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Light Pollution: The Health Risk You Can See
The idea that pollution is harming human health is nothing new. Scientists have long warned that exposure to fine particulate matter from industrial and vehicle emissions increases the risk...
Alcohol: A Cancer Connection?
Earlier this year, the previous U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, issued an advisory report about the links between alcohol and cancer that received widespread media attention. Alcohol consumption, the...
A Shot in the Arm Is a Bonus for the Heart
Experts have long known that there’s a connection between certain infections and cardiovascular health. People with heart disease or a history of stroke are at heightened risk of becoming...
Adaptive Living Aids to Help Make Life More Manageable
As you get older, doing even simple tasks around your home that once came so easy, without thought, may start to become more challenging—like reaching for something in a...
Peace of Mind in a Go-Bag
Home used to be the place where Americans felt safest, but these days our trusted abodes can't always be trusted to protect us. Nearly one in five Americans have...
Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not to Screen?
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer among men in the United States, after non-melanoma skin cancer, as well as a leading cause of death. According to...
Shedding Light on Sunscreen
More than 6 million people are treated for squamous and basal cell skin cancers, and 104,000 are diagnosed with the deadliest type—melanoma—in the United States each year. Given that...
The World Inside Your Mouth
The collection of microorganisms (or microbes) that live on and inside your body is known as the microbiome, and there is increasing interest in its effect on health. The...
Your Eyes: The Window to Your … Health?
The eyes are said to be the windows to the soul, but do they also offer a glimpse into your risk for certain health problems? Some research suggests that...
Water Fluoridation: Should We Really Be Questioning Its Safety?
Communities across the United States first began adding fluoride to water systems eight decades ago. While the EPA sets regulatory levels based on recommendations from the CDC and other...
