Is there a ‘twindemic’ coming to the Northern Hemisphere this winter?
The sudden arrival of COVID-19 at the start of 2020 broke an established pattern of how the influenza virus swept through countries with the onset of winter. Until then, it was reasonably well understood that each year saw a slightly new variant of the virus, but there was enough knowledge for scientists to be able […]
What to Do for Migraine in Teens? Symptoms & Treatments
Migraines are a common yet often misunderstood condition that affects people of all ages, including teenagers. For teens, migraines can be especially challenging, interfering with school, extracurricular activities, and social life, all while being chronically underdiagnosed or written off as just a “headache” or “being dramatic” to get out of school for the day. But, unlike […]
World Breastfeeding Week
Last week was World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), it is held every year at the beginning of August as an annual celebration to promote breastfeeding for newborns for at least the first six months of their lives. The evidence is that this yields many health benefits, provides critical nutrition, and protects them from diseases such as […]
Understanding Antidepressants and Erectile Dysfunction
Feeling depressed, unhappy or miserable is something almost everyone experiences occasionally. However, suppose it becomes a chronic, repetitive and debilitating condition that is interfering with a person’s daily life to the extent that they can’t function properly. In that case, doctors will start treating it differently, as clinical depression. You can read some more about […]
Menopause is not a Disease
Most women don’t look forward to menopause, and it’s easy to see why. When women pass beyond their age of fertility into menopause, the alterations in body chemistry can produce profound and sometimes uncomfortable changes in their bodies and even their brains. Around 80% of women experience unpleasant symptoms during this time, like hot flashes, […]
Shelf life of vitamins – when do they expire?
In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t specify that vitamins and food supplements sold across the counter must display an expiry date on the container. A manufacturer may voluntarily choose to provide some expiry information. Still, in order to do this, it has to present supporting proof to the FDA, including stability […]
The Best Time to Take Prozac
A short introduction to Prozac Prozac is one of the most frequently prescribed medications in the United States, coming in at #4 on the list of antidepressant medications, which are themselves the most frequently prescribed of all meds. Nearly twelve million scripts for Prozac were written in 2021, and it looks like its numbers and […]
How to tell the difference between a headache and a migraine attack
An aching head is something that many people will experience occasionally. There are no clear boundaries that can distinguish between a transient headache that has minimal clinical importance, and that will clear up without radical treatment in a reasonable timeframe and a migraine attack that may be totally debilitating, and may be repetitive and worsening […]
COVID infections are spiking again
Israel has always been at the leading edge of the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the spread of infections, the vaccination phases, the use of antiviral drugs, and thanks to the creation of Enovid NONS viral protector spray. A new spike of coronavirus there could teach the rest of the world that what’s been happening in […]
July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
In July each year, we observe Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. It is important to raise public knowledge about this painful and debilitating condition, because in the public’s eye, arthritis is associated primarily with older people, so it can easily be overlooked or underrated in its actual importance for younger people. Fact #1 – Juvenile arthritis […]
