4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1029+ words) Unlike the soda example, a well-known proponent of the carnivore diet made that claim. Instead of dismissing it, his followers began to wonder which other foods they should avoid. One specific comment made me look at the situation from a…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1100+ words) A long-time friend of mine was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. I've known him for 30 years and have never once seen him smoke a cigarette or even smelled cigarette smoke on him. Marijuana is another story. He's a diehard regular....

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (702+ words) September is Eye Safety Month, and if there’s a better reason to write about eye safety and pickleball, it eludes me. Back in 2024, I wrote about eye injuries from pickleball, the most addictive sport ever invented. In fact, I'll go…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (685+ words) In today's politics, there's red, and there's blue. Most of the time, they have little in common. The same cannot be said for ruby, July's birthstone, and blue sapphire, September's. They're actually the same mineral: corundum, a crystalline form of…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (101+ words) American Council on Science and Health Four popular supplements that science says don't deliver We’re looking at Prevagen, Oscillococcinum, homeopathic arnica, and alkaline water — and what happens when their claims meet basic chemistry, biology, and human physiology. Is there a…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (110+ words) The Long-Running Debate Over Cannabis and Motivation Today’s Cannabis Is Far More Potent—and More Widely Used According to Pew Research, public opinion on the legalization of adult marijuana use for medical or recreational use has remained fairly stable at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (531+ words) In the last few weeks, the FDA authorized several new nicotine pouches, noting that for existing smokers, “these new products contain lower levels of most harmful and potentially harmful constituents (HPHCs) when compared to other oral and smokeless tobacco products,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (845+ words) What came after fire as humanity’s earliest chemical technology? Fermentation—an ancient bit of biotechnology that gave us beer, bread, yogurt, cheese, and countless other foods long before anyone knew microbes existed. Today, fermentation is enjoying a new health halo,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (373+ words) Near Work: How the Eye Adapts With near work, despite the in-the-moment accommodation, some light rays fall behind the peripheral retina – we focus primarily using the center of the retina or fovea. Those errant rays hitting the periphery set off…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (197+ words) Motion sickness has plagued travelers for centuries, yet the standard remedies remain largely unchanged—often leaving users drowsy, dry-mouthed and unfocused. A new drug in late-stage trials targets the root cause: a sensory mismatch between what the eyes see and…...