Welcome to Health Science | Sacramento State
Message from the Director Director: Andrea Becker, Ph.D. Welcome to Sacramento State! We are excited to have you in the Health Science program and look forward to helping you progress through the major, find your passion, and strive toward becoming the best you’re...
Life sciences preprint servers have grown up — and are setting out on their own
On a Tuesday afternoon in the spring of 2013, Richard Sever logged on to Twitter and wrote a brief post introducing the world to bioRxiv, “biology’s answer to the arXiv preprint server,” as he put it. It was a fitting place to let life scientists know that the...
Skincare Labor Day Deals 2024: Get Up To 63% Off Beauty At Sephora, Ulta, And More
Summer may be on its way out, but we still have one final celebration before the chilly weather sets in. Labor Day is just around the corner, and while we’re excited for our last grill session of the summer, we’re even more hyped about all the skincare...
Bricks-and-Mortar Retailers: Food, Health & Beauty
America’s Best of the Best 2024 Apple, Patagonia, PayPal—brands like these prove that the United States is home to consumer behemoths who have become household names. A brand’s reputation is vital to the customer experience—in fact, 58 percent of American...
Tooth Decay | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
On this page Back to top Overview Tooth decay (dental caries) is damage to a tooth that can happen when decay-causing bacteria in your mouth make acids that attack the tooth’s surface, or enamel. This can lead to a small hole in a tooth, called a cavity. If tooth...
Can Covid affect your eye health? A growing body of evidence suggests so
Seeing as we’ve been dealing with it for years now, it’s easy to underestimate the symptoms of Covid-19. But the virus is more sophisticated and complicated than we initially thought, and health experts are discovering more information about it...
The 5 oral health problems that can cause ‘cold-sensitive …
Many people experience a cold sensation in their mouth after eating or drinking something frosty, but this sharp feeling could signal underlying teeth problems. Cold-sensitive teeth occur when the nerves within the tooth are exposed due to stripped back enamel. The...
TORI TRIES…promoting vision health in kids
Eye health has always been important to me, especially as a reader and writer. When I first heard that the Midland Lions Club was hosting KidSight vision screening for elementary school students, my first thought was the old-fashioned method that I went through in the...
What You Need To Know About A Dental Bone Graft – Healthline
A dental bone graft is a procedure performed to increase the amount of bone in a part of the jaw where bone has been lost or where additional support is needed. Bone may be taken from elsewhere in the body and surgically fused to existing bone in the jaw. Sometimes,...
Supplements: How lutein and zeaxanthin could help improve eyesight
Furthermore, AMD can be treated through several means. However, this depends on the type of AMD someone has, whether it is wet or dry. If it’s Dry AMD, there’s no treatment, but it is possible to obtain aids to help with vision and reduce the impact of it on someone’s...
Mid-Modern Eyecare one of six in the state offering dry eye IPL treatment
Mid-Modern Eyecare in Midland is one of only six clinics in the state specializing in treating dry eyes, and is the furthest one north. Optometrist Jason Andrus opened the clinic a year ago and implemented intense pulsed light therapy (IPL) for people with dry eyes....
VA Dental Care | Veterans Affairs
You’re in: Class II You may qualify for: One-time dental care if you meet all of the requirements listed below All of these must be true for you: You didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge, and You apply for dental care within 180 days of discharge or release,...
True Dental Discounts – Dental Plans for Families, Individuals, Groups …
What are dental savings plans? Dental Savings Plans are not insurance, and allow members in the programs to access significant savings. Easy to use, just show your card and save. Everyone is accepted! No age or Health Restrictions. No limits, use the card as often as...
Science Reveals Why Eye Contact Is Tough for People With Autism
Dennis Thompson FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A common characteristic of autism is a reluctance to make eye contact with others, and researchers now think they know where in the brain this comes from. Brain scans show that folks with autism spectrum...
California’s Universal Health Care Failure Is a Wake-Up Call for Democrats
© Axel Koester/Corbis/Getty Images The Campaign for a Healthy California, a coalition of health reform, labor, and civic groups performs a “zombie march” and rally on April Fools’ Day, April 1, 2012, in downtown Los Angeles. The California State...
Why inflation hasn’t hit health care the same way
Data: Altarum; Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios Economy-wide inflation has outpaced health care inflation by a wide margin since last April, but Americans should expect health care prices to rise more soon. The big picture: Companies can raise the prices of food, furniture...
Did Newsom, infighting among Democrats derail California’s single-payer health care bill? Here’s San Jose lawmaker’s take
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, discusses his bill that would pay for the universal health care bill, during a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. The powerful nurses’ union claims he...
