What you should know about Lyme disease
Tick bite rates are soaring across the U.S. as the hungry arachnids expand their typical geographic areas and stay active for longer periods each year….
Category: Health & Fitness
Eat these veggies to reduce colon cancer risk
If you weren’t sold on broccoli just yet, it might be time to reconsider your position after a new study found that higher consumption of cruciferous…
Eli Lilly to seek approval for new weight loss drug
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly has announced that it will seek approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the weight loss drug…
Pancreatic cancer vaccine shows promise
Early trials of a one-size-fits-all pancreatic cancer vaccine indicates that it may be effective at preventing recurrence of difficult-to-treat pancreatic…
Experts say that “Ozempic blindness” fears may be overblown
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may slightly increase the risk of certain eye conditions and vision loss, but experts say that there’s no reason to…
Are you making one of these common food safety mistakes?
September is Food Safety Education Month Are you making one of these common food safety mistakes? Foodborne illness isn’t just an awful way to spend a…
Drinking water lubricates joints, stirs metabolism
Sometimes aching joints are just telling you they’re thirsty. Whether or not you have arthritis, water works by filling the spaces between joints. The…
FDA allows Juul e-cigarettes to stay on the market
The vaping brand Juul can continue selling regular and menthol e-cigarettes after a July decision from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)….
Medicare takes aim at costly skin substitute bandages
Medicare will sharply cut the amount it spends on expensive “skin substitute” bandages, a dubious and expensive treatment that cost the program more than…
Allergy medications to keep you functioning
It’s late summer and fall is just around the corner, but if you’re an allergy sufferer, it’s currently mold season with ragweed season rolling in fast….