Imagine this scenario: You shut off your alarm, roll over in bed and begin scrolling through your phone. But something’s wrong. Your favorite website is nowhere to be found. You receive an alert that prompts you to buy into...
A migraine is a headache that packs such a wallop that it “feels like God just punched you in the face.” That description comes from the writer Andrew Levy, who chronicles his own struggles with the condition in his...
By the time 2017 comes to an end, an estimated 1,688,780 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer. Over 600,000 people will die from cancer-related deaths. Being diagnosed with cancer is surely scary and life-changing. But what...
There’s no doubt about it, having a disease stinks. Most of the time we use an expression like that figuratively. But what if health care providers could use odor to detect illness in its earliest stages so that adverse...
Green tea has numerous benefits, but now science tells us that more may not necessarily be better. It turns out green tea extract, found in many over-the-counter weight-loss powders, pills and liquid supplements, has raised concerns about increased risk...
During the Middle Ages, an epidemic known as “the black death” wiped out about a third of the human population. At the time, people did not realize that the disease known as the bubonic plague was caused by a...
Just in case you needed one more reason to love your dog, here’s a good one. Man’s best friend could actually help you live longer. There are so many benefits to owning a dog — companionship and physical activity...
Alexis is kind to others but in her chest beats the heart of a warrior," explains her father, Dean. He is talking about his 12-year-old daughter who donates her time and raises money to help feed the hungry even...
It’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t like ketchup. It’s an essential component of any fried ensemble, hot dogs wouldn’t be the same without it, and a good dollop of the stuff will go a long way towards making...
It’s official: parenting reduces us all to head-scratching buffoons. Having only recently become a parent, I can absolutely relate to others like me who have spent most of their time as a new mother or father in a state...
