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☆ The creepy secret behind online therapy
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Tanmoy Goswami | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Crisis Text Line, now in its 10th year of operations, uses artificial intelligence to respond to people experiencing emotional abuse, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. 'The vast majority of mental-health apps are exceptionally creepy'BetterHelp, a poster child of online therapy founded in 2013, calls itself "the world's largest therapy platform" and says it has over 2 million users. One of the first popular mental-health apps, PTSD Coach, was launched by the US Department of Veteran Affairs in 2011. But for mental-health companies these practices can undermine the very foundations of mental-health care: dignity, trust, and psychological safety. As Crisis Text Line wrote on its website extolling its deal with Loris: "Why sell T-shirts when you can sell what your organization does best?"

Companies Johnson & Johnson FollowApril 18 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) on Tuesday cautioned investors over the lingering impact of inflation-driven costs this year as the healthcare conglomerate issued a conservative full-year profit forecast, and its shares fell more than 2%. J&J also said it expected a steep decline in sales of its blockbuster Crohn's disease drug Stelara once it loses U.S. patent protection in late 2023. J&J, the first large drugmaker and medical device manufacturer to report earnings, raised the midpoint of its full-year profit forecast by 10 cents despite beating first-quarter estimates by 18 cents. A recovery in medical procedures after being weighed down by hospital staffing shortages helped the medical device unit post sales of $7.48 billion, topping analysts' estimates of $7.31 billion. Consumer health sales rose 7.4% to $3.85 billion, surpassing estimates of $3.62 billion, powered by price hikes to offset the impact from inflation.

UnitedHealth is among the largest players in the Medicare Advantage market, where private insurers offer an alternative to the original Medicare - the federal government's health insurance plan for people aged 65 and older or those with certain disabilities. Medicare and Medicaid memberships make up a third of the company's health insurance business. It added 655,000 Medicare Advantage members and 570,000 Medicaid members in the quarter. Meanwhile, a slow recovery in non-urgent procedures helped lower medical costs at its insurance unit, driving the company's first-quarter profit above expectations. The company's medical cost ratio - the percentage of payout on claims compared with premiums - came in at 82.2%.

☆ Apple CEO Tim Cook shares his No. 1 strategy for clearing his head: 'It's better than any other thing you could possibly do'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

At least, that's what Apple CEO Tim Cook does. Getting out into nature eases those tensions and helps Cook mentally reset, he told GQ on Monday. Its data showed that good health and wellbeing peaked after spending 200-300 minutes outside. Cook, who has an estimated net worth of $1.8 billion, isn't the only billionaire who prioritizes outdoor time. Take this survey and tell us how you want to take your money and career to the next level.

April 3 (Reuters) - About one in six adults globally have experienced infertility at least once in their life, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Monday, urging countries to actively collect more consistent data on the disease. "Based on the data we have, we cannot say that infertility is increasing or constant ... the jury's still out on that question," he said, citing that data so far has been mixed and inconsistent. The report highlights the need for countries to collect and share consistent data on infertility, separated by age and cause, as well as information on those who need fertility care. About 17.8% of adults in high-income countries have experienced infertility at least once and about 16.5% of adults in low- and middle-income countries, according to the report. Reporting by Bhanvi Satija and Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The 19th-century 'miracle' heart relic of holy French woman and no trace of disease, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists found no trace of disease in the preserved heart of a French woman who a pope beatified. Pauline Jaricot, whose health was poor, was supposedly "cured" after a visit with the Pope in 1837. Some members of the Catholic Church see the recent findings as a sign of a miracle. Despite living with poor heart health for most of her life, Catholics have said a visit to Pope Gregory XVI in 1837 miraculously "cured" her of heart disease. "No evidence that was inconsistent with natural and spontaneous conservation not mediated by the hand of man, which can be considered a miracle by the Roman Catholic Church, could be retrieved," the scientists said.

☆ I got a 'useless' fashion-psychology degree — and now work with brands like Maybelline and Depop. Here's how I used it to land my dream career.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Lola Christina Alao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Shakaila Forbes-Bell is a fashion psychologist who has worked with brands like Next and Depop. It was one of my goals to become a published psychologist, but I still never imagined myself as a fashion psychologist. Even the careers advisors at the job fair I went to after I finished my master's didn't have much knowledge about which jobs I could go into. On my Instagram account, I posted an image of me at my graduation, with the caption "first Black woman to get a degree in fashion psychology." She said that I'd substantiated fashion psychology as a real career.

