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Whether it’s for a special occasion or just a typical weekend, inviting guests to stay with you for a couple of days always seems like an amazing way to catch up with the people you love. Only when you’re playing host, it always seems like you’re spending more time making sure everyone is fed and

This is a phenomenon that is going to resonate with some people absolutely perplex others. Have you ever noticed that you need to pee more when it’s cold outside? There’s a genuine medical reason for this and, not only are you not alone, it’s relatively common. It’s all cause by something called cold diuresis, which

Here’s something new to consider being thankful for at the dinner table: the long evolutionary journey that gave you your big brain and your long life. Courtesy of our primate ancestors that invented cooking over a million years ago, you are a member of the one species able to afford so many cortical neurons in

The Buff Dudes (aka bodybuilders Hudson and Brandon White) are known for their month-long challenges, where they make big changes to their lifestyles to see what kind of impact it has on their health, fitness and overall wellbeing. With more and more people adopting a plant-based diet, and with research suggesting that a vegan lifestyle

Discrimination may happen faster than the blink of an eye, especially during periods of economic scarcity, according to a new study from Cornell University. “Scarcity mindsets can really exacerbate discrimination,” said Amy Krosch, assistant professor of psychology at Cornell. “We show that tiny shifts in the processing of minority group faces under scarcity could have

False alarm! When Kristen Bell was pregnant with her and Dax Shepard’s first child in 2013, the actress mistakenly thought that her water broke. “I was standing in the bathroom, my first child, and I was like, ‘Honey, my water broke, I’m so excited. Let’s call the doctor,’” the actress, 39, said on the Monday,

For decades, statisticians, economists, philosophers and mathematicians have studied how to make decisions in the face of uncertainty, and typically their analyses have focused on how to use probability theory from mathematics to harness this vexing problem. But a new book co-written by a researcher at the University of Kansas recognizes that while most people

Butterflies are beautiful creatures and come in many different shapes, colors, and sizes. Many children spend hours trying to catch the colorful winged insects, wanting to take a closer look at their gorgeous patterns themselves. Sometimes, though, a person gets lucky and is able to take a close up look at a butterfly because one

The majority of Germans is in favour of financial support for tobacco cessation. The findings of a study by the Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, which is now in the Online edition of the "The British Medical Journal" appeared. Smoking is harmful to health and causes many diseases. The cost for the treatment of this consequence of

Reba Mason-Mikutowicz, 58, from Arizona, U.S. was doing some shopping in department store Macy’s, when she suddenly collapsed into a rack of clothing. She had a cardiac arrest, but thanks to four quick thinking members of staff in the store who performed CPR, she was reunited with them just a week later. Reba met the

I took creatine supplements back in high school so that I could look more muscled at summer pool parties. It worked. I’m now taking creatine supplements again 17 years later so that I have the strength to heft my toddler. Times have changed—as have my reasons for taking creatine—but it still works. But I’ve always

All done! Tori Spelling admitted that her husband, Dean McDermott, does not want to have any more kids. “Literally, his skin crawls when people ask that,” the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 46, said on a Monday, June 17, episode of her husband’s “Daddy Issues” podcast with Adam Hunter and Nicky Paris. “It’s a lot.” The actress went

The increased use of medical helicopters over the last half-century has saved countless lives by quickly getting patients from trauma to the emergency room (ER) within the so-called “golden hour.” But a growing number of medical experts contend emergency helicopters may be overused in some transfer situations. Their concern: Patients stuck with an exorbitant cost

The internet can be an ugly place. From “fake news” to general negativity, it can feel like something of a dumpster fire. And don’t even get me started on the trolls — those who feel empowered by anonymity to fling hurtful commentary or pose just-plain-offensive questions. Case in point: the fan who just asked Chrissy

Research spearheaded by a University of Huddersfield lecturer has shown that pregnant women can lower the risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their side and not on their back. Now the finding forms part of official NHS guidance designed to bring about reductions in the number of babies who are stillborn in the UK—amounting to

Military couples look forward to joyful celebrations and reunions after long deployments. Difficulties may lie ahead, though, and new research with more than 500 couples in the months after homecoming suggests how and when to help. “Military couples are incredibly resilient,” says University of Illinois communication professor Leanne Knobloch, the lead author of a first-of-its-kind

(HealthDay)—Studies show that the earlier a child’s school struggles are addressed, the better the outcome will be. So it’s important for parents to tackle problems early on rather than ignore them or hope children will grow out of them. It’s often easy to spot a child who’s having difficulty with addition or subtraction, but other

Often referred to as the “kissing disease,” mononucleosis is a common ailment caused by the Epstein-Barr virus that is transmitted through saliva. While you can get the virus through kissing, you also can be exposed through a cough or sneeze, or by sharing cups or utensils with someone who is infected. According to the Centers

“This is so brave.” It was a sentiment that took me by surprise. Two weeks ago I publicly shared my struggles with depression and anxiety, documenting a period of my life that became so dark I battled suicidal thoughts. The reaction to the article was overwhelmingly supportive. “You don’t leave your depression at the door

When asthma symptoms improve, there’s reason for celebration by both allergist and patient. But once symptoms are better, how do health care practitioners go about stepping down asthma medication to make sure a patient’s needs are still met? The Asthma Controller Step Down Yardstick, a new guideline from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and