a board-certified physician who supports the vaccine schedule, eventually asked …

In the middle of the night, the world can sometimes feel like a dark place. Under the cover of darkness, negative thoughts have a way of drifting through your mind, and as you lie awake, staring at the ceiling, you might start craving guilty pleasures, like a cigarette or a carb-heavy meal. Plenty of evidence suggests the human mind functions …

Clint Fuqua was MAHA before MAHA. In fact, the 48-year-old personal trainer and gym owner says he was one of the first people to hashtag “make America healthy” (his was #MAH; the “again” hadn’t come along yet) in 2010. Fuqua had then gone through a bit of a “reinvention” himself and decided to dedicate his life to helping others with …