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Pandemic Messing With Your Sense of Time? Here's Why
Jul 27, 2020
It is normal to lose track of time or need to consult a calendar to know what day it is once in a while. During the Coronavirus pandemic, however, it may seem like almost every day is one of those days. This reaction is completely normal as it is ingrained in human psychology.Increased Stress LevelsThe idea that “time flies when you’re...
Read MoreRestaurants and COVID-19: How to Dine Safely
Jun 17, 2020
Restaurant dining has been forever changed since COVID-19. Now every table is going to be at least 6 feet apart, menus need to be disposable and both hand sanitizer and face masks have become the norm. No matter how many safety measures are put in place by a restaurant, there will always be some level of risk. At the most basic level, dining in at...
Read MoreType 1 Diabetes Costs $2,500 a Year With Insurance
Jun 17, 2020
A recent study revealed that the average Type 1 diabetic in America will spend about $2,500 on out of pocket medical expenses associated with his or her illness this year. And while insulin the cost of insulin for diabetes patients can be substantial, the insulin they need to maintain their health only accounts for 18 percent of the money paid out...
Read MoreNegative Thinking Can Harm Your Brain and Increase Your Dementia Risk
Jun 17, 2020
Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia have been receiving increased study, as a result of the growing demographic of elders in the population. The research has resulted in a greater understanding of the causes and treatments for these conditions. A recent study from the United Kingdom has placed a focus on how repetitive negative thinking...
Read MoreAre Face Masks Irritating Your Skin? Here's How to Stop It
Jun 17, 2020
Face Masks Can Cause Skin IrritationThe current global Covid-19 pandemic forced us to adapt to including face masks in our daily attires rapidly. We are going to wear face masks for a while because Covoid-19 does not seem to end despite consistent preventive strategies. One month ago, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced that people...
Read MoreHow to Tell if The Hand Sanitizer You're Buying is Effective
May 14, 2020
With many new companies producing hand sanitizer in lieu of the COVID-19 outbreak, it is important to make sure the sanitizer you're buying is actually effective. While the FDA has become a bit laxer on the requirements for making hand sanitizer, there are still many companies out there selling and advertising products that aren't up to...
Read MoreDiabetics Possibly Having FEWER Heart Attacks and Strokes
May 14, 2020
More than 400 million people, worldwide, have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As is often the case with diabetes, people also suffer from cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, amputation, eye disease, and neuropathy, just to name a few. Interestingly enough, however, a study in Australia, conducted on Australian patients with type 2...
Read MoreShould You Worry? Allergies or Covid 19?
May 7, 2020
The new Coronavirus has altered our world. Covid 19, the illness caused by the new Coronavirus, has doctors and scientists scrambling to learn as much as possible as quickly as possible. It is not surprising that in all this uncertainty, many people start to worry when they begin to suffer from cold-like symptoms. The new Coronavirus has hit at the...
Read MoreHow to Create a Pandemic Social Bubble
May 7, 2020
Keeping safe during the pandemic does not necessarily mean having to not be social in-person. Some people are creating social bubbles with which to ride out the next few months. It is a way for people to be social while still maintaining social distancing, and it can help as the country seeks to slowly re-open."Bubble" is one term for the...
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