Eyelid skin cancer. It’s more common than you think and it’s not easy to get rid of, says eyelid surgeon Austin McCormick who did a study on where people forget to apply sunscreen. Eyelids were at the top of the list. They are thin and particularly vulnerable to the sun, says McCormick — so you need to lotion them up along with other exposed skin. And while that may mean a bit of lotion in the eye once in a while, the surgery to remove cancerous spots on the eyelids is probably more ouchie, he says. Where else are people missing? Bottom lip (it’s slanted toward the sun), tips of the ears and the sides of the neck. It’s also time to see if you can pull off that wide-brimmed fedora (or any wide-brimmed hat). And why not pair that with a cool-looking pair of shades to protect your peepers.
There’s a serious shortage of home health care workers and that’s hitting baby boomers (who are the opposite of babies now) hard. The “why” isn’t difficult to figure out. Low wages and hard working conditions, says a report. “It’s back-breaking work,” says Kathleen McAuliffe, a home care worker in Biddeford, Maine. She helps her clients with scrubbing floors, wiping down bathrooms, vacuuming, preparing meals, food shopping, organizing medicines and getting them to the doctor — all for about $14 an hour (the same an entry-level employee makes at a Maine McDonald’s). The federal government is giving states more dollars for home care — at least temporarily. But experts say more money won’t help because people have better job options.
It’s been a year. And many of us are...well, struggling — even as life in many parts of the world starts to trend toward “normal” (whatever that means). How do we get out of this funk we’re in? Turns out you can stack the deck in favor of your brain, choosing positive, uplifting emotions in two major ways, says one expert. The first: Take care of your body physically. Do I have to? Yes, get moving. By boosting your physical health, you decrease the chance your body will send unpleasant signals to your brain and, in turn, increase the chance, your brain will construct positive emotions. And the second way? Train your brain to think happier thoughts. Choose a positive emotion (like gratitude) and then do a specific action regularly that helps evoke it. Over time, your brain will start to use these emotions more often — and turn to negative emotions less frequently.
Ready to have your mind blown? Vacuum airplane toilets — in your own home! It’s just one of the methods scientists are studying to try and help half the world gain access to safe sanitation. We’re gonna repeat that because, wow: Half the world doesn’t have access to septic tanks, water treatment facilities and sanitary toilets (think open defecation or pit latrines). Why not just get everyone the kind of toilets high-income countries use? Most low-income countries don’t have the money, expertise, chemicals and constant electricity that a toilet system requires. Bottom line (pun intended): The world needs to find a better, more accessible means to get rid of human waste.
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