Latest Stories in Health - Page 8
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Kitchari: A Clean, One Pot Vegetarian Meal
Kitchari is like a vegetarian, Indian version of American chili. Unlike chili, it's cleansing, easy-to-digest and provides a complete protein, entirely plant-based.
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Blythe Danner, Christina Applegate, and Maya Rudolph Join the Moms Clean Air Force (Video)
The Environmental Defense Fund's mom-focused efforts get a boost of star power in four new videos.
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Rhode Island Hospitals Stop Offering Formula to Encourage Breastfeeding
Rhode Island birthing hospitals stop offering new moms free formula to push for breastfeeding.
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Climate Cruelty: Moose & Deer Loaded With Ticks & Dying From Added Stress
Due to warmer winters, ticks are so numerous, they are killing deer and moose with blood loss.
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FDA Responds: How Safe Are Arsenic Levels in Apple Juice?
FDA says arsenic levels in apple juice brands are safe though further testing could be necessary.
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Conscious Box: The Monthly Subscription Service Delivering Healthy Snacks and Skin Products to Your Door
Assorted goodies from ethical suppliers range from Glee Gum to Almond-Coconut Kind Bars, Honest Tea, and Pharmacopia body lotion.
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Troubling Health Trends Hold Back Progress on Life Expectancy
Although average life expectancy worldwide continues to increase, gains have come more slowly in the last few decades.
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515 Chemicals a Day?! You’ll Be Surprised To Learn What Your Skin Is Absorbing (Infographic)
This infographic shows some of the many chemicals we put on our bodies every day, and which to avoid.
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FitDesk Aims to Keep You In Shape While You Work
A desk that blends exercise with office work and keeps you sweating.
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FDA To Reject Antibiotic Ban
The FDA rejects a petition to ban the use of some antibiotics important to human health.
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On Parentables: Christine the Chemist Explains The Problems With PVC And Vinyl
Should the stuff be kept away from kids? The American Public Health Association thinks so.
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Yoga: A Bad Back's Best Friend
I was just one of countless Americans, "spending $50 billion a year on medications, physical therapy and related costs" for back pain alone as the New York Times' Well Blog reports. That's until I met yoga. A recent study shows why.
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Food Insecurity on the Rise (Infographic)
A new infographic from GOOD shows us the startling stats about food insecurity.
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How a Standing Desk Changed My Life
After one month at a standing desk, many of my health problems were gone.
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Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough Could Save Millions of Lives!
A new anti-malaria vaccine is in the final stage of clinical trials, and could become the world's first anti-malaria vaccine, saving millions of lives.
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BPA Identified As Potential "Environmental Obesogen"
Just when I thought it would be fine to cook with canned tomato sauce - bis-Phenol A recently having been granted toxicology probation - emerges the possibility that BPA can make you obese. Ohhh wait - not
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Most Americans Think The Obama Administration Should Have Defended EPA's Ozone Standards
When EPA's proposed revisions to Federal air quality (ozone) standards were delayed, my impression was that the move was led by White House political strategists and had nothing to do with what American
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Far Lower Cancer Risk In US Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown Than Previously Assumed, Regulators Say
A new assessment by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the potential consequences of a nuclear power plant meltdown (the details of which have come to light pre-publication via the Union of Concerned Scientists and the New York Times) finds far lower
