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During the lead-up to nearly every major event or holiday — the Super Bowl, the Oscars, Thanksgiving — a swell of media reports describe how people’s preoccupation with the event causes lost productivity. Last year, for example, consultants Challenger Gray & Christmas estimated that college basketball’s March Madness may cost nearly $2 billion in lost [...]
The first clue you might be eating something unhealthy is that you’re eating it at McDonald’s. That applies even to some of Mickey D’s most nutritious-sounding menu items, such as the recently debuted breakfast offering: Fruit & Maple Oatmeal (FMO).
Vote by which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that vaccine makers cannot be sued by parents who believe their children were harmed by vaccines. Instead, parents must go before a special no-fault tribunal — the “Vaccine Court” — in order to be compensated for any negative side effect that may rarely accompany vaccination. [via [...]
Brains don’t give up their secrets easily. An enlarged heart is self-evidently sick; a cirrhotic liver may look nothing like a healthy one. But a scrambled, damaged, degenerating brain may look perfectly fine — at least until you turn a microscope to it.
A new government-funded study found that cell phone radiation can cause measurable changes in brain activity. Whether those changes are good, bad, cancerous or none of the above is unknown, but it doesn’t hurt to reduce your exposure — just to be safe. The good news is that there are simple ways to do so, [...]
Critics of the new health reform law say their worst fear is that the U.S. medical system will become more like the one in the United Kingdom. But what if this was a good thing?
As states race to outlaw synthetic drugs sold as “bath salts” or “fake marijuana,” there would seem to be little downside to banning these untested and possibly dangerous chemicals. But prohibiting “legal” intoxicants — many of which have exploded in popularity via the Internet — could have the unintended effect of keeping potential cures for diseases [...]
Not sure how to birth a baby or change a diaper? Check YouTube; it’s likely that the compiler of videos galore has got a tutorial for you. But in addition to helpful how-to footage, the site is also a magnet for harmful activities, like self-mutilation. Those videos are the focus of a new study published [...]
There are many ways in which speaking another language may contribute to a well-lived life. You can talk to a whole lot more of Earth’s inhabitants, for one thing. You can also enjoy books, music and films in their original language, and throw a few more “skills” onto your résumé. Now add to that list [...]
A new study reveals that popular bone-boosting drugs may increase, rather than decrease the risk of certain types of rare fractures.
