If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. There’s nothing comfortable about trying to sleep with a growing pregnant belly. Shifting positions, waking up in the middle with aches and pains — it’s a lot. That’s why you deserve a pillow that will get your body in […]

High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips High cholesterol is often dubbed the silent killer because it can lay the dangerous groundwork for heart disease without spurring on many warning signs.  The fatty substance can slowly take over your arteries and spell bad news for your cardiovascular and overall health. While warning signs of this process are often reluctant to […]

No one cheers louder than a first-time parent watching their little one do something new. But sometimes, babies can be just as excited when they reach a new milestone! Kaley Cuoco recently updated fans about the new thing her 4-month-old daughter Matilda “Tildy” did, and the photos of her “shocked” face are beyond cute. “First timer…” the Based on a […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved RiVive, an over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. “We know naloxone is a powerful tool to help quickly reverse the effects of opioids during an overdose. Ensuring naloxone is widely available, especially as an approved OTC product, makes a critical tool available to […]

New Zealand needs to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer if it wants to reverse the dramatic increase of people aged under 50 being diagnosed and dying from the disease, University of Otago researchers say. In an editorial in this week’s New Zealand Medical Journal, Dr. Oliver Waddell, Dr. Tamara Glyn and Professor Frank Frizelle say Aotearoa is part […]

Warning over little-known ketamine side effect which can leave users unable to urinate EXCLUSIVE: Academics labelled it a ‘poorly understood’ phenomenon   More than a quarter of patients using ketamine have reported urinary tract signs  Experts have raised the alarm over a little-known side effect of ketamine, a popular drug among students. Ketamine, also used as a horse tranquiliser and sold […]

It’s the height of summer break, and as students decompress from the school year, they also have more time for scrolling social media. What effect do these platforms have on the young people’s mental health? In late May, the U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy published an advisory report on the subject, noting the “unprecedented” challenges faced by […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning of a deadly disease, known as “sleeping sickness” that can result in death. Human African trypanosomiasis, or HAT, is transmitted to humans via the bite of tsetse flies that are infected with certain parasites. While these flies are typically found in sub-Saharan Africa – areas of the continent south of the Sahara desert […]

Dr Chris reveals how eyes can indicate high cholesterol levels Pharmacist Duncan Reid, based at Pharmacy2U, said supplements are great for supporting heart health and maintaining good cholesterol levels. One supplement that can support the heart, cardiovascular health and normal healthy cholesterol is red krill oil, said Reid. Red krill oil is a good source of omega-3, and the supplements […]

Reviewers’ Notes After decades of decline, fatal coronary heart disease may rise again unless Americans modify three major risk factors: smoking, drinking, and obesity. A Rutgers study just published in American Heart Journal found that deaths from coronary heart disease among people ages 25 to 84 dropped to 236,953 in 2019 from 397,623 in 1990, even though Americans' median age […]