The average outpatient visit in the United States costs nearly $ 500, according to a new scientific study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. In addition, the average inpatient stay had a price tag in 2016 of more than $ 22,000. Both of these dollar amounts underscore a… Read More »
Vapers inhale MUCH lower levels of toxins than smokers, study finds Compared to nonsmokers, vapers had more biomarkers of toxic chemicals in their urine But they had lower levels than smokers of traditional cigarettes The number of people who were both vaping and smoking ‘was really surprising’ By Reuters Published: 23:19 GMT, 14 December 2018… Read More »
A new University of Central Florida study suggests abuse and mistreatment by those at the top of an organization do not necessarily lead to abusive behavior by lower-level leaders. When offered leadership opportunities, prior victims of workplace abuse are more likely to treat their own subordinates better by learning from the bad behavior of their… Read More »
A quick Google search for ‘probiotics’ reveals several websites suggesting the benefits of probiotics for gut health and their efficacy in treating common stomach bugs. However, the published literature on probiotics suggests a much different story. Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and other paediatric hospitals across Canada worked with lead researchers at… Read More »
One in three working-age people in the U.S. have seen a doctor about something stress-related. Stress is a way of American life, based on the findings in The United States of Stress, a survey from Everyday Health. Everyday Health polled 6,700 U.S. adults between 18 and 64 years of age about their perspectives on stress, anxiety, panic,… Read More »