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C. VanHook (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)Do you flush or throw away unused medication? Or, if you looked through your medicine cabinet right now, would it be like a museum of your and your family’s past illnesses? Any of those options are not ideal. The three main dangers of these types of disposal include: negative environmental impact, poisoning, and opening the door to abuse. -
April is H.I.E. Awareness Month. According to the Hope for H.I.E. organization, two to three in every 1,000 full-term births will be affected by hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, a type of brain dysfunction that occurs when the brain doesn't receive enough oxygen or blood flow for a period of time.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine reports, “Research has shown that listening to music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and pain as well as improve sleep quality, mood, mental alertness, and memory.” -
Attendees at a Child Wellness Summit in Missouri united against child food insecurity as COVID benefits near their end, urging action for vulnerable families. -
A new survey from Missouri-based The Right Time initiative underscores concerns across the state about efforts to limit people's access to birth control. -
While we love all the chocolate bunnies, jellybeans, and Cadbury eggs available this time of year, common Easter decorations, treats, and toys can be dangerous for our cats and dogs. -
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recognizes probiotics as live microorganisms that may provide health benefits. These active cultures can help change or repopulate intestinal bacteria to benefit the microbiome. -
Missouri will join 35 states and four Native American tribes in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Assistance Program. It's known as "Summer EBT," because it uses electronic benefits cards to supply an additional $40 per month to lower-income parents to purchase food. -
For the first time in nearly a decade, Congress has passed a bipartisan boost in funding to community health centers in Missouri and across the nation. -
The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill that stops affiliates of abortion providers from being reimbursed through the state's health care programs. -
Environmental and family farm advocates are two groups voicing concerns about possible changes to a California regulation that could affect Missouri and other rural Midwestern states – by encouraging the development of more Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) or "factory farms." -
March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month. The condition gets its name from the word endometrium, the tissue that normally lines the uterus or womb. Endometriosis happens when this tissue grows outside of your uterus and on other areas in your body where it doesn't belong, such as the ovaries.
