Health & Fitness
Does a vegan diet affect your ability to heal?
January 3, 2017
Does a vegan diet affect your ability to heal?
On September 19, 2008, just before midnight, two pilots attempted to abort their takeoff from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in…
Risks are serious when parents don’t cut small fruits for children
December 31, 2016
Risks are serious when parents don’t cut small fruits for children
Children under age 5 could choke on grapes and similarly-shaped foods, and parents should cut them in half or quarters…
Grandparents who help care for grandchildren live longer than other seniors
December 31, 2016
Grandparents who help care for grandchildren live longer than other seniors
Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provide support to others in their community tend to live longer than…
Why more heart-related deaths happen around the holidays
December 30, 2016
Why more heart-related deaths happen around the holidays
DEATHS from heart-related causes tend to spike around the holidays, and the cold weather may not really be to blame,…
Five yoga poses for better digestion
December 24, 2016
Five yoga poses for better digestion
With the season of excess now upon us, the body will have to work extra hard to digest the rich…
Weight loss can reduce psoriasis symptoms: Danish study
December 24, 2016
Weight loss can reduce psoriasis symptoms: Danish study
Psoriasis suffers who are also obese can reduce their inflammatory symptoms by losing weight, a recent Danish study suggests. According to…
Stress levels tied to happiness and sense of well-being for women
December 20, 2016
Stress levels tied to happiness and sense of well-being for women
French consumer tech firm Withings questioned 3,400 working women living in the US, Francte and Germany about stress, work and…
UK study highlights the alarming amount of sugar in soda drinks
December 20, 2016
UK study highlights the alarming amount of sugar in soda drinks
A UK study out this week on the country's fizzy soda drinks has found that most contain alarmingly high levels…
Sauna bathing could be linked to lower risk of dementia in men
December 18, 2016
Sauna bathing could be linked to lower risk of dementia in men
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland has found that frequent sauna bathing may be linked to a…
Enjoying life in older age can lower risk of death
December 17, 2016
Enjoying life in older age can lower risk of death
Enjoying life in older age can lower the risk of death, according to new research in Britain. Carried out by researchers…