Many of my patients leave for the summer to a dry climate. They often need a new skin care routine for the drier climates, especially during the first two weeks. … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
If I say cranberries, the first thought might be Thanksgiving side dish. If you ask about the benefits of cranberry juice, improvement in urinary function will be mentioned. But there … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
For 65-year-old Rose Young, horseback riding was about finding a new joy. It was also her reward for surviving breast cancer. View original article Contributor: Alix Strauss
The rise of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has raised new questions about how the vaccinated can stay safe and avoid breakthrough infections. We asked the experts for advice. View original article Contributor: Tara Parker-Pope
Getting the kids ready to go back to school each fall is stressful enough in a normal year, never mind in the midst of a pandemic. Between the more transmissible Delta coronavirus variant, rising cases across the country and new masking guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there’s a lot … Read more
Each year, as Memorial Day approaches, Holly Thaggard braces herself for the headlines. About how sunscreen may be damaging coral reefs. About the possible flammability of spray-on sunscreen. Headlines—as there were this year—about how sunscreen contains chemicals that could harm your health. “This has happened every single year for the last decade of my life,” … Read more
It’s safe to say that before the development of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, most people hadn’t thought about messenger RNA, or mRNA, since high school science class—if ever. The molecule plays a pivotal role in the body, carrying the recipes for making various proteins to the parts of cells that produce them. But … Read more
They are the top sources of vitamins and disease-fighting nutrients that can help reduce the risk of several age-related conditions. Here’s how to shop for them and store them. View original article Contributor: Lisa Lombardi
‘We will work towards getting this across the finish line as rapidly as possible,’ vows the agency’s top vaccine official, but declines to offer timetable. View original article Contributor: Laurie McGinley
Classrooms are opening their doors to a different pandemic. Here is how to think about risk. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes