My miracle cure was Guinness with raw eggs
You know the saying: A Guinness and a raw egg a day will keep the doctor away. A retired pub landlady and former nurse in England credits her mixture of … Read More
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Thirdhand smoke can cause cancer, too: shocking study
While inhaling secondhand smoke is known to have ill effects, even handling a smoker’s clothes could potentially cause cancer. A new study conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discovered the … Read More
British track star Dina Asher-Smith calls for more research into how periods affect performance
Dina Asher-Smith has called for more funding for studies on how a woman’s period can affect athletic performance after the British sprinter pulled up with cramp during her 100 meters … Read More
Medieval monks were ‘riddled with parasites’ from farming with own poop: study
If cleanliness is next to godliness, these monks were way off the mark. It comes as no surprise that those who survived the medieval era — when villagers would dump … Read More
FDA approves sale of over-the-counter hearing aids
The Food and Drug Administration adopted a final rules Tuesday to create a new category of over-the-counter hearing aids that can be sold directly to millions of Americans. The FDA said the … Read More
Doctors share treatment tips for minor and severe bites
Spending time outdoors may sometimes mean you’ll have to deal with insects and their penchant for biting, including mosquitoes, horseflies, ticks, ants or spiders. Sure, bug repellents exist. But they’re not foolproof … Read More
Can’t lose weight by dieting alone? Researchers have bad news for you
For those who starve themselves to cut calories but still don’t see results — you’re not alone. Researchers at the University of Ottowa have identified a separate group of obese … Read More
Why anal sex ‘taboos’ put ‘generation of women’ at risk: doctors
Anal sex isn’t the taboo sex act it used to be — especially among heterosexual women. Indeed, the most recent statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and the … Read More
I thought my cough was an infection — it’s terminal lung cancer
A young woman was rejected from the doctor’s office and told to drink cough syrup for what she thought was a viral infection. She later learned it was terminal cancer. … Read More
Johnson & Johnson to end global sales of talc baby powder
Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday, more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits. “As part of a worldwide … Read More
