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The Hidden Toll of Sleepless Nights
About one in three American adults are sleep deprived, meaning they get less than the minimum seven hours of sleep that experts recommend for optimal health and well-being. Sleepless...
Dye-ing for a New Look?
Whether used to cover grays or just achieve a new look, hair dyes have been around since ancient times. Ramses II, the pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1279 to...
Flu and Covid Shots: A Two-for-One Visit
If you’re hoping to make just one trip to the doctor’s office or pharmacy for your flu and Covid shots this fall, here’s some good news: A new study...
What’s Happening to Food Safety in America?
Foodborne illnesses are far more common in the United States than they should be. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are almost 50 million foodborne...
High-Tech Toilets
Since the invention of the flush toilet by Sir John Harrington in the 1590s (not, as is often humorously claimed, by Thomas Crapper), going to the bathroom has been...
Can You Zap Your Veggies Clean?
With Cyclospora outbreaks linked to iceberg lettuce making headlines recently, and Salmonella now being found in jalapeño peppers, I’m wondering if an ozone or ultrasonic produce cleaner would be...
What’s New in Strength Training?
Experts advise adults to get 30 minutes of aerobic exercise five days a week (150 minutes in total). But making your heart pump faster by jogging, cycling, playing tennis,...
The Peptide Craze
Wellness and bodybuilding influencers love to talk about peptides. According to them, peptide therapy has almost miraculous abilities to enhance muscle recovery, speed wound healing, improve immune function, slow...
New Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in older adults, accounting for an estimated 60 to 80 percent of cases. In the past, the presence of Alzheimer’s could...
All About Belly Buttons!
Have you ever wondered just what your belly button is doing there and whether it’s a necessary or useful piece of anatomy? Or pondered why yours takes the form...
