Augusta University HealthDue to recent high-profile suicides, the topic is constantly in the news cycle. The mainstream attention to suicide brings about heightened awareness, but awareness alone falls...
About eight out of 10 of us have jobs that may call us to think on our feet—but not actually ever get up from our chairs. In other words, we’re likely sitting down for about eight...
Thanks to DVRs and streaming services like Netflix, more of us are spending a lot more quality time—in front of our TVs. According to a Netflix survey, 61 percent of its users...
The average human body can emit a range of 100 to 120 watts of energy in the form of heat. This interesting fact isn’t something we think about every day, but when our bodies are...
When it comes to sleep, there are night owls and early birds? Left to their own devices, night owls tend to fall asleep between midnight and 4 a.m. then wake around 10 a.m. to...
Can you love someone you’ve never known? In the case of a child lost by miscarriage, the answer is yes. Oh yes! Maybe you didn’t know you were pregnant. Maybe you were being...
You always hear “smoking is bad for you.” Well, that’s true. How bad really is it, though? “Contrary to popular belief, smoking harms much more than the...
Social media does many things. It gives far-away friends and family a peek into our daily lives, it lets us share both good and bad news faster than any other method, it helps us...
Want to be as healthy in your 90s as you are in your 20s? Well, it has to start right now. “It’s all about prevention, no matter what decade you’re in,” said Dr. Renee Page, a...
Jaw popping, clicking, or grinding? It may be more than an annoyance. Many of us might hear our jaws click or pop when we eat, chew gum or otherwise use our jaw muscles. And it’s...