When I was in college back in the 1970’s, I had to take a computer programming course for part of my general studies requirement for my degree. At the time, there were no home computers and many computers were programmed via punch cards. The course was in Fortran IV and we learned how to write
There are several troubling signs that our environment may be taking a toll on teen’s mental health: Teen anxiety, depression, and suicide are all on the rise. It’s not clear what’s driving these trends, but one compelling hypothesis keeps showing up. Since smartphones and digital technology are fundamentally changing the way kids interact with one
If you need a new hip or knee, take heart: The vast majority of these joint replacements last decades, new research shows. The conclusion stems from an exhaustive review of several hundred thousand joint replacements in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and New Zealand. The researchers followed nearly 216,000 hip replacement patients for 15 years.
How to Address Hearing Loss in Older Adults HOW WE HEAR IS ONE OF the many incredible things our bodies do without conscious effort from us. From enjoying the sweet nothings whispered by a loved one to hearing a car horn honk in time to step back to safety on the curb, this complex sense helps
When Tom Shicowich’s toe started feeling numb in 2010, he brushed it off as a temporary ache. At the time, he didn’t have health insurance, so he put off going to the doctor. The toe became infected, and he got so sick that he stayed in bed for two days with what he assumed was
When people are in a hurry to lose weight, they often turn to fad diets that limit entire food groups. Studies suggest the tactic can help dieters shave off extra pounds in the short-term. But then it backfires, sending people back where they began on the scale or locked in a vicious cycle of gaining
It was recently reported that there could be as many as 5 million migrants traveling in caravans from Latin American countries to the United States. Additionally, over 40 million Latin Americans have expressed the desire to come to the US, and it is presumed that very few of them will do so legally. We hear
Every year we are told to get our flu shot or flu vaccine to help us not to catch whatever strain may be around. However, there is a two-fold problem with flu shots. First, there are usually up to half a dozen different strains of flu each year, sometimes even more strains, so deciding on
Don’t let mental health stigma get in the way of your overall workplace wellness. Credit: Pexels Mental health affects everyone in the workplace in some way—whether we know someone struggling, or have struggled ourselves. But, despite its commonality, the stigma and myths attached to mental health still keep staff and faculty from reaching out when
Depending upon where you live in America, you are still in the throes of winter and eager to meet Spring as it is just around the corner. I spent most of my life in the Arizona desert and Spring usually consisted of about 3 weeks you could open up the windows and air out the
