As a senior sexual assault counselor working with Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, I often sit across from people on the worst day of their life. The trauma of being sexually assaulted is an experience filled with violence. It transforms a person’s sense of safety, their worldview and their relationships with others. When survivors come […]
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Why Alicia Silverstone's Son Bear's Haircut Has Been a 'Hard Adjustment'
Growing up! Alicia Silverstone gushed about her 9-year-old son Bear’s haircut one month after he buzzed his long locks. Yoga! Baths! Alicia Silverstone’s Best Quotes About Raising Son Bear “It was down to his waist,” the actress, 44, told Access Hollywood on Monday, December 14. “He buzzed it. He took it off. I saved [the […]
Joe Biden Says He's Had a Stutter All His Life—Here's Why It Can Be So Hard to Overcome This Speech Disorder
A stutter can be an extremely debilitating and frustrating speech disorder, but it hasn’t held Joe Biden back. In December 2019, Biden revealed on Twitter that he had worked his whole life to overcome a stutter, and has mentored kids with the same speech disorder. During a presidential-primary debate in Atlanta in November 2019, Biden […]
Photo of emotional nurse after 'particularly hard day' goes viral
Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 16 Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 16 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A woman’s touching tribute to her labor and delivery nurse sister who came to her house after a particularly rough shift has gone viral after she provided some insight into what […]
Shakira Has Gone 'a Month or Even More' Without Seeing Sons: It's 'Hard'
Honesty hour! Shakira got real about the downsides of being a working mom. “Sometimes it´s very hard when you can not see your sons for a month or even more,” the singer, 42, who shares sons Milan, 6, and Sasha, 4, with her husband, Gerard Piqué, explained to Viva magazine this month, according to Hola! “It […]
DR ELLIE CANNON: Why is my food so hard to swallow?
DR ELLIE CANNON: Why is my food so hard to swallow? For the past month, my food has been struggling to go down, and I’ve had a pain like severe indigestion. More recently, I’ve been getting stomach cramps too. Are the two linked? The medical term for swallowing difficulties, or when your food feels like […]
Leap to middle school is hard, but can be a fresh start for socially anxious children
For young people, the transition from elementary to middle school can be a time of stress, disruption and discomfort. For children who already have trouble interacting with their peers, the transition can be particularly fraught. In a study published online earlier this year in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Florida State University developmental psychologist […]
Women are Britain’s worst snorers: One third of females snore hard
Young women are the worst snorers: One third of females aged 25-34 snore hard at least three nights a week 34 per cent of young women snored in a study, while only 31 per cent on men did In the older age groups men were more likely to be noisy while sleeping The NHS recommends […]
Yet Another Reason Why It’s Hard to Stop Smoking
WEDNESDAY, July 11, 2018 — Could losing their sense of identity be one reason why so many smokers find it hard to kick the habit? That’s the conclusion of new research out of Britain. “When people attempt to quit smoking, what they are really doing is attempting to bury part of their old identity and […]
‘Microbubbles’ could destroy more than half of hard-to-treat tumours
Chemotherapy breakthrough: ‘Microbubbles’ loaded with drugs could destroy more than half of hard-to-treat tumours without any side effects Destroy 60% of hard-to-treat cancers, such as breast and lung, in mice Therapy only targets immune cells that work to fight off tumours Therefore avoids the side effects of treating all cells, like inflammation Means drugs could […]