FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill

July 13, 2023 – The FDA’s approval today of the first birth control pill for women to be available without a prescription is being hailed by many as a long-needed development, but there remain questions to be resolved, including how much the drug will cost and how it will be used.  The drug, Opill, is… […]

Teach Your Kids to Stop the Spread of Viruses
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Teach Your Kids to Stop the Spread of Viruses

Let’s face it: Kids are microbe magnets. They also like to share. These tiny humans don’t enter the world knowing that spraying a sneeze into your face or wiping their runny noses and then putting their grubby little hands into their mouths are a big “No-no.” But they can learn from you. “Kids mirror the… […]

An Action Plan for Cold or Flu + COVID-19
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An Action Plan for Cold or Flu + COVID-19

Respiratory viruses sometimes hit you in pairs, meaning you can catch a cold or the flu along with COVID-19. It’s called “coinfection,” but as far as scientists can tell right now, it doesn’t happen very often. One review found that less than 1% of people with COVID-19 have also caught the flu at the same… […]

What Your Mucus Says About Your Health
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What Your Mucus Says About Your Health

You might think of mucus – the runny, goopy, or gummy stuff you sneeze out, sniff in, and cough up – as something pesky you never seem to have a tissue for. It might not be sexy, but mucus is one of your body’s biggest defenders.This slippery, sometimes sticky fluid comes from the mucus membranes… […]

How Psychedelics Can Heal a Broken Mind
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How Psychedelics Can Heal a Broken Mind

July 12, 2023 – As children learn to walk and talk, their brains are remarkably open to new information. They gather knowledge from parents, their environment, and trial and error. Teenagers do too, as they adopt the emotional and intellectual skills needed to become adults. In adulthood, however, our minds become relatively locked, closed to new… […]