Four Top Tips for Improving Your Sleep Quality
If you find yourself waking up every morning feeling tired and groggy, then it’s likely that you’re not getting the quality of sleep that you need.
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Living to 150
Some politicians are making big claims about longevity to justify their health and social policies. Are our politicians on the far right simply fantasizing about living longer? Is this why they tell us good health investment should be directed towards …
How Technology Will Improve Healthcare in 2016
Technology is constantly evolving and bringing with it improvements to the way that people around the world live, work, and communicate with one another. From business to medical care and everything in between, technology has advanced by leaps and bounds …
Technology as a social lifeline for kids with Asperger’s
By Stefan Schutt, Victoria University and Rebecca Ng Lye Ee, Victoria University Technology is often maligned for having a negative influence on young people, particularly on their ability to develop healthy social relations and a sense of identity. But technology …
Food Additives Part 1: An Examination of What We Eat
By: Theresa KlepperEdited by: Sharon E. Chin“ FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health by, among other things, ensuring that the nation’s food supply for human and animal consumption is safe, sanitary, wholesome and properly labeled ”(2).Picture of …
Join The Fragile X and Autism Families Fight To Resume Arbaclofen Trials
Recently SJS published two articles from parents of children who were participating in trials for a experimental drug called Arbaclofen (stx209) which was being assessed for effective use in treating Fragile X Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders. From AutismSpeaks.org: ““Arbaclofen is the …
What Happens When A Drug Trial Ends And A Child’s Health Fails?
3 1/2 years ago really wasn’t all that long ago, yet it feels like a life time. 3 1/2 years ago, Parker (who has Fragile X Syndrome) was 10 1/2. 3 1/2 years ago Parker could barely talk. 3 1/2 years …
New York City Proposes Raising Smoking Age to 21
In a new Public Health Proposal, Mayor Bloomberg proposed to raise the age at which individuals can purchase cigarettes in the New York City to 21 years old, up from 18. According to the NY Daily News: Officials cite data …
How Does Your County’s Health Rank?
We all know that health, and mental health, are not aspects of our life solely connected to the doctor’s or therapist’s office. Now, for the health and systems theory conscious social workers, there happens to be a resource available to help look at …
TV & Your Brain: Tune In For A Reality Check
Ah, T.V. for anyone born in the last 3/4s of a century, TV has been your boon companion since your early days. How detrimental is this relationship? Worse than that guy who used to “forget his wallet” come check time. …
