Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your
Hot flashes, irritability, and vaginal dryness likely come to mind when you think about menopause. But it usually doesn’t start out so cut-and-dry. Perimenopause symptoms can often fly under the radar—think: brain fog, dry eyes, itchy ears, joint problems, and anxiety—because they just don’t scream “hormonal changes!” to most people. Perimenopause is the transition phase
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, highlights the burden the COVID-19 pandemic has placed not only on people’s physical health but also their mental health.COVID-19 has had a profound effect on people. The world is approaching one million recorded deaths from the disease. And, some of those who recovered from the initial virus effects…
Share on PinterestA recent study looked at the relationship between anxiety and the thyroid gland.Most people have brief periods of anxiety from time to time, such as when they experience stressful situations in which the outcome is unknown. For many individuals, however, anxiety is an acute, frequent, and persistent emotional state that adversely affects quality…
Grade 12 pupils have returned to school after being away for a week.Some schools in Gauteng are preparing for more grades that are expected back by the end of August.A principal at one school says they have not been given directions on labour issues which poses a challenge as schools plan on working towards completing…
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that