The efforts of firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that swept through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 were hampered by limited supply of fresh water. So, when the winds are composed enough, qualified pilots fly the planes aptly named Super Scoopers If collecting 1,500 gallons of seawater at once and throwing them into the […]
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Travelers have always faced health risks when away from home. Medieval people were no exception. Pilgrims, crusaders and others they were warned by preachers such as the 13th-century Jacques de Vitry about “dangers on land, dangers on the sea, dangers from thieves, dangers from predators, dangers from battles.” There were also health risks: disease, lack […]
The number of people in the United States who develop dementia each year will double over the next 35 years and will reach approximately one million annually by 2060. new study estimates, and the number of up-to-date cases annually among black Americans will triple. This raise will be driven primarily by an increasingly aging population, […]
However, regularly consuming your recommended daily dose of vitamin C (including on days when you are well) can aid your immune system do its job, which may shorten the duration of a chilly if it does occur. This was demonstrated by a meta-analysis from 2013 consuming at least 200 milligrams of vitamin C per day […]
There were more than that over 32,000 cases pertussis in 2024, the highest level in a decade. In California itself the disease affected 2,000 people in the period from January to October last year. More than 60 infants under 4 months of age have been hospitalized in the state. One died. Whooping cough, or whooping […]
This is the second day of the 5-day well eating challenge. To start over, click here. I’m a member of Generation X, so ultra-processed foods have been a staple of my diet since childhood. I grew up on bowls of cereal, macaroni and cheese, and instant ramen. I still want them. And that’s by design, […]
Q: I’ve seen several menopause-oriented brands selling anti-aging estrogen facial creams. Is there any science behind them? Heated flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness are common symptoms of menopause. But skin can also undergo changes during midlife, including sagging, thinning and drying. Estrogen is key to maintaining skin integrity, says Dr. Susan Massick, a dermatologist […]
To meet the demand for medicinal marijuana, a multi-million dollar business has developed in Australia. The Australians released it over AUD 400 million this will only be addressed in the first half of 2024. More Australians than ever are using medicinal cannabis for treatment long-term health conditionssuch as chronic pain, anxiety and cancer. Some people […]
According to reports, he is a Victorian man in critical condition in hospital after contracting Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite. This message appears after both cases Victoria AND New South Wales has issued public health alerts in recent weeks warning about the virus. So what is Japanese encephalitis and how can you protect yourself […]
When Dr. Nir Barzilai met 100-year-old Helen Reichert, she was smoking a cigarette. Dr. Barzilai, director of the Aging Research Institute at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, remembers Ms. Reichert saying that doctors repeatedly urged her to quit smoking. But all the doctors died, Ms. Reichert noted, and she didn’t. Ms. Reichert lived for […]