If you’re female and you enjoy the occasional glass of wine, listen up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated their guidelines pertaining to alcohol and pregnancy, and not everyone was pleased with the results. Essentially, the CDC warns that alcohol can impact a developing baby before a woman knows she’s pregnant. …
If you had a good time at the Super Bowl party you went to on Feb. 7, let’s hope your immune system is still in check. A study released just in time for this year’s big game revealed that there is a direct link between flu deaths and people who live in counties that have …
Editor’s note: This post has been updated and broken links removed. Please see our policy on broken hyperlinks for more. Hidradentis Suppurative is a depleting autoimmune disorder that mainly affect the skin and sweat glands. Areas of the body most affected are underarms, under the breasts, inner thighs, groin and buttocks. This disorder manifests itself in the …
It’s hard to read through the latest health news of the day without coming across the Zika virus. The World Health Organization has warned that the disease is spreading at an “alarming” and “explosive” rate, which is causing panic around the globe. “The level of concern is high, as is the level of uncertainty. Questions …
The Internet is a big, virtual place, but your memory bank might give it a run for its money. A new study published by researchers from the Salk Institute has discovered that the memory capacity of the brain is 10 times more than originally thought. In technical terms, it is in the “petabyte range,” which …
When Ebola took West Africa by storm, the world panicked as it watched thousands of people suffer from the disease. After two years of seemingly endless death, West Africa was declared free of Ebola on Jan. 14. But now what? The announcement initially came from the World Health Organization after Jan. 14 marked 42 days …
If you feel like you’ve been hearing more about the devastating effects of alcohol lately, you aren’t imagining it. All of the negative news may not be a coincidence when you consider new research that shows Americans are now consuming alcohol at an alarming rate. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released …
If you love coffee, you may live a longer life. Contrary to what nay-sayers have said in the past, new research from a 10-year U.S. study found that coffee drinkers were less likely to die of several causes, including heart disease and diabetes. This is in contrast to people who don’t drink coffee at all, …
We all already knew that China had a problem with its smog, and now, it may be getting a little assistance. The Associated Press reported on Dec. 10 that the Asian Development Bank has given China $300 million to clean up its capital. The goal is to help the country further develop environmental and clean …
As it turns out, all of those overly optimistic people you know may not gain any health benefits from smiling all of the time. If you’re a scrooge, don’t worry — new research shows that being happy all of the time won’t result in a longer lifespan, according to TIME. In a study published in …