Massages. Meditation. Setting boundaries. Sleeping in. Self-care can mean a million different things to different people, but however you define it, there’s apparently no better time to practice it. Amid the back-to-school mayhem and general chaos that is life in 202, you might have overlooked an important calendar alert: September is Self-Care Awareness Month, which […]
National Honey Month, initiated by the National Honey Board in 1989, marks an important time for honey producers and beekeepers across the nation. In the United States, honey collection season typically concludes in September as bees begin to secure their hives and prepare for winter. Honey has a myriad of health benefits. While it contains mostly sugar, […]
Scientists have found that human beings age at a molecular level in two accelerated bursts – first at the age of 44, and then again at 60. As CNN reports, in a study published in the journal Nature Aging, scientists at Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore followed 108 participants over several years […]
Parents of babies and infants may want to pay closer attention when strolling the aisles of grocery stores, according to a new study from The George Institute for Global Health. Published in Nutrients, an international and peer-reviewed journal focused on nutrition on August 21st, the study indicates that a majority of infant and toddler foods in United […]
The California Department of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of Valley Fever in people who attended a music festival at Buena Vista Lake in early summer, leading many to wonder about what Valley fever is, causes, symptoms, and perhaps most importantly – is there a cure? What is Valley Fever? The condition is an […]
As the tally of those stricken in a nationwide listeria outbreak tied to recalled Boar’s Head deli meat rises, federal health officials are urging Americans to check their refrigerators for the products, some with sell-by dates into October. A prominent food safety lawyer says more illnesses can be expected and Congress should investigate Boar’s Head after deli […]
A little-known disease spread by insect bites has turned deadly, and health officials are sounding the alarm. As CNN reports, more than 8,000 cases of Oropouche virus have been reported this year as of August 1. Most have been in South America, but infections are also spreading in countries where it hasn’t been seen before, […]
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a rare but potentially life-threatening viral disease spread by mosquitoes, has communities in Massachusetts on high alert after public health officials confirmed the first human case in the state in four years. As NBC’s The Today Show reports, the patient, a man in his 80s, was exposed to the virus in […]
As Dr. Anthony Fauci recovers from West Nile virus – apparently from mosquitoes in his own backyard – questions are circling about the illness, including how it’s contracted, its symptoms and preventing it. Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who headed up the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, told CBS News […]
Some experts are raising a red flag after a component in rocket fuel has been detected in food. Perchlorate, which is also found in missiles, airbags, explosives, and some types of plastic, was spotted in a range of foods in a new study published by Consumer Reports. For the study, researchers analyzed 196 samples of […]