The Health Benefits of Coffee
Drinking coffee has been linked to a reduced risk of all kinds of ailments, including Parkinson’s disease, melanoma, prostate cancer, even suicide. View original article Contributor: Jane E. Brody
Month: June 2021
For Younger Women, High Blood Pressure May Carry Heightened Risks
Women, but not men, with even mildly elevated blood pressure in their early 40s were at increased risk for later heart disease and early death. View original article Contributor: Nicholas Bakalar
Maine tries to shift some costs of recycling onto companies instead of taxpayers
With mountains of boxes and bubble wrap from online pandemic shopping now going in the trash, Maine is trying to enact what is known as an extended producer responsibility program. View original article Contributor: Frances Stead Sellers
The past 2 decades have seen dramatic rise in elderly taking drugs that can lead to falls
A study also found the rate of death caused by falls in older adults more than doubled during the same time period. But more research is needed to understand why. View original article Contributor: Marlene Cimons
Outbreak of Poisonous Browntail Moth Caterpillars Plagues Maine
The caterpillars, known as browntail moths, have tiny hairs that can cause skin rashes and even breathing issues for some people. View original article Contributor: Jesus Jiménez
Judge Dismisses Houston Hospital Workers’ Lawsuit Over Vaccines
The decision appeared to be among the first to rule in favor of employer-mandated vaccinations for workers. View original article Contributor: Sheila Kaplan
Another company’s diabetes medicine recalled for having too much of a carcinogen
The latest recall of type 2 diabetes drug metformin was made Friday by Viola Pharmaceuticals, which pulled two lots of 750 mg tablets. This is Viola’s first metformin recall. But, … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
‘A Year Full of Emotions.’ What Kids Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic
Too many young generations have been shaped by the global crises they faced—Depression-era poverty, Cold War nuclear fears. Add to them the COVID generation. The virus itself may typically go easier on kids than it does adults, but the mind of a child is another thing. It’s dependent on certainty, safety, the comfort of routine. … Read more
The Big Number: HIV infections have dropped by 73 percent in the past 40 years
Today in the U.S., about 1.2 million people are living with HIV, including more than half whose treatment has prevented the disease from progressing, the CDC says. View original article Contributor: Linda Searing
Seeking clues to mysteries of coronavirus by studying a person’s ability to taste bitterness
An ENT doctor and his team are among thousands of researchers confronting the pandemic. They hope their work will provide a better way to fight covid-19. View original article Contributor: Allison Hoover Bartlett