How Google listings are used by alternative cancer clinics to lure in desperate patients Science Based Medicine >View original article Contributor:
Seventy years ago, two scientists working for the American Cancer Society, E. Cuyler Hammond and Daniel Horn, published one of the first studies definitively linking cigarette smoking to lung cancer, adding to a growing scientific consensus that cigarettes were behind a worldwide spike in the disease. This might have been the moment when Americans realized … Read more
All sorts of nasties—lead, mercury, radium, nitrates, norovirus, agricultural runoff, PFAS, and more—can lurk in your water. No surprise, then, that about 40% of U.S. homes filter theirs. But the options are endless, from simple $20 charcoal-filter pitchers to reverse osmosis, point-of-entry, or ultraviolet filters. Depending on what you choose, a water filter can cost … Read more
If you get enough back aches, someone will eventually tell you that’s where your body stores stress. If your stomach hurts, you’ll hear the same thing: Your emotions are trapped in your belly. But what does that mean? Is your anxiety about work or money really coursing through your body and nestling into your organs … Read more
Like most people in treatment for brain tumors in the United States, I’ve had to adapt to a mind that feels very different from the one I once knew. View original article Contributor: Sundas Hashmi
When should you worry about your memory, and what can cognitive tests really tell you about your brain. View original article Contributor: Steven Petrow
Measles, considered an indicator for undervaccinated populations because of its high transmissibility, is of particular concern, officials say. View original article Contributor: Erin Blakemore
‘Health sciences’ name for chiropractic college ‘misleading’ Times Higher Education >View original article Contributor:
The Best Ways to Manage Allergies With Natural Remedies Verywell Health >View original article Contributor:
One woman’s death reveals the myriad ways in which social and economic factors endanger pregnant women in the United States. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin and Rory Doyle