Who needs a face mask? Dyson has announced its first wearable product that builds the firm’s air purification expertise into a set of Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones aimed at city dwellers wanting to avoid polluted air. It delivers purified air to the mouth and nose while simultaneously tackling noise pollution through its active noise cancelling […]
As consumers continue to feel the crunch at the grocery store checkout, eggs are the latest product predicted to surge in price. Prices are expected to climb amid the seasonal demand during Easter and Passover with the outbreak expected to make prices even more expensive. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant […]
Now that the pandemic seems to be easing (knock on wood), mask mandates are ceasing, and people are kind of returning to “normal,” those age-old “normal” viruses like the Stomach Flu (norovirus) are once again on the rise, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. For most of the U.S., roughly 99.5%, […]
Last week, the House of Representatives passed legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act passed 220-204 in a vote largely along party lines and is only the latest in a series of efforts to decriminalize the substance after a version of the measure cleared the chamber in […]
The family of Bruce Willis has announced that the actor will step away from his career due to a diagnosis of aphasia, which is affecting his cognitive abilities. “As a result of this and with much consideration, Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him,” his family said, without […]
Health Day News reports that despite months of intense lobbying by patient advocates, federal health officials on Monday posted a largely negative review of an experimental drug for the devastating illness known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In an analysis of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ drug, known for now only as AMX3005, regulators from the U.S. Food […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to allow adults 50 and older to get a second booster as early as four months after their first booster dose of any Covid-19 vaccine, as reported by CNN. The move extends the availability of […]
CNN reports that alarming levels of dangerous chemicals known as PFAS were discovered in food packaging at a number of well-known fast-food and fast-casual restaurants and grocery store chains. The highest levels of indicators for PFAS were found in food packaging from Nathan’s Famous, Cava, Arby’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Stop & Shop and Sweetgreen, according to […]
Moderna has announced interim results of its Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 6.. As CNN reports, the company said two 25-microgram doses of its Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years old provided a similar immune response to two 100-microgram doses for adults ages 18 to 25, indicating that the benefit […]
Dietary fat tends to have a bad reputation. Despite what you may have heard, eating fat doesn’t make you fat — as long as you eat it in moderation. In fact, fat is an essential part of a balanced diet. According to Healthline, our bodies need dietary fat for many different biological processes, and not […]