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Recent research highlights the potential health risks of eating late at night, revealing that it can lead to increased weight, insulin, and cholesterol levels. The study,...
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Consider these expert tips for cleaning your home to kill the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (and the pathogens behind other deadly diseases).
Researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia’s first COVID-19 patients, showing the body’s ability to fight the virus and the timing of recovery from the infection.
As the nation adjusts to the threat of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, it’s only natural to worry whether a cough or aches and pains could be signs you have become infected by the virus.
As concern about coronavirus grows, hand sanitizer is in high demand. Biologist Jeffrey Gardner explains why alcohol is a key ingredient in hand sanitizer, and why he doesn’t recommend making your own supply at home.
When people are sick with a respiratory disease like COVID-19, they cough or sneeze particles into the air.
As the coronavirus spreads into more and more communities, public health officials are placing responsibility on individuals to help slow the pandemic.
Public health officials in California’s state capital region announced this week they have stopped tracing the contacts of patients diagnosed with the novel
The U.S. government is fighting to contain and slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Testing is central to these efforts.
Throughout history sunlight has been used to prevent and cure a wide range of diseases, and a few doctors still use its therapeutic properties to good effect.
Perhaps you’ll unearth a can of Crisco for the holiday baking season. If so, you’ll be one of millions of Americans who have, for generations, used it to make cookies, cakes, pie crusts and more.
Each day that you choose to eat healthfully and simply— selecting whole, unprocessed foods from the earth and balancing your foods—know that you are building a new foundation for yourself. At first, this foundation may feel wobbly, as it is new to you, but every time you make the choice to follow through...
The coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, has created enormous anxiety, uncertainty, and disruption to our lives.
If you saw the 2011 movie “Contagion,” about a worldwide pandemic of a new virus, then you’ve heard the term “R0.”
Safety measures make risky activities less risky: seat belts for car occupants, bailouts for financial institutions. Masks and disinfectants might feel like they do the same for anyone afraid of coronavirus.
More and more health professionals are encouraging consumers to cut back on fat, and vegetarian meals are finding a welcome place in the lives of more Americans. This does not mean that all Americans are becoming vegetarians, but many are now eating meatless meals at least several times a week.
Ants are common visitors in urban homes, often in search of food or nesting sites. While they play beneficial roles in ecosystems, their presence can be unwelcome. This article explores why ants invade homes, how to manage them effectively, and the importance of balancing pest control with ecological health.
When you respect your body, you are in partnership with it. Treat your body as a structure worthy of respect and it will respond in kind. Abuse or ignore it and it will break down...
In your hectic life, you might feel as if you're always rushing -- from a client meeting to a seminar, then to an aerobics class, then to drinks with friends. Even though you might enjoy, and perhaps even thrive on, this busy timetable, it's still crucial that you schedule blocks of 'Me Time'.
American communities with more fast food restaurants, a larger share of extraction industry-based jobs, or higher population density have shorter life expectancies, according to new research.
A low carb diet may prevent or even reverse the effects of aging in the brain, researchers report.
Americans are losing faith in establishment politics. Bernie Sanders argues that...
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A chatbot told someone it loved them, and that person felt genuinely comforted. That...
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