One in seven Americans fears they have a “travel curse,” according to new research. A study examining the travel experiences of 2,000 Americans found 14 percent said they experience so much misfortune that they truly believe themselves to be cursed. It turns out that, once cursed, people can’t seem to shake off the feeling. In… Read More »
Named after its unique, curved hook-like thorns, cat’s claw is a plant that has been long valued in South and Central America.1 But there’s more to this herb than its peculiar appearance. Cat’s claw is actually well-known for its traditional medicinal uses, from boosting the immune system,2 speeding up healing of wounds3 and even for… Read More »
BSE can lurk undetectedCatherine MacBride/Getty By Debora MacKenzie Mad cow disease is down but not out. A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the cattle infection that causes the lethal human brain disease vCJD, was confirmed on 18 October in the UK. The cow had died unexpectedly on a farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, so was… Read More »
Others expressed concern about the environmental and economic implications of a longer life span