Sunni Mariah didn’t know that when she snapped this pic of a sign in her doctor’s office in Colorado with the caption, “New sign at my Dr’s office is throwing some serious shade vaccinateyourkids,” it would go viral. But that’s exactly what’s happened, and people are both cheering and chastising the message. Except Mariah’s doctor […]
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Fecal-Tainted McDonald’s Salads Infect 163 People in 10 States
If you’re thinking of opting for the healthier choices on McDonald’s menu, don’t. According to recent reports, 163 people have fallen ill after consuming McSalads contaminated with fecal matter in 10 states, including “Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri.” Three of those people have […]
World Health Organization Lists Gaming Addiction As New Mental Health Disorder
By Tessa Adams of Family Footnote The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it will add Gaming Addiction to the 2018 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Newsweek reports that this is the first addition to the manual since the 1990s. A person would have to show symptoms for a year in order to be considered addicted. […]
Dear Conservatives: I Can Save My Daughter, But I Fear For Yours
By Lori Dziurda Dear Conservatives: I feel sorry for your daughters. It’s July 2018 and we are on the cusp of having a conservative majority in the Supreme Court, which is a direct threat to the protections for women’s health and privacy encapsulated in the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. We feminists know that was your […]
Sometimes Coffee Grounds Me: Flashbacks to My Good Old Chemo Days
By Gila Pfeffer of The Mom Who Knew Too Much Sundays in our house are not relaxing. Sure, we all get to sleep in later than during the school week, but once we are up we are running: homework, tutors, birthday parties, football matches (“soccer” for my American readers) and counting the amount of times […]
Sailor’s Mouth Yoga Is Here And I May Finally Use My Yoga Pants For Actual Yoga
There have been some interesting yoga trends recently, including: Tantrum Yoga (where you get to channel your inner angst-ridden toddler); Goat Yoga (which, yes, involves actual goats); and Noga (as in doing yoga, naked). Yeah. No. No. Aaannnd no. But finally there’s a yoga out there that makes me seriously consider using my yoga pants for […]
Hallelujah! There’s a Promising New Blood Test for Autism
Hallelulyer! A new test that can accurately detect autism has been developed and may be available soon.
How I Rebuilt Myself After Depression
By Renee Rocco of reneerocco.com You know how some folks are like, “that b*tch is crazy,” but she’s not a ‘mental’ sort of crazy. Yeah, well, after Jesse was born, I went full-blown insane. I dismissed it as an obsessive need to be the best mommy ever because of how long and rough the road […]