Emily Lunardo studied medical sociology at York University with a strong focus on the social determinants of health and mental illness. She is a registered Zumba instructor, as well as a Canfit Pro trainer, who teaches fitness classes on a weekly basis. Emily practices healthy habits in her own life as well as helps others with their own personal health goals. Emily joined Bel Marra Health as a health writer in 2013.
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More American adults are smoking marijuana than ever before. Over 13 percent of American adults surveyed in 2014 said they used marijuana in the previous year. That is a 10 percent increase since 2002. Daily use of marijuana rose as well from less than two percent to four percent. Lead study author Dr. Wilson Compton said, “This ...click here to read more
U.S. health officials have noted a decline in chickenpox cases since the recommendation for a second vaccine was implemented in 2006. There has been an 85 percent decline in chickenpox cases since 2005. The largest decline was among five- to 14-year-olds, which is typical age group to receive the second vaccination. Chickenpox was quite common prior to ...click here to read more
Poop is supposed to be brown, right? Well, sometimes, the color of your poop can change, and for a number of different reasons, too. Some causes of color changes are harmless, such as consuming a food or beverages with a certain dye or pigment. Other causes could actually signify a more serious health condition. Yellow poop ...click here to read more
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Acute diverticulitis management should be based on disease severity rather than age of the patient. In a retrospective analysis, the researchers compared the natural history and the course of acute diverticulitis in younger and older patients. Patients younger than 50 had less severe diverticulitis, but a higher recurrence rate. Age was found to be the ...click here to read more
Smoking after Crohn’s disease surgery increases the risk of relapse. More than half of Crohn’s disease patients will undergo surgery to remove affected areas of the bowel. Surgery is not a cure for Crohn’s disease, and relapses are quite common. The study involved 240 Crohn’s disease patients who were followed for three years after bowel ...click here to read more
Ocular migraine (retinal migraine) is a temporary disturbance of vision, affecting one or both eyes. Episodes of ocular migraines are painless but can be quite frightening if you don’t know what is going on. Generally, ocular migraines will resolve on their own within 30 minutes without medications. If an episode of ocular migraine is followed ...click here to read more
Mediterranean diet may decrease heart disease risk by lowering post-meal blood triglyceride levels (PPL). High PPL is a known risk factor for cardiovascular events. The findings are supported by an extensive research review involving studies dating as far back as 1957 on the links between food and heart disease. The review results are published in ...click here to read more
Many aging Americans are more fearful of old age than of dying. A new survey suggests that one in six Americans do not wish to live past the age of 80, and the main reason for this is negative views surrounding aging. The telephone survey consisted of over 1,600 people aged 18 to 64. The ...click here to read more
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