Better than Sugar? 5 Natural Sweeteners Demystified
More flavorful alternatives to white sugar abound, but are they any healthier for you? Here’s a guide to what’s actually in your sweetener of choice.
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5 Health Gadgets to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
Fitness goals are a lot easier to keep when you have a buddy to help motivate you. In case you’re short a friend, these new-generation wireless fitness gadgets can do the trick.
5 Healthier Alternatives to the Potato Chip
For sheer crispy, crunchy deliciousness, the potato chip is tough to beat. It’s no wonder, then, that Americans spend more than $7 billion a year on the salty snack. Not coincidentally, it’s also one of the top dietary contributors to weight gain, according to a recent Harvard study.
Does Eyebrow Threading Carry Health Risks?
When Reema Khan and her husband Mosin Mohammad launched their threading business in Chicago in 2003, the ancient hair-removal technique was little known to most Americans.
Trial-by-Fire: Training New Medical School Students as EMTs
When the 40 students in Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine’s inaugural class arrive at the school’s new campus in Hempstead, N.Y., on July 25, they will receive a rather humbling initiation into their chosen profession: …
Primary Care Without Insurance: Do Flat-Fee Medical Plans Work?
Monica Vigna-Bony was at the drugstore picking up a prescription for Advair, an asthma inhaler, when she finally lost her cool over the astronomical price of being uninsured. “I thought, ‘This is crazy. I can’t believe it is $240 …
Don’t Choke: 5 Tips for Performing Under Pressure
Does your mind go blank every time the boss calls your name in a big meeting? Ever bombed a test you spent weeks studying for, or botched a simple play that cost your team the game? If so, University of Chicago psychologist Sian …
Red-faced from drinking? It could be an evolutionary advantage
Lots of people get flushed in the face when they feel embarrassed, but for many Asians it’s the facial flush itself that can be embarrassing.
About half of all people of Asian descent share a genetic trait that causes a prompt reddening of the face in response to drinking alcohol — the result of an enzyme deficiency that interferes …