NBC News’ longtime president, Noah Oppenheim, is stepping down but will stay with NBCUniversal to produce movies and scripted television shows, the company announced Wednesday. Rebecca Blumenstein, a deputy managing editor of The New York Times since 2017, will step into the new role of president of editorial, Conde said. “We are excited for his new chapter and that he will continue to work closely with NBCUniversal in this new role,” Conde said of Oppenheim. In addition, Janelle Rodriguez, who helped develop NBC News’ highly successful and profitable news streaming service, is joining the leadership team as executive vice president of NBC News NOW. “Under her leadership, NBC News NOW has been the largest and fasted growing streaming news network and provides more live programming than any other streaming news service,” the company said in a statement.

☆ We’re not taking away your gas stove, regulator tells CNN
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The federal government isn’t going to take away your gas stove, a top consumer regulator told CNN on Wednesday. Trumka confirmed to CNN that “everything’s on the table” when it comes to gas stoves, but stressed that any ban would apply only to new gas stoves, not existing ones. That study found almost 13% of current childhood asthma in the United States is attributable to gas stove use. “I’ll NEVER give up my gas stove,” Jackson tweeted on Tuesday. If the exhaust is not vented outside the home, Trumka said gas stove users should open a window or turn on a fan to clear the air.

☆ A US federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —A federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves as concerns about indoor pollution linked to childhood asthma rise, Bloomberg first reported. A US Consumer Product Safety commissioner told Bloomberg gas stove usage is a “hidden hazard.”“Any option is on the table. The CPSC has been considering action on gas stoves for months.Trumka recommended in October that the CPSC seek public comment on the hazards associated with gas stoves. The study found that almost 13% of current childhood asthma in the US is attributable to gas stove use. Trumka told Bloomberg the agency plans to open public comment on gas stove hazards.

☆ That gas stove you're cooking on could be giving your kids asthma, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

About 650,000 kids in the US likely have asthma because of gas stoves, a study found. The momentum was met with an opposition campaign by the gas industry and their allies in state legislatures. The gas industry also often points out that proper ventilation significantly reduces the concentration of pollutants from gas stoves. The Consumer Product Safety Commission could also regulate pollutants from gas stoves or require warning labels, Seals said. The commission's head, Richard Trumka Jr., in December indicated the agency was headed in that direction and said an outright ban on new gas stoves was "a real possibility," The Hill reported.

☆ When ‘Drop It’ Is the Best New Year’s Resolution
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Alex Janin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Millions of people spend the final days of December coming up with ambitious tasks for the new year. In 2023, resolve to take something off your plate instead. Physical and mental health—including eating habits, self-care, exercise and weight loss—are among the most common focuses for resolutions. But nearly two-thirds of people who set New Year’s resolutions abandon them within the first month, according to research published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

☆ Throw Out Your New Year’s Resolutions. Try These Antiresolutions Instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Alex Janin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Media outlets push fears of officers overdosing from fentanyl exposures. Doctors say it doesn’t add up.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It’s one of many incidents that has popped up around the country in which first responders believe they have overdosed on fentanyl after brief exposure to the drug. “FLORIDA OFFICER COLLAPSES AFTER FENTANYL EXPOSURE,” a chyron on the right-wing cable channel Fox News blared in this particular case. And, critically, it found there are no confirmed cases of an officer having an overdose after touching fentanyl. When some local outlets in Florida later attempted to question the police narrative about the purported officer overdose, including proof of the drug’s presence, they were met with resistance. “There is a danger to media accounts with unsubstantiated claims of first responders overdosing after brief, accidental exposure,” Wen told me.

One month since Arshad Sharif was killed, Kenyan and Pakistani authorities have not concluded their reports nor have there been any arrests in the case. “I have no faith in the Pakistani government,” his mother, Riffat Ara Alvi told CNN in a video interview. But I request all the international journalistic organizations and United Nations to investigate this killing,” his widow, Javeria Siddique told CNN. Arshad Sharif Sharif was a critic of the Pakistani military and an ally of former prime minister Imran Khan. Sharif and Khurram Ahmed left Ammodump around 8:30 p.m. local time, a detective involved in the case told CNN.

☆ Try this interval workout to avoid HIIT burnout or injuries
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Yet HIIT workouts require maximum exertion, which means they aren’t for every day — or necessarily for everyone. “But that might not be what you’re really doing.”You can perform HIIT workouts using body weight via circuits of exercises such as lunges. undrey/Adobe StockFull-body workout: Variable-intensity interval trainingA VIIT workout is the sweet spot between HIIT and HVIT sessions, Brock said, featuring intervals of hard, medium and low intensity. “Variable intensity workouts are great because they use the entire gauntlet,” Brock said, offering a more complete, full-body workout. If losing weight is your aim and you don’t have much time, the shorter, calorie-busting HIIT workouts may be the way to go.

