Feb 18, 12:00

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 11:11 AM
     Did Ben Simmons miss all his 76ers games this season, as he claimed, due to mental-health issues? Or was he just holding out to induce a trade?
Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 10:51 AM
     The Women's Health Protection Act would codify Roe v. Wade into law, but it's unlikely to get the 60 votes necessary to pass.
Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 10:11 AM
     South Carolina health officials announced a shift in its COVID-19 testing strategy toward at-home rapid antigen tests across South Carolina beginning March 1.
Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 10:05 AM
     MINNEAPOLIS - The former Brooklyn Center police officer found guilty of manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright will find out her sentence Friday morning. Kim Potter, 49, said...
Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 9:45 AM
     SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California became the first state to formally shift to an "endemic" approach to the coronavirus with Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement Thursday of a plan...
Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 9:31 AM
     Ms. Beam left the Department of Health at the end of the year. She succeeds Scott Becker in the UPMC role.
Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 9:15 AM
     EMarketer The COVID-19 pandemic made telehealth the only means for most patients and caregivers to see or consult a healthcare provider for the majority of 2020. Usage slipped...
Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 8:57 AM
     Police officers escort an arrested protester to a police car during a protest over pandemic health rules and the Trudeau government in Ottawa, Canada on February 17, 2022...
Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 8:49 AM
     Dr. Robert Murphy is a professor of infectious disease at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and is the executive director for The Institute for Global...
Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 18, 2022 8:39 AM
     An experiment to change the blood type of donated organs could be a first step to shortening transplant wait times.
Mark's Daily Apple Friday, February 18, 2022 10:42 AM
    

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Research of the Week

Fake plant milks: three times as expensive as dairy with fewer nutrients.

Pharmaceutical residues in rivers.

Droughts are decreasing.

More dietary creatine, less depression.

Acute CBD improves verbal memory recall.

Exercise right after vaccination increases antibody response without increasing side effects.

New Primal Kitchen Podcasts
Primal Kitchen Podcast, Episode 18: Falling in Love With Your Body With Danika Brysha
Media, Schmedia
Note how the idea that "plant-based meats" are the future is still implicit in this article critical of them.

A trillion dollars spent on statins, and what do we have to show for it?
Interesting Blog Posts
Cool post about head and visual stabilization.
Social Notes
Important.

Good thread.
Everything Else
Childhood obesity skyrocketed the past year.

Trees need weeds. I'm reminded of "junk DNA."

Utah lowers legal blood alcohol limit for drivers, and fatal crashes drop.

More decentralization.
Things I'm Up to and Interested In
Big news: Vitamin D reduces autoimmunity.

Disgusting name: Milck

Troubling: The cognitive impact the pandemic response has had on children.

Where I have I heard about these foods before?: "We find that the top sources of priority micronutrients are organs, small fish, dark green leafy vegetables, bivalves, crustaceans, goat, beef, eggs, milk, canned fish with bones, mutton, and lamb."

Interesting tool: Wood splitting sword.
Question I'm Asking
What happens when the neural implant or bionic eye you install goes obsolete and the company who made it goes out of business?
Recipe Corner

Wonton soup.
Carrot soup. I would use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock, and perhaps omit the carrot juice.

Time Capsule
One year ago (Feb 12 – Feb 18)

Dear Mark: Keto and Selenium Deficiencies—Something to Fear? — Should you?
DIY Parallettes: Plus a Dip Bar Workout — This is how to do it.

Comment of the Week
"I've made my husband (and best friend) of 44 years a handmade card and tomorrow night we will dress up and go to a Valentine's Day Dinner & Dance featuring big band style music. He will write me a "Daily Sweet" email as he's been doing (daily) for almost ten years."

-Beautiful, Debbie.

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HEALTHIANS BLOG Friday, February 18, 2022 8:02 AM
    

Contributed by: Priyaish Srivastava   Introduction Kidneys are fist-sized and bean-shaped organs located below the rib cage on either side of the spine.  They perform some of the most vital functions such as detoxifying the body and are responsible for maintaining overall health in several ways, such as:   Maintaining an appropriate amount of fluid […]

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