If you were already stressed about increased air pollution and more frequent heat waves, well, you can add another disturbing health impact of climate change to your list: the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which is thriving in warming U.S. waters. In a study published this week in Scientific Reports, researchers found that infections by bacteria … Read more
This post is part of our Home Remedy Handbook, a tour of the landscape of home remedies from the iffy to the doctor-approved. Read more here. If you’ve ever been constipated, you know it’s a miserable feeling: all that heaviness and bloat, without any relief in sight. When constipation starts to set in, you may … Read more
This post is part of our Home Remedy Handbook, a tour of the landscape of home remedies from the iffy to the doctor-approved. Read more here. Warts, especially on the hands, often spring up out of nowhere. You have this strange, crusty lump on your skin—or, more often, your child’s—and now what? They don’t come … Read more
Still suffering from pandemic fatigue? Then you might not yet know about a virus that’s been sweeping the nation. It led to over 50 million deaths in 2022 alone, but don’t panic just yet. These deaths have only affected birds in the U.S. so far. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (HPAI), a particularly gnarly form … Read more