As a former lover of cheese who associated with other lovers of cheese (my band and I once wrote a song called “Cheese Girl”), it might come as a shock that I’ve renounced conventional cheese altogether. Cheese has typically been considered bad because of its high saturated fat content. However, new research is suggesting that...
Anyone who’s ever had to go to the dentist to fix a cavity knows that it can be a fairly unpleasant experience. Most people don’t enjoy having freezing needles and drills in their mouths. Imagine, then, if you could stop tooth decay associated with a cavity without drills, freezing, or an hours-long trip to the...
Apple’s latest iOS update introduces a feature designed to simplify peer-to-peer payments, but it has sparked concern among users about potential security risks. The new iPhone feature “Tap to Cash” feature allows iPhone users to transfer money by simply tapping their phones together. While this might promise convenience, it has also raised some alarm bells...
In a startling development, a potential cancer cluster is under investigation in Liverpool, Australia. Five women who worked in the same office space have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, leading to a major inquiry by health authorities. The close proximity of these cases has raised concerns about the safety of the workplace and the possibility...
As if people needed another insect to worry about. For those who love the outdoors, summertime means protection from mosquitoes, black flies, ticks, and more. But now there is a new species to look out for, the assassin bug, and its numbers are on the rise in the southern United States. They can deliver painful...
The ocean’s ridiculous depths are an entirely new realm of mystery and wonder, largely unexplored and teeming with secrets waiting to be uncovered. Recently, researchers in Japan have made a new discovery in the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench: jet-black egg capsules full of mysterious flatworm embryos. Let’s look at the details of this extraordinary find, its implications...
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare and life-threatening complication of certain types of bacterial infections. Most of us associate TSS with super-absorbent tampons. It is true that toxic shock syndrome is a possible side effect (albeit, an extremely rare one) of leaving a tampon in too long. As one woman learned, however, tampons are not...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, where the immune system attacks healthy cells in the joints. This causes the joints to become inflamed, painful, unsteady, and deformed. Not much is known about what causes this autoimmune reaction, and there is currently no cure, although there are many strategies to help manage the...
Most of us probably know what Aloe Vera is. Chances are, you’ve used some kind of aloe gel after too much sun left you with red, irritated skin. However, there are actually so many more benefits that the aloe plant brings to your health beyond sunburn relief. 8 Benefits of Aloe Vera Everyone Needs to...
Nicole O’Hara, a TV reporter from North Carolina, woke up one morning thinking she had COVID or the Flu. She woke up feeling weak and without energy. Her head was pounding, her vision a blur, and she experienced nausea and shortness of breath. This experience lasted about 4 days and she continued on with life....
We’ve all been there. You’re in a crowded, enclosed space- maybe an elevator, the back of a taxi, or standing in line at the coffee shop. You suddenly feel a small amount of pressure building up in your lower abdomen. You’re about to fart. You desperately try to hold it in, waiting until you’re alone...
Alexis Martinez was a Spanish animal trainer who worked with orcas at Loro Parque’s Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands. He was killed during a Christmas show rehearsal on December 24, 2009, two months before the death of Dawn Brancheau, perhaps the most famous victim of an orca attack in SeaWorld. Although the park initially...