☆ Hearing loss: 1 billion people at risk from unsafe listening
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Turning down the racket isn’t just for disgruntled parents — a new study has shown it could protect more than 1 billion people at risk for hearing loss. “We estimated that 0.67 to 1.35 billion individuals aged 12-34 years worldwide likely engage in unsafe listening practices,” and are therefore at risk for hearing loss, said lead study author Lauren Dillard via email. If that goes on for too long, they can become permanently damaged, resulting in hearing loss, tinnitus or both. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of scientific articles regarding unsafe listening practices published between 2000 and 2021 across three databases, the study said. Primary prevention in early adults is critical to avoid earlier onset and accelerated age-related hearing loss.”

Kherson, Ukraine CNN —For eight months, residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson have been living under brutal Russian occupation. But on Friday, Ukrainian forces swept into the city and Russian troops retreated to the east. Another local resident named Andrew said he was so glad to see Ukrainian soldiers. The woman said it felt “amazing” to see Ukrainian troops in Kherson. He warned that many Russian troops “threw away their military uniforms, and are now hiding with civilian clothes on.”

☆ New York governor signs bill expanding assistance for LGBTQ seniors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Zachary Schermele | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Access to physical and mental health care, free or discounted meal deliveries, caregivers and other forms of support are now easier for LGBTQ seniors in New York state to get. The legislation requires the state’s Office for the Aging to consider gender identity and expression, sexual orientation and HIV status when it calculates which seniors need the most help. “This legislation is an important step in addressing those inequities while helping ensure LGBTQ older New Yorkers receive the same respect and support as anyone else in the state,” Hochul, a Democrat, said in a statement Monday. To address the disparities,Massachusetts, California and a number of other states have enacted laws in recent years expanding their interpretations of those with the “greatest social need” to include LGBTQ seniors and elders living with HIV. Tax said SAGE, which runs LGBTQ senior centers in New York City, has long been fighting for the change in New York.

☆ Ce mesaje a trimis omenirea până acum extratereștrilor?
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-28 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

Sursa foto: ShutterstockCe mesaje a trimis omenirea până acum extratereștrilor? Așadar, ce mesaje a trimis omenirea până acum extratereștrilor? „Un instantaneu al ființelor umane în limbajul matematicii și al științei”Următorul mesaj trimis extratereștrilor a fost mult mai ambițios. A fost ca un panou publicitar uriaș pe o autostradă, însă a ajuns undeva pe un câmp”, a precizat Shostak. Sondele Voyager 1 și 2 au fost lansate în 1977 pentru a explora marginile Sistemului Solar și a spațiului interstelar.

Persons: Joseph Johann Von Littrow, Von Littrow, ., Lenin, Frank Drake, Carl Sagan, Messier, Arecibo, Douglas Vakoch, Extratereștrii, Seth Shostak, Omenirea, Wells, Jensen, Jensen . Organizations: International Journal, Messier, Universitatea Cornell, Live, Voyager, Doritos, Universitatea Bowling Green Locations: Sahara, Sovietice, Puerto Rico, Arecibo, SUA, Klingon, klingoniană, Olanda, Ohio

☆ Приправа, способная заменить семь видов лекарств
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-25 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +3 min

КортикостероидыВ другом исследовании, опубликованном в 1999 году в Phytotherapy Research, утверждается, что полифенолы, содержащиеся в куркуме, вернее, куркумины, столь же эффективны в борьбе с воспалением, как и специальные лекарственные препараты. В ходе исследования, опубликованного в 2008 году в Critical Care Medicine, было обнаружено, что полифенол куркумин успешно заменяет кортикостероиды в исследованиях, проводимых на животных. АнтидепрессантыВ исследовании, опубликованном в 2011 году в Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica, было продемонстрировано благотворное влияние куркумина на снижение интенсивности депрессии, как и таблетки для борьбы с этой проблемой. АспиринВ исследовании, опубликованном в Arzneimittelforschung в 1986 году, было открыто еще одно качество куркумина: он разжижает кровь, как и аспирин. Сахарный диабетВ ходе исследования, опубликованного в 2009 году в Biochemitry and Biophysical Research Community Biochemitry, было выявлено, как куркумин может быть успешно использован для лечения диабета в сравнении с традиционными лекарствами.

Persons: Pharmaceutica, Сайер Джи Organizations: Care, of Cancer Locations: sfatulparintilor.ro, Индия

☆ Kim Jong Un și familia lui s-au vaccinat împotriva COVID-19 cu un vaccin chinezesc
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

China a pus la dispoziţia liderului nord-coreean Kim Jong Un şi a familiei acestuia un vaccin experimental anti-coronavirus, a afirmat marţi un analist american, care citează două surse neidentificate din serviciile de informaţii nipone, transmite Reuters.Potrivit lui Harry Kazianis, expert în Coreea de Nord la institutul de analize Center for the National Interest din Washington, Kim, familia sa şi mai mulţi înalţi responsabili ai regimului de la Phenian au fost vaccinaţi, scrie agerpres.ro Nu este clar ce companie anume a livrat vaccinul şi dacă s-a dovedit că acesta este sigur, a menţionat expertul.Unii experţi se îndoiesc însă că liderul nord-coreean ar folosi un vaccin experimental.Mark Barry, analist pentru Asia de est şi editor la International Journal on World Peace, a estimat la rândul său că liderul nord-coreean ar prefera vaccinuri europene avizate celui furnizat de Beijing. "Riscul este prea mare. Dar e mulţumit să primească echipamente de protecţie personală chinezeşti", a menţionat Barry.Harry Kazianis a scris într-un articol în publicaţia online 19FortyFive, citându-l pe cercetătorul american Peter Hotez, că cel puţin trei companii din China lucrează la un vaccin anticoronavirus, între care Sinovac Biotech Ltd, CanSinoBio şi Sinopharm Group.Sinopharm susţine că vaccinul pe care îl produce a fost folosit deja de 1 milion de persoane în China, deşi nu se ştie ca vreuna dintre companii să fi lansat public faza a treia a testelor clinice pentru tratamentele lor anti-COVID-19, menţionează Reuters.

Persons: coreean Kim Jong, Harry Kazianis, Kim, Kazianis, american Peter Hotez Organizations: Journal, World, Reuters Locations: China, coreean, american, Coreea de Nord, Washington, Phenian, Asia, Beijing, Ltd

☆ Liderul nord-coreean Kim Jong Un și familia sa s-ar fi vaccinat împotriva coronavirusului
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Liderul nord-coreean Kim Jong Un și familia sa s-ar fi vaccinat împotriva coronavirusului, după ce China i-ar fi pus la dispoziție un vaccin experimental anti-Covid, notează Reuters, care citează surse neidentificate din serviciile de informaţii nipone, transmite digi24.ro. Declarația privind vaccinul chinezesc pe care liderul coreean l-ar fi primit a fost facută de un analist american. Nu este clar ce companie anume a livrat vaccinul şi dacă s-a dovedit că acesta este sigur, a menţionat expertul. Mai multe măsuri anti-coronavirus au fost luate de Kim Jong Un în Coreea de Nord din cauza pandemiei de Covid-19, între care impunerea lockdown-ului în capitala Phenian. De cealaltă parte, unii experţi pun la mare îndoială faptul că liderul nord-coreean ar folosi un vaccin experimental, scrie Agerpres.

Persons: coreean Kim Jong, Reuters, Harry Kazianis, Kim Jong, Choi Jung - hun, Mark Barry, Barry, american Peter Hotez, Sinopharm Organizations: Journal, World, Sinopharm Group, Reuters Locations: coreean, China, american, Coreea de Nord, Washington, Phenian, Coreea de Sud, Asia de Est, Beijing, Ltd

Potrivit lui Harry Kazianis, expert în Coreea de Nord la institutul de analize Center for the National Interest din Washington, Kim, familia sa şi mai mulţi înalţi responsabili ai regimului de la Phenian au fost vaccinaţi. Nu este clar ce companie anume a livrat vaccinul şi dacă s-a dovedit că acesta este sigur, a menţionat expertul. Unii experţi se îndoiesc însă că liderul nord-coreean ar folosi un vaccin experimental. Mark Barry, analist pentru Asia de est şi editor la International Journal on World Peace, a estimat la rândul său că liderul nord-coreean ar prefera vaccinuri europene avizate celui furnizat de Beijing. Dar e mulţumit să primească echipamente de protecţie personală chinezeşti", a menţionat Barry, citează Agerpres.

Persons: Harry Kazianis, Kim, Choi Jung - hun, Mark Barry, Barry, american Peter Hotez, Sinopharm Organizations: Journal, World, Sinopharm Group, Reuters Locations: Coreea de Nord, Washington, Phenian, Coreea de Sud, Asia, Beijing, american, China, Ltd

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