The University of Rhode Island has been awarded $2.5 million grant to put in a program that will help the states… Read More
What You Should Know About “Toddler Milk” and How It’s Marketed to Parents
If you’re a parent, you might have noticed toddler “milk” while browsing the formula aisle. The powdered drink, aimed at children between 1 and 3, often pledges benefits like “improved brain development” or “improved immune function.”
With Heroin Deaths Rising Sharply, White House Announces New Initiative
With heroin deaths rising sharply in recent years, the White House has announced an initiative to combat the growing problem… Read More
Rules for Eating Healthy On a Budget
There have been countless articles written about this (in fact if, you Google it you get about 47 million entries), but they… Read More
Backyard Medicine: 4 Plants You Should Add to Your Medicine Cabinet
Many of the medicines you use today come from plants. You may have heard that aspirin was originally derived from willow bark… Read More
BankRI Awards Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic With $4,250 Grant
BankRI has awarded Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic a $4,250 grant to expand BankRI's pre employment physical clinic to… Read More
NEW: RI’s First Lyme Disease Center Opens at Newport Hospital
Lifespan has created The Lifespan Lyme Disease Center at Newport Hospital, the first of it's kind in Rhode Island. The… Read More
Sweet Temptation: Eight Ways to Tame the Sugar Beast
Oh, sugar, you sweet beautiful temptress! … Read More
Governor Raimondo Establishes Overdose Prevention Task Force
Governor Gina Raimondo signed an executive order which establishes the Governor's Overdose Prevention and Intervention… Read More
Off Your Bike: Four Helpful Stretches for the Bike Commuter
Commuting by bike is a popular choice in New England. This is not only a great way to skip all of the parking expenses, to… Read More
RI Resident Named Chair of American Lung Association’s Leadership Board
Rhode Island Resident Jason Carosi has been named the Chair of the American Lung Association's Leadership Board in Rode… Read More
Four Steps to Creating a Healthy Lifestyle
That new diet you started, your new exercise routine, your pledge to start flossing daily — why are they so hard to… Read More
6 Tips for Ending Morning Sickness
Congratulations! You’re pregnant! Wouldn’t it be lovely if you could actually enjoy being pregnant? … Read More
Guest MINDSETTER™ Diana Chekrallah: Dramatic Increase in Heroin Use Should be a Wake-Up Call
Heroin use is continuing to dramatically increase and is expanding rapidly in all demographic and ethnic groups, according to… Read More
See the List: RI Hospitals and Surgeons with Highest Complication Rates
In the recently releasted study MAKING THE CUT: Why choosing the right surgeon matters even more than… Read More
Three Reasons to Get Your Omega-3s
By now, you probably know that you “should” be getting enough Omega-3s in your diet, but do you know why?… Read More
Staff Members at AIDS Project RI Trained on Narcan
Jonathan Goyer of Project Weber has trained AIDS Project RI staff on how to administer Narcan. The training took place at the… Read More
Finding the Best Diet For You
One of the most common questions people ask their medical practitioners, especially those of us on the alternative side, is,… Read More
Five (Relatively) Painless Ways to Banish Fatigue
Almost everyone reaches for an energy boost now and then. You stayed up too late last night working on a project so you grab… Read More
Is It Time For You to Go Gluten Free?
What you are about to read is a conversation about food that just happens to center around the current health craze… Read More
Nurses Union to Picket in Front of RI Hospital on July 9
In reaction to Lifespan's attempt to cut down on compensation and benefits to its caregivers while paying their top… Read More
