Category: Health

For most of my life, I thought I was allergic to penicillin. As a child, I had hives with a dose of this substance, and […]

As travel writer Lindsay Campbell recently discovered, blood clots after a flight can take even seasoned travelers by surprise. She stretches before flying and moves […]

If you have a cut on your fingertip, don’t be discouraged when your bathroom first aid kit only has regular straight patches instead of special […]

New research has identified hotspots for philosophical and religious exemptions from vaccinations : paperwork that (in some states) you can fill out in lieu of […]

Coin or pill batteries are small, shiny, and cause a tingling sensation on the tongue. If you’re a toddler, that puts them in the “belongs […]

Every year on June 14th, people around the world will donate blood to commemorate World Blood Donor Day , a celebration designed to raise awareness […]

Our skin can convert 7-dehydrocholesterol to vitamin D with a little help from sunlight. If you don’t get enough sun, it’s okay, you can also […]

Pharmacists can prescribe contraception in eight states and Washington, D.C., which means you can walk into a pharmacy without a prescription and walk away, often […]

Hiking with a backpack is much more difficult than hiking without it. It sounds more difficult, but you burn more calories, which is important to […]

I don’t believe in astrology, but I know my sign. (I am a Sagittarius in the traditional system, Ophiuchus for ardent astronomers .) It may […]

Germs like you and me enjoy the warm and slightly damp embrace of a bath towel. (Hey, if it’s not wet when you first put […]

When I go to the local bike studio, the music sounds at a level that is easy to talk about. But as soon as the […]

A healthy lifestyle can help prevent cancer. (However, no cancer is completely preventable; genetics and bad luck are also factors.) But what lifestyle factors really […]

Look, it’s just hard to do work in the summer. On the other side of that window is bright and sunny, you always have a […]

If you have the flu or a sprained ankle, then this is not only expected, but also encouraged. But sometimes mental health problems require a […]

Is growing without a cage better than organic growing? Are omega-3 eggs worth the extra money? Let’s take a look at the terms you’ll see […]

Healthy skin contains a lot of tough, elastic collagen, so it is tempting to think that any product that has the word collagen in its […]

It’s pretty obvious even to the casual observer that the skin around our eyes is slightly different from the rest of our face. But is […]

Last month, the BMJ released a report of a 34-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency room in Cooperstown, New York, with a thunderous […]

Sunscreen also has downsides: it can be greasy, annoying when you reapply, and from time to time people will scare you into thinking it’s dangerous. […]

By 2020, many genetically engineered products will have to state this on their labels. Earlier this month, the USDA announced its proposal for rules and […]

I don’t like watches or bracelets, but I’ve been wearing a fitness tracker on my finger for the past few weeks. It knows how long […]

When you quit smoking, your body begins to function differently . In the short term, heart rate and blood pressure are self-regulating. Over the years, […]

Yes, you can technically wash off your old pills, and in some cases, the FDA even recommends this as a last resort. (This is one […]

Law enforcement and genetic genealogists wasted no time after public DNA databases brought up a suspected Golden State killer last month. A forensic company announced […]

The FDA has just approved a new, first-of-its-kind drug designed to prevent migraines. It comes in the form of an auto-injector (you stab yourself once […]

At the beginning of the video with a picture of laurel or yanni, she talked about laurel and nothing but laurel. Here is the original […]

Our president doesn’t seem to know the difference between HPV and sexually transmitted HIV , but I’m not here to judge. As you probably remember […]

The audio snippet of the word “laurel” for some people (people who are wrong) sounds like “yanni” in the new, auditory analogue “Dress” . Have […]

A DNA editing technique called CRISPR continues to hit the news, one after another in medicine. In theory, CRISPR can find any problematic region in […]

I first heard about synesthesia when I was a child and it sounded amazing. People can hear colors! Watch the music! What a fantastic psychedelic […]

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States, but it can be difficult to find a dermatologist to check your […]

The National Institutes of Health is trying to recruit one million people to share their health data for long-term, large-scale research. “The next great breakthrough […]

The DNA database led police to the Golden State suspected murderer through data uploaded by distant relatives. Now, population genetics researchers have calculated the likelihood […]

The CDC is still finding people who developed E. coli associated with romaine lettuce : there were 12 more this week, bringing the total to […]

We are all unique. Put a thousand people on the same weight loss diet and you will see a number of results. Some will lose […]

We are so used to computers and phones that they seem to be an extension of our brain – it’s not just me, right? A […]

Fitbit has just launched what they say is one of the most requested features: period tracking. The app and smartwatch can now show you where […]

If you want to learn about your origins, find long-lost family members, or see clues about which health and personality traits you may have inherited, […]

Before your baby is born, you see a lot of your obstetrics / gynecology (or midwives) and their staff. Monthly visits turn into biweekly and […]