According to a study that was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, air pollution increases the rates of depression and suicide. Unfortunately, as more than 90 percent of the world population is exposed to air pollution above the WHO-recommended levels, reducing the excessive amounts of polluted air may be […]
In a month, around 38 percent of adults claim they overate or started consuming unhealthy food as a means to fight off stress. And, this was also the case with Justine McCabe who had to deal with much more than she could handle. After losing her mother and her husband […]
A middle school teacher from Texas uses one of the most unique ways to keep her students’ focus and attention while giving lessons from science. Rather than cracking books and memorizing formulas, students from the 6th grade class of the teacher Lea McFarthing learn science in the most amazing way- […]
According to a new study, 66.5 percent of all bankruptcies are linked with medical problems because of the high cost linked with care. Driven by this data, a doctor from Nebraska decided to create a program in his practice which helps the patients in need who’re lacking funds to pay […]
Kroger introduced vegan meat aisles in their stores around the US. The biggest supermarket in the world now has three-foot sections intended for plant-based meat in their 60 stores. Kroger is testing to see if their sales will increase as a result of the variety of plant-based options available at […]
The Royal Derby Hospital is the first hospital in the UK to introduce disposable and sterile headscarves for their workers to put on when they’re in the operating theatres. Farah Roslan, Junior doctor who’s also a Muslim, came up with the idea while receiving training at this hospital. She was […]
Beyond Meat, the plant-based protein maker will now be available on menus at Hardee’s and Carl’s. This decision comes after a large number of other fast food restaurants like Burger King, Dunkin, and KFC decided to offer alternative menus to their customers. Hardee’s will offer Original Beyond Thickburger for lunch […]
Three years have passed since Arvid Ohlin was relaxing at his home in Stockholm when he received a message on his phone. However, this wasn’t an ‘ordinary’ text from a friend or a relative- it was a thank you note for the blood he recently donated and that has been […]
The first new drug in the world for the management of Alzheimer’s symptoms in almost two decades was approved by the Chinese government. This is probably the sole treatment with the possibility to reverse the condition. According to the National Medical Products Administration, the drug, named Oligomannate, is approved for […]
A young mother claims that she almost died from a stroke only weeks after giving birth because of an infection she caught in pregnancy. The young woman, Katie Shirley, 21, from Manchester, claims her placenta poisoned her after it was infected with bad bacteria. These bacteria went into her blood […]