First decreed by Presidential Proclamation in 2010, January 2021 is once again National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This year, an entire month of initiatives will culminate on February 1, when the US will observe National Freedom Day. From the get go, the month has been geared at educating the public at large about […]

As is generally the case for Awareness Months throughout the year, January’s Cervical Cancer Prevention and Health Awareness pits the very best initiatives from a flurry of organizations around the nation —and the globe— to offer up information cues, the latest research, advocacy, and recent developments in patient services. In its heyday, cervical cancer used

In the mood for applying some of the typical holiday giving spirit to do some good? Isn’t this the constant heartbeat in the back of our minds? While the Xmas holidays bring a host of negative stress-boosters such as packed schedules and overcrowded shopping nightmares, here’s a humble list of things we thought might help

As the chemical messengers flowing through your very bloodstream, the so-called ‘happy’ hormones play an instrumental role in activating bodily processes —think heat rate, sleep or digestion— and regulating your mood, with such positive outcomes as pain relief, bonding, the feelings of pleasure, trust, even happiness. The famed happy hormones that promote general wellbeing are:

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a United Nations observance day officialized by the General Assembly Declaration of 1993. The UN Body’s literature specifically defines violence against women and girls (VAWG) as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual

Still Something We Can Do and Stay Safe Intimately coupled with the National Trails Day (up next on June 5, 2021), the National Take a Hike Day takes place on November 17. This very day is set apart to invite everyone to take a hike —yes the pun is intended and has been a long-standing

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Social Media Strategies to Kick the Habit Whether ambitious and long-term or with immediate effect, a digital detox of social media platforms could well be one of the soundest approaches to your mental health. A recent study by the Center for Research on media, Technology and Health from the University of

Algorithmialand Falling Prey to Social Media Puppet Masters It may be counterintuitive, but there is an incipient yet growing approach to everything virtual where one gets to use the word traditionally, as applied to the Internet itself. And so, traditionally, social media marketers divide their online realm into 5 types: Social Networking Sites, which by

How Does Social Media Hook You In? Social Media Addiction: A Sad Reality Dopamine-fueled, looping social media feedback craves? Tapping on the same neural architecture that excites our brains when casino gambling, hard sports betting or cocaine binging? Baiting and capitalizing on the basic human fear of missing out (FOMO)? The rushing pangs of panic

Problems & Importance The US has come a long way since its first medical school, established by physician John Morgan in Philadelphia in 1765. It would, in time, become U-Penn’s School of Medicine. With advanced technology and patient outreach at every level of healthcare, the country faces radically disparate challenges than those in the times