Tagged with "health"
The Health Risks Of Protesting Police
In August 2014, the world watched as police in riot gear cracked down on nonviolent protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. Tear gas, smoke bombs, and rubber bullets rained down on demonstrators. Officers equipped with military tanks and firearms looked ready for war, pointing their guns in the direction of unarmed men and women.
Disabled Voters Feeling Ignored By Candidates Take Election Into Own Hands
Unemployment. Incarceration rates. Access to education. Medicare coverage gaps. Reproductive rights.
McDonald’s Ridiculous New Kale Salad Is An Excellent Argument For Obamacare
McDonald’s is marketing a line of new kale salads in Canada as a healthy lunch option. One problem: The salads can have more calories, fat, and sodium than a Big Mac.
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Planning for this weekend’s snowstorm? Here’s the one thing to avoid: driving.
Alan Black and Thomas Mote at the University of Georgia compared deaths from winter-related travel with those from other weather events. Between 2002 and 2011, there were an average of 842 deaths from winter-related automobile accidents annually. That’s more than the average deaths from lightning strikes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and rip currents combined.
Stay off the road this weekend, especially those on the I-95 corridor.
What It’s Like To Train People To Be Mental Health First Responders
Brenda Crawford was taught the textbook description of psychosis while she was studying for a masters degree in counseling, decades ago.
Mental Health First Aid Shatters Stigma With Standardized Training
Gloria Steinem Dedicated Her Latest Book To The Doctor Who Performed Her Illegal Abortion
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who had an illegal abortion when she was 22 years old, dedicated her most recent book to the doctor who performed that procedure for her.
Steinem’s book My Life on the Road, which recounts her lifetime of travel and activism, opens with a dedication to Dr. John Sharpe, the doctor who helped Steinem end a pregnancy in London in 1957. At the time, elective abortion was still criminalized In England, but Steinem was desperate to avoid going through with the pregnancy and ultimately tying herself to a man who wasn’t right for her.
Doctors Aren’t Recommending The HPV Vaccine Strongly Enough
Many doctors are talking to parents about the HPV vaccine in a way that actually makes them less likely to get their kids vaccinated, according to a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Perfect Fit: Why Oprah Is The Right Match For Weight Watchers
The Fires In Indonesia Are A Health And Climate Nightmare
Indonesia is in the midst of the worst spate of forest fires in nearly two decades, sending choking smoke across Southeast Asia, releasing tons of carbon, and destroying thousands of acres of peat forest, one of the world’s most effective carbon sinks. The president of the island nation called for assistance this week from Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and Russia to help fight the fires, which have been smoldering for months now.