At Least 1 Million Vets Could Get VA Health Care Under Scaled-Back Exposures Bill
With cost imperiling a $282 billion bill that would help those exposed to burn pits, as well as Vietnam veterans with hypertension, two senators are proposing a much less expensive compromise that could still help more than 1 million veterans get Department of...
California’s Dream of Universal Health Care Crushed…by Democrats
© Axel Koester/Corbis/Getty Images The Campaign for a Healthy California, a coalition of health reform, labor, and civic groups performs a “zombie march” and rally on April Fools’ Day, April 1, 2012, in downtown Los Angeles. The California State...
Lancaster County health care facilities to get $6M to recruit, retain workers
Several Lancaster County health care facilities will receive more than $6 million in funding to retain and recruit hospital nurses. The money is part of $225 million in statewide relief funded through the American Rescue Plan, with $210 million earmarked to recruit...
Universal health care bill fails to pass in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill that would have created the nation’s only government-funded universal health care system died in the California Assembly on Monday as Democrats could not gather enough support to bring it for a vote ahead of a legislative...
Universal health care bill dies in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill that would have created the nation’s only government-funded universal health care system died in the California Assembly on Monday as Democrats could not gather enough support to bring it for a vote ahead of a legislative deadline....
California’s Universal Health Care Plan Faces Deadline, And Hefty Tax Hike to Pay for It
© AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File Supporters of single-payer health care march to the Capitol, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. On Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, California Democrats face a deadline to advance a bill that would create a government-funded...
Health care workers in ‘foxhole’ at Pontiac hospital say COVID-19 isn’t over
A woman lay on a gurney in a hallway of the emergency room at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland — one of about a half-dozen people waiting on a snowy Monday in late January for space to open up so she could have a room of her own. Her feet, covered in fuzzy...
Professor Sophie Harman’s new book exposes global women’s health crisis
In Sick of It, Professor Harman confronts the alarming reality that, despite well-documented causes of disease and significant funding from governments and philanthropists, women across the globe continue to die from preventable health issues. The book sheds light on...
Adult Entertainers and Entrepreneurs Share Their Hopes and Fears for the Future of Porn
FEMINIST PORN DIRECTOR Erika Lust has seen it all. When she released her first film The Good Girl 20 years ago, Pornhub didn’t even exist, and the concept of feminist porn was unheard of. Now, due to both technological and social advances, porn is a different...
The CrossFit Games Are Suspended Following a Tragic Death
SERBIAN CROSSFIT ATHLETE Lazar Đukić drowned during event one of the 2024 CrossFit Games earlier today. He was reportedly seen struggling in the water during CrossFit’s livestream. The event kicked off at 7 a.m. local time (8 a.m. EST). CrossFit CEO Don Faul...
Best Swimming Headphones, Underwater-Tested by Fitness Editors
How We Selected Over the years, Men’s Health’s fitness editors, as well as key fitness trainers from both MH’s Advisory board and MH’s Strength in Diversity Initiative, have taken great care in researching and evaluating the wide pool of...
WOMEN’S HEALTH: Health and friendship
Joan Wilson Can you remember your first friend? Nursery school, kindergarten or first grade, that first person or sometimes group of people who smiled, talked to you and made you feel like you belonged. New experiences were more enjoyable and less scary with...
Vuori August Sale: Save up to 50% Off Workout Shirts, Shorts and Tank Tops
SUMMER’S WINDING DOWN, but there’s still time to snag some deals on warm-weather must-haves. Vuori’s slashing prices on shorts, tank tops and t-shirts with discounts up to 50% off. Plus, you can stock up on fresh workout clothes for the low. Tempted...
Carle Health increasing access to women’s healthcare in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Carle Health’s newly renovated OBGYN Center is increasing access to women’s healthcare in Peoria Carle Health held an open house at the center at 5401 N. Knoxville Ave. on Thursday. It’s a one-stop shop for all your gynecological needs. The new...
Needed Debuts Needed Academy, Free Women’s Health Education Program on Instagram
Needed is Bridging the Perinatal Nutrition Gap with Expert-Led, Social Media-Based Education for Brand Partners and Health-Curious Women LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Needed, the radically better perinatal nutrition company, unveils Needed...
Tried and Tested: The Eight Sleep Pod 4
How much do you value a good night’s sleep? Enough to stop drinking caffeine after midday? Enough to stay off your phone an hour before bed? How about buying a temperature-regulating, AI-powered mattress cover that cools down and heats up to improve your sleep?...
Cole Haan Amazon August Sale: Save up to 60% Off Comfortable Dress Shoes
WE’RE NOW IN the dog days of summer, but there’s still plenty of time to rock some comfortable loafers and dress shoes before temps start to drop. Well if you cleaned your closet and came up short on shoes, we’re happy to report that Amazon has great...
