Gaming addiction deemed mental illness by world health body
The World Health Organisation will categorize addiction to video games as a mental health condition, the BBC reported. The UN’s health coordinator, in its draft revision of the International...
Drug company-sponsored meals tied to more prescriptions
Doctors who received even one free meal from a pharmaceutical salesperson were more likely than others to prescribe the drug being promoted, even when a generic equivalent was available, according...
A Healthy Dose of Guilt
Guilt can be a complicated element in the parent-child equation; we feel guilty, they feel guilty, we may make them feel guilty and then feel guilty about that. But certain kinds of guilt are a...
How to eat healthy over the holidays: 6 strategies from the AHA for holiday healthy eating
The holiday season is all about family, fun and food! Helping your family eat healthy, even during the holidays, doesn’t take a lot of effort. All you need are some tips, recipes, and smart...
Just a few nights of bad sleep upsets your brain
Thanks to the clocks going back, many of us managed to grab a little bit of extra shut-eye over the weekend. And that’s no bad thing because, as a country, we seem to be chronically...
Daytime wounds ‘heal more quickly’
Wounds heal more quickly if they occur during the day rather than after dark, a study suggests. It found burns sustained at night took an average of 28 days to heal, but just 17 for those that...
Poverty And Healthy Behaviors
A recent article from Kevin Williamson has generated a fair amount of discussion about the relationship between poverty and behavior. Kevin writes that the poverty he witnessed growing up was at...
Healthy Living: Daylight Saving Time & your health
Remember to reset your clocks this weekend. On Sunday at 2am, we will fall back an hour for Daylight Saving Time. Dr. Oneil Bains with Virginia Mason Medical Center is answering our questions...
