“The study, which was published in Sex Roles, suggests that self-silencing — or the inhibition of self-expression — is a key pathway between the concept of a “Strong Black Woman” and depressive symptoms.”
Burnout is an official medical diagnosis, World Health Organization says – CNN
By Ryan Prior, CNN
“Burnout is now a legitimate medical diagnosis, according to the International Classification of Diseases, or the ICD-11, the World Health Organization’s handbook that guides medical providers in diagnosing diseases.”
Rural areas drive increases in global obesity / Nature
“The global rise in the prevalence of obesity has been seen as an urban problem. A large-scale study challenges this view by showing that weight gain in rural areas is the main factor currently driving the obesity epidemic.”
Check the Exorbitant Price of Zolgensma and Other Orphan Drugs – Bloomberg
“The day, long anticipated, when America’s system of voluntary drug pricing could break down has now arrived. Novartis has announced it will charge $2.1 millionfor Zolgensma, a gene therapy for infants with lethal spinal muscular atrophy.”
The Reason Why We Pour Milk Over Cereal | Mental Floss
Jake Rossen
“The state of our cereal bowls can be traced to the origins of cereal itself. Back in the mid-1800s…”
Fmr. US agriculture chief on Beyond Meat’s nutritional reality
“As plant-based protein makers like Impossible Foods and the newly public Beyond Meat take the food industry by storm, the question of whether their products are better for consumers than actual meat is still very much open, says former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman.”
Study suggests CBD may reduce alcohol consumption
Patrizia Campolongo, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
“Experimental studies converge to find that CBD reduces the overall level of alcohol drinking in animal models of AUD by reducing ethanol intake, motivation for ethanol, relapse, and by decreasing anxiety.”
Colorado Becomes First State To Limit Insulin Prices Regardless Of Supply : NPR
Vanessa Romo
“A new law, signed by Gov. Jared Polis earlier this week, caps co-payments of the lifesaving medication at $100
a month for insured patients, regardless of the supply they require. Insurance companies will have to absorb the balance.”
Rollback on LGBT protection proposed
“On Friday, Donald Trump’s administration started rolling back two controversial legal provisions related to the Affordable Care Act: protections against discrimination based on gender identity, and based on the termination of a pregnancy. Advocates for LGBTQ and women’s health care see this proposed reversal as a pointed attack on transgender people and patients who have received abortions—the latest in a seriesof moves by the Trump administration to limit the rights of marginalized populations.”
Article: Are There Any Actual Health Benefits To Turmeric Or Is It All BS?
Are There Any Actual Health Benefits To Turmeric Or Is It All BS?
“Some experts suggest that in order to reap the benefits of turmeric (or curcurmin for that matter), you’d need a *heck* of a lot more than the amount in, say, a golden milk latte. You’d need to consume more like 500 to 1,000 mg of turmeric a day, or about two-and-a-half to five teaspoons.“
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