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Healthcare Mondays: 10 Condions that Doctors Often Miss

Cancers, heart attack, stroke top misdiagnosis list. Here’s what patients can do by Rachel Nania Colorectal cancer, lung cancer and breast cancer are the three most frequently missed diagnoses in outpatient clinics and academic medical centers, a January 2022 study published in JAMA Network Open found. Heart attack and prostate cancer round out the top five. Combing through dataContinue reading “Healthcare Mondays: 10 Condions that Doctors Often Miss”

How to Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden—And Why It Works – Bob Vila

The use of coffee grounds for plants is grounded in fact, and it has several specific gardening benefits. by Audrey Stallsmith When considering how to use coffee grounds in the garden, keep in mind that they don’t acidify soil, contrary to popular belief. Although fresh coffee grounds are acidic, used grounds tend to be nearContinue reading “How to Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden—And Why It Works – Bob Vila”

Rattlesnake safety: How to prevent, handle a rattlesnake bite

by Jude Binkley Idaho is in the time of year – during spring and summer – when rattlesnakes are the most active. Just last week, a 9-year-old girl from Idaho Falls was bitten while swimming, and a 13-year-old boy was bitten in Featherville, according to an online fundraiser for the boy. Rattlesnakes prefer drier, hotter habitats –Continue reading “Rattlesnake safety: How to prevent, handle a rattlesnake bite”

Mental HealthAwareness: Key Growth Areas for Anxiously Attached Individuals

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How to Start a Story: 11 Tips From Top Editors

The opening lines of a story carry a lot of responsibility. They act as an invitation for someone who’s glanced at the first page of your book to either put it back down or keep reading.  Whether you’re just figuring out how to start a novel, or revisiting Page 1 of a first draft, here areContinue reading “How to Start a Story: 11 Tips From Top Editors”

More than half of US employers ready to try four-day workweek

by Daniel De Vise More than half of American employers offer a four-day workweek, or plan to, according to a survey released Tuesday.  A poll of 976 business leaders by ResumeBuilder.com, the job-seekers website, found that 20 percent of employers already have a four-day workweek. Another 41 percent said they plan to implement a four-day week,Continue reading “More than half of US employers ready to try four-day workweek”

Mental Health Mondays: 5 Every Day Deadly Habits That Are Making You Age Faster

No, it’s not Smoking, Drinking, or UV Rays by Khyati Jain Your lifestyle plays the biggest role in your aging process. You can’t stop time but you can give up the habits that accelerate your aging. Good habits can help you slow down aging, but they won’t do jack shit if you don’t adopt aContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: 5 Every Day Deadly Habits That Are Making You Age Faster”

Mental Health Mondays: Key Growth Areas for Anxiously Attached Individuals

by Above The Middle In a world where it would be great if we can all live securely in love, anxious and avoidant attachments ruin the fun. The two attachment styles, coined by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth now plague 21st Century romance. It’s not uncommon to hear a friend talk about their attachment issuesContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: Key Growth Areas for Anxiously Attached Individuals”

How to Go Back to College as an Older Student. 6 Tips for Adult Learners.

There are any number of reasons why adults may decide to go back to college, or even to go to college for the first time. Perhaps they worked a trade for many years and want to advance or pursue a new career path. Maybe they couldn’t afford college before, but now possess the resources toContinue reading “How to Go Back to College as an Older Student. 6 Tips for Adult Learners.”