As the child care crisis rages, more companies are trying to help their workers with children get on-site child care. Data from The Best Place for Working Parents found that about 13% of companies in their network offer on-site child care. But providing on-site childcare is tricky and expensive. Like millions of other parents, Emily …
Many of us were raised on the principle that, apart from heated debates around the table at home, which should be encouraged, in company, we do not talk about politics or religion. If only it were that simple. There is actually a wider and growing range of topics that are best avoided, especially in the …
Detroit The market for vitamins and supplements is big money, which is why there are so many of them on store shelves. What many people don’t realize is that they are not regulated by the FDA like a drug. They are treated more like food. This statement is from the FDA website: Because dietary supplements …
Despite several federal and state laws passed in recent decades to ensure that health insurance companies cover physical and mental health equally, many still do not get the mental health treatment they need. Now, Santa Clara County wants to join the fight for mental health parity. As recently as 2020, state lawmakers attempted to strengthen …
An expert has warned that popular cold and flu remedies containing a common ingredient should be taken off shelves because they don’t work – as experts have also warned another decongestant could cause strokes. The director of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM), Christelle Ratignier-Carbonneil, issued a serious warning …
The era of over-the-counter cold medications is coming to an end. Major retail chain CVS announced this month that it would remove certain cold and cough products containing oral phenylephrine from its shelves. The Food and Drug Administration may soon push for the ingredient to be removed en masse from these over-the-counter products, following a …
How can businesses better help support the mental health of their employees? It’s a question that concerns Fortune 500 executives and perhaps even more pressing for startup founders where the move fast and break things Pace can be both incredibly inspiring and a fast track to crisis. That’s exactly where Andy Dunn, co-founder of menswear …
The researchers created a magnet-containing gel mat that simulates the mechanical forces exerted on muscle cells during exercise. The new training mat could help test treatments for people with muscle injuries and neuromuscular diseases or develop artificial muscles for use in soft robots. In the body, cells communicate through a combination of chemical, electrical and …
Do these three bodyweight exercises and give your chest, shoulders, triceps and core a blast without machines, best dumbbells, kettlebells or adjustable bars. There are many ways to strengthen your upper body muscles without weights. We’ve selected three bodyweight exercises that fall under the “calisthenics” umbrella and created a chest and tri’s workout suitable for …
If you’re experiencing depression at work, you’re not alone, but that doesn’t mean you’re stuck. Here’s how to escape. Depression is a widespread and often hidden problem that affects millions of people around the world. Workplace depression can be particularly insidious, affecting not only an individual’s mental health, but also their productivity, relationships, and overall …