Healthy living habits include eating dinner earlier — it may also help keep weight down
The time you eat dinner in the evening significantly affects how many calories you burn during the day, your appetite and your adipose — or fat — tissue…
Gates Foundation contributes $1.2 billion to the fight to eradicate polio worldwide
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced $1.2 billion on Sunday for efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. Polio was paralyzing tens of thousands of children a year in…
Concussion controversy: Traumatic brain injury gets more attention after NFL player incident
Did you know that a concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury? After Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was transported to the hospital on Sept. 29 after…
US extends COVID public health emergency weeks after Biden declared pandemic ‘over’
The U.S. on Thursday extended the public health emergency status for the COVID-19 pandemic, weeks after President Biden’s controversial remarks declaring the pandemic was “over.” The move extends…
New study indicates dementia signs can be detected nearly a decade before diagnosis
A new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge indicates it may be possible to detect dementia within a patient nearly a decade before they are diagnosed.…
UK poultry farmers demand government issue housing order over rising Avian flu cases
Poultry farmers in the United Kingdom are calling for their government to issue a nationwide housing order for chickens and captive birds after a bird flu outbreak last…
FDA to redefine ‘healthy’ for food labeling, no longer include Honey Nut Cheerios, Special K Original
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday it is proposing changes to its definition of “healthy.” The new definition would disqualify many popular breakfast cereals such as…
COVID resurgence in Europe likely around the corner, says WHO, ECDC
Another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick up across the region, the World Health Organization and European Center for Disease…
New study indicates one in 20 people suffer from long-term effects of COVID-19
A new study in Scotland indicates that one in 20 people suffers from long-term effects after recovering from COVID-19. The study led by the University of Glasgow evaluated…
US task force recommends anxiety screenings for children 8 and older
A task force made up of medical experts from across the United States recommended on Tuesday that doctors begin screening all children between the ages of 8 to…