Health
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Measles deaths ‘staggering and tragic’
Most of the lives cut short were children aged under five. The situation has been described by health experts as…
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Can Eating Banana Peels Help You Lose Weight?
Bananas are insanely good for you. Not only are they packed with 12% of your recommended daily dose of potassium…
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16 ‘Harmless’ Comments That Hurt Kids With Anxiety
Growing up, a lot of us don’t have the language to effectively communicate what we are thinking and feeling. Words…
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Should You Brush or Floss Your Teeth First?
Experts weigh in on a long-debated topic of oral hygiene. There are three types of oral hygiene people in this…
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Hairdressers’ skin damaged by hair dyes
The chemical, p-phenylenediamine (PPD), “is a strong contact allergen used in hair dye known to cause allergic contact dermatitis,” Dr.…
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Is Sodium Good for You? Here’s What You Need to Know
Actually, no. When it comes to sodium, not everyone agrees that the best strategy is to go low. In fact,…
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This Is How Bad It Is to Sleep with Wet Hair
At the end of a long day, it’s all too easy to take a hot shower, throw on some pajamas,…
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Measles toll in Congo exceeds 5,000: WHO
A measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 5,000 people this year, many of them young children,…
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Here’s Why Drinking Alcohol Can Make You Hungry
The two-year investigation, published in Nature Communications, looked at how ethanol alcohol affects the body, brain, and actions of mice.…
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Can We Please Stop Talking About “Belly Fat”?
I cringe every time I see a product or headline that makes claims about miraculously burning belly fat. You may…
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