More than 10 million people around the world develop dementia each year. And many people assume there’s nothing they can do to avoid that fate—that dementia is “one of these…
Day: July 31, 2024
The FDA Keeps Finding Lead in Cinnamon. Here’s What to Know
U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded. The Food…
Prescriptions for Healthy Food? What to Know About the ‘Food Is Medicine’ Movement
As an internist in the public primary care clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Dr. Hilary Seligman often asked her patients about their diets. One conversation that stands out…
Boar’s Head Recalls More Deli Meat Due to Listeria Outbreak
The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of…
How to Start—And Stick to—A Breathwork Practice
Ilana Nankin loved being a pre-K teacher, but she and her colleagues often felt stressed by their jobs. So when Nankin noticed a fellow teacher “looking absolutely blissed-out,” she tagged…
Redo of Oregon program to cap greenhouse gas pollution ready for public review
Oregon’s plan to regulate fossil fuel companies and reduce greenhouse gases is ready for public comment after being derailed seven months ago by a lawsuit brought by natural gas companies. …
No, Health Care Is NOT Brat
By KIM BELLARD Until last week, I thought “brat” referred to an obnoxious child. I was vaguely aware of Charli XCX, but I wasn’t aware that earlier this summer she’d…
Tuvalu joins growing chorus of nations seeking deep sea mining pause
SYDNEY / KINGSTON, Wednesday 31 July 2024 — In response to the Government of Tuvalu’s call for a precautionary pause on deep sea mining at the 29th session of the…