One of the groups of workers in America that suffer from lower back pain most is actually office workers. Most of the time when a person thinks of back pain, they think of heavy lifting, but people who work in offices are also prone to it. Experts say that about 80% of the population will suffer from lower back pain at one point in their lives or another. Here are a few tips for preventing lower back pain in the office.

1. Get out of your chair.
One of the causes of lower back pain is not being active enough, so sitting in a chair all day long can have a huge effect on your back. Make sure to get out of your chair every few hours to stretch and walk around

Fertility is something that has captivated humans from the beginning of time. Many ancient cultures had fertility goddesses, in addition to elaborate creation myths that involved fertility. In fact, a woman’s womb was considered sacred, and childbirth was considered one of the most important milestone’s in a woman’s life, the same way it is today.

In ancient times, as in now, both men and women struggled with infertility. The only difference is, the technology and know-how to properly diagnose the root cause of infertility was not available, which is why many people who were infertile were thought to be cursed by the gods. However, infertility was usually blamed on the woman, and in many ancient cultures, women who were unable to conceive were sometimes shunned.

Fast forward to today, and things a

The U.S. healthcare system is currently going through quite a few changes, and although the end goal is to make healthcare more accessible and affordable for all Americans, right now it seems like the exact opposite has occurred. Many people simply can’t afford health insurance and therefore never see regular family care physicians for health concerns; at the same time, even though more people are visiting hospital emergency rooms as a result, dozens of hospitals and ERs across the country have closed due to their own financial troubles.

This trend has resulted in more urgent care facilities springing up everywhere — not just domestically, but in plenty of other countries as well.

No matter who they are, everyone has likely had a day where they simply didn’t feel up to their normal tasks because of a cough or runny nose. Unfortunately, if you’re going to take time out of your busy schedule, your boss or teacher will often require you to bring a doctor’s note in the following day to explain your absence. While these requirements are put in place to encourage accountability, an understandable quality, this can often be unnecessarily difficult. Now, it seems that one doctor in the United Kingdom is taking a stand: a caustic note they wrote to one employer is currently making its way around the web, delighting everyone who has ever felt unable to take time off.

In late March, a company in the UK reportedly demanded that their employee prove that that he had a simple cold. Fortu