Book lovers lived almost two years longer than those who didn’t crack open a book in a new study conducted by Yale researchers and sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. For this study, [...]
Book lovers lived almost two years longer than those who didn’t crack open a book in a new study conducted by Yale researchers and sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. For this study, [...]
We hear a lot from the mainstream academic-government-industrial medical complex about antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” which kill about 700,000 people each year worldwide. Experts project [...]
With the holidays just around the corner, I’ve begun to see all the silly TV segments on the morning talk shows about how to “get away” with making low-fat gravy and “skinny” cocktails. Why such [...]
Start planning your backyard garden now. Because you may have a hard time finding non-genetically modified (GM) foods on grocery store shelves in the future if chemical companies have their way. [...]
With Halloween over, the scariest thing on the calendar is this year’s presidential election. And one of the scariest things about the 2016 election may be the presidential candidates’ hidden [...]
Emily Dickinson described the quiet devastation of loneliness as “the horror not to be surveyed.” But modern researchers are surveying it and increasingly view it as a public health issue. And [...]
Research shows routine mammography doesn’t prevent deaths from breast cancer, as I have been reporting for years. The latest study appeared in the “gold standard” of medical journalism, the New [...]
On Halloween, I often think of Shakespeare’s potions and poisons. These herbal concoctions made for intriguing plot devices in his plays. They also reflect the sophisticated medical knowledge of [...]
This week finds us right between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. Of course, the declining light and heat, with the lowering sun, also triggers physiological changes in millions of [...]
At this time of year, I try to bring you news about scientific studies on the “paranormal” phenomenon, which many feel may question the Nature of reality. But if scientific studies make these [...]