The American Red Cross blood drive is coming up before long. They’ll be looking for heros like you who are willing to donate the gift of...
Two new studies by Tufts University have found whole grains have a wide role in producing healthy bacteria in the gut. Whole grains include whole wheat,...
Will having a population that is generally happy and optimistic mean the economic fortunes of their countries will be better? Worldwide studies find that it will....
Long hours at a computer can be a pain — in the shoulders back and wrists. Health advisors at the Mayo Clinic studied the various ergonomic...
Fancy bottled plant drinks are big on promises, but some say those promises are mostly empty. These days there are loads of new plant drinks taking...
You can tell by the acorns. A bumper crop of acorns means good times for mice and that means lots of food for ticks. According to...
Winchester, VA – Delegate Chris Collins received a Triple H (HosPAC Healthcare Hero) Award from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) Thursday (June 8) at...
Kids under five years old should not have whole grapes or grape tomatoes. Children that young have small airways making it easy for these small fruits...
Busy people with busy lives can become overtired and the result has far-reaching implications for all activities at home and at work. According to the National...
The Centers for Disease Control described five cases of a rare pneumonia in its newsletter June 5, 1981. The next month the CDC found a rare...
High levels of vitamin D might boost muscle strength, a British study suggests. Researchers at the University of Birmingham found that people with higher levels of...
How to avoid ticks * Don’t walk in tall grass and leaf piles. Stay on trails when hiking. * Use a repellent that contains 20 percent...
How many times have you found yourself driving or doing something routine and realized you had no idea what just happened? Autopilot can make some routine...
You feel the tension creeping up your spine. Heart begins to pound. Anxiety. Do you need to pop a pill to stop it? Or maybe what...
MATTHEWS, N.C. – The McCain Foods USA company is voluntarily recalling frozen hash browns from stores in nine states – including Virginia – because the potatoes may...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Thursday, along with Conagra Brands Inc. issued a public health alert for its Banquet Chicken...
The Tooth Fairy is more generous than ever before, according to the annual Delta Dental survey of magical payments. Cash payouts average $4.66, a 75 cent...
One hundred objects have shaped public health and safety for the last 100 years, says Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health. On its Global Health Now...
According to wellandgood.com, high intensity workouts aren’t disappearing, but there is a new focus on good habits, recovery classes, and self-care products that reduce injury and...
So-called tech tattoos could soon monitor your health, control objects or even give you a drunk test. These are not permanent ink tattoos (at least not...
Some historians believe that the traditional handshake originates as far back as the 5th century BC. Most think though that the gesture began in medieval times...
A negative outlook can set in whether it’s caused by a stressful event, a job situation or by too much routine, which may mean few events...
Changes in lifestyle can help manage type 2 diabetes, while lifting overall health and energy. Type 2 diabetes is a progressive condition; the body becomes less...
Early birds might get all the praise, but night owls stay sharp longer. So says one study that seems to contradict the social approval for people...
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition where the body becomes ineffective at removing sugar (glucose) from the blood stream. About 95 percent cases of diabetes are...
Beet juice really does have some health benefits. A 2015 study in the journal Hypertension reported that one cup of beet juice daily lowers blood pressure....
In states that have legalized cannabis, the use of the drug has become commonplace in households. But in households with children, a troubling new problem in...
Type 2 diabetes, mostly a lifestyle disease, is increasingly being diagnosed in children. In the first decade of this century, the number of children in the...
A spa and infrared sauna in Bali? Tai-chi, meditation and yoga in Portugal? Whatever takes your fancy, in 2017, there is probably a wellness retreat that...
A new report cautions that cannabis can cause breathing problems and depression, while the drug does have some useful effects. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering...