In accordance with Bullying Awareness Week, which took place just about a month ago, and its theme — “Stand Up!” (to bullying) — USC created this infographic, “School Bullying Outbreak,” with facts about the methods, consequences and preventative measures related to bullies and bullied victims in schools. It’s important to fight for bully-free school environments, […]
America is car country. We drive everywhere, and we all pay the price: transportation alone accounts for 20% of an American family’s budget, the 2nd biggest cost after housing. A sedentary lifestyle doesn’t just kill our pockets, either – it kills us. After tobacco, inactivity-related diseases are the number one killer in the US. But […]
Zoloft (also known as Lustral in the UK) is the brand name for the drug sertraline, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. SSRIs prevent receptors in the human brain from re-absorbing serotonin that has already been released. Serotonin helps maintain feelings of well-being in people, so preventing its re-absorption alleviates negative feelings.
With the increased attention on health in America – eating right, exercise, not sitting too much – one important area of health that is touched on frequently but rarely delved into is sleep. Everyone knows they need more sleep but rarely do people realize the nuances of how to get better sleep, what positions they […]
