Author Archives: Ray Barbier

Don’t hate your gut: It may help you lose weight, fight depression and lower blood pressure

Jasenka Zubcevic, University of Florida and Christopher Martyniuk, University of Florida A universe of organisms living inside you may affect every part of your body, from your brain to your bones, and even your thoughts, feelings and your attempts to lose weight. This is a universe of trillions of microorganisms – or what we biologistsContinue reading “Don’t hate your gut: It may help you lose weight, fight depression and lower blood pressure”

Want to do something good for your health? Try being generous

Ashley Whillans, University of British Columbia Every day, we are confronted with choices about how to spend our money. Whether it’s thinking about picking up the tab at a group lunch or when a charity calls asking for a donation, we are faced with the decision to behave generously or not. Research suggests that spendingContinue reading “Want to do something good for your health? Try being generous”

The latest blood pressure guidelines: What they mean for you

John Warner, UT Southwestern Medical Center Updated blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association mean that many more Americans, notably older people, are now diagnosed with high blood pressure, or hypertension. This may sound like bad news, but the new guidelines highlight some important lessons we cardiologists and heart health researchers have learned fromContinue reading “The latest blood pressure guidelines: What they mean for you”

Why mental health treatment is not an easy solution to violence

Sarah L. Desmarais, North Carolina State University In the wake of mass shootings and other tragedies, a frequent refrain is: Why don’t we get those dangerous people off the streets? And, just as frequently, people suggest that mental health treatment is the answer. Yet, for two main reasons, mental health treatment is not an easyContinue reading “Why mental health treatment is not an easy solution to violence”

What’s the 411 on the new 988 hotline? 5 questions answered about a national mental health service

Derek Lee, The Ohio State University Beginning July 16, 2022, people struggling with mental health crises can now call 988, a new number focused on providing lifesaving suicide prevention and crisis services. But 988 is not just a shorter, easier-to-remember replacement for the current suicide hotline. Congress and the Federal Communications Commission also established theContinue reading “What’s the 411 on the new 988 hotline? 5 questions answered about a national mental health service”

Star City Community Gazette January 24th

  It is a New year, Many surprises have came with the birth of this year, Everything from the Increase in Cell Data Limit to Mega. Simply Put we can build larger builds, have more action code etc. Tart sugar Is hosting The 8th EBTS in the world of Wild which judging starts from 11thContinue reading “Star City Community Gazette January 24th”