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6 min read Health

Weight loss is a common health goal for many individuals, but certain factors can impede progress, with insulin resistance being a crucial aspect to consider.But what exactly is insulin resistance, and what is its impact on weight loss? These are 15 signs that indicate the presence of insulin resistance in the body, steps to take...

3 min read News

Have you ever tripped on a curb or stubbed your toe on the sidewalk? It can happen to anyone, right? Navigating the world can sometimes be trying, even for those with perfect vision. Now, let’s try to imagine how much more difficult it would be if you were visually impaired or blind. Individuals who are...

2 min read

If you were to sit outside on a clear day, you would undoubtedly see numerous birds flying about – some individually and some in flocks. To the untrained eye, it may seem as though the flight patterns of these birds is random and without meaning, but a closer look reveals that birds flying overhead are...

4 min read Health

Many women silently battle with postpartum depression, and this story should remind us that not every mother’s journey is joyful, happy and bright. Sometimes it gets dark, lonely, scary, miserable and uncertain.  In Montgomery, Alabama, lived Allison and Julie – neighbours, and lifelong friends. Allison and Julie were both Army wives, and when Julie moved in...

2 min read Health

This article was originally published on March 26, 2019 and has since been updated Fibromyalgia is a misunderstood medical condition. For quite some time a legitimate question was whether this syndrome was even real. Our medical community has no clear understanding of the processes that lead to this syndrome. Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a long-term...

2 min read Health

When a 25-year old woman began experiencing tooth pain, she self-treated with topical benzocaine to numb and help alleviate her discomfort. According to the case report published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the following day, she ended up in the emergency room – totally shocked by her discolored skin. This 25-year old was...

6 min read Health

It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: finding her baby girl motionless in her crib with blood trickling from her nose. This was the fate of two-month-old Sapphire, in Ahipara, New Zealand. The coroner suspects the cause of death was alcohol poisoning via breastmilk ingestion. The toxicology report showed alcohol levels of 308 milligrams per 100 milliliters...