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Your Kidneys and Bladder May Be Failing Faster—and Why That’s Happening
Two of the body’s quietest organs are often the ones most worth listening to.
What Sunlight Can Do for Your Retina
Research shows daily sunlight exposure can prevent myopia in children and protect against cataracts and glaucoma in adults.
Health Officials Issue Warning on Potentially Deadly Beach Bacteria
At least seven people in Florida and Louisiana have died so far this year from Vibrio vulnficus, sometimes called a ‘flesh-eating bacteria.’
HHS Seeks to Tighten Oversight of Food Additives, Ingredients
A proposed rule seeks to close a decades-old information gap through a mandatory notification program.
Taylor Farms Recalls Products With Jalapeños Over Possible Salmonella Contamination
The FDA announced earlier that it was investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers supplied from Sinaloa, Mexico.
Do Plants Have Consciousness?
The boundaries we have drawn around perception and awareness may be narrower than we thought.
The Risks of Eating Meat Differ Between Individual and Population Levels
Whether eating red meat raises blood sugar depends on who you ask, according to a new study.
Louisiana Issues Warning After Deaths From Flesh-Eating Bacteria
People who have contracted the bacteria this year all had wounds exposed to seawater.
Peaches: An Unexpected Source of Carotenoids That Benefits the Eyes and Skin
Peaches owe their golden-orange hue to carotenoids, natural plant pigments.
Hunchback: Spine’s Natural Curve Becomes Abnormal–Here’s How to Reverse It
A hunched back, medically known as kyphosis, often becomes more pronounced after age 40 and affects up to 40 percent of adults over 60.
CKM Syndrome: A New Condition 9 in 10 Adults May Have–Here Are the Causes
CKM syndrome progresses through stages, and you can move backward through them—not just forward.
Peaches: An Unexpected Source of Carotenoids That Benefits the Eyes and Skin
Peaches owe their golden-orange hue to carotenoids, natural plant pigments.
Long-Term Instagram Use Linked to a Weaker Sense of Self, Study Shows
Researchers in Milan used virtual reality to test whether years of Instagram use affects how people recognize their own face.
How a Surgeon With a Damaged Knee Learned to Outsmart Arthritis
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Nicholas DiNubile shares decades of insight on preventing knee arthritis.
