Here’s how to fix America’s painkiller problem — without leaving pain patients behind. By German Lopez for VOX, Illustrations by Javier Zarracina his year, researchers uncovered a simple method for getting doctors to reduce profligate prescriptions of drugs like OxyContin and Percocet that have contributed to America’s opioid epidemic: informing doctors that one of their patients had...
In late 2017, the World stood in awe as Bitcoin and other CryptoCurrencies began soaring to astronomical heights with seemingly no end in sight. Wall Street was forced to take notice — finally admitting that Cryptocurrencies are here to stay and it’s underlying BlockChain Technology could change Banking & Accounting forever. Not to be outdone,...
Spend a day learning the fundamentals of combining nature and science for your overall health and wellness. La Luna is an Herbal Remedy Workshop dedicated to the Moon’s Cycles, Rhythms and Seasons. At La Luna you will receive a deeper understanding of how natural remedies connect to self-love as well as family care. This premiere event will be...
Anayo Umerah MD, FAAFP is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-aging and Aesthetics Medicine A4M, where she completed her fellowship in Aesthetic Medicine. She has been well trained as one of...
As a sponsor of the 2018 Walk End Alzheimer’s, we have come across some very inspiring stories on why some supporters are Walking… “I come from a rather large family of 12. Approximately 8 years ago, one of my older sisters was diagnosed with dementia. Imagine our shock receiving this diagnosis. Our family is overloaded...
Elizabeth Burton resided on Pineknoll Street, which is located in Opelika’s Ward 2 when she and her family experienced an unfortunate plumbing crisis at their home. She states that it was caused by the city’s failure to properly maintain city sewer lines. The basement was completely flooded with city raw sewage and is described as...
US retail marijuana sales to reach up to $10 billion this year Retail sales of medical and recreational marijuana are forecast to rise by nearly 50% year over year in 2018 to a total of $8 billion to $10 billion, according to the 2018 edition of the “Marijuana Business Factbook” released Wednesday morning by cannabis industry...
9 Things Your Fingernails Reveal About Your Health Most of us don’t give a lot of thought to our fingernails beyond how often to clip them or which color to paint them. But besides protecting our fingertips or making a beauty statement, your nails say a lot more about your body than you think. “The...
Singer, actress and activist Janelle Monáe has come out as pansexual. Monáe, a singer who also starred in films like “Moonlight” and “Hidden Figures,” initially identified as bisexual. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, she says now that she is pansexual, which includes people of any sex or gender identity. Monáe said she wanted...
It’s even worse than we thought. As a self-identified clutter freak, I feel like I spend half of my free time straightening up scattered remotes or clearing various utensils and cooking tools off the kitchen counter. What I’m less diligent about is cleaning. A little dust doesn’t bother me. I’m not proud of how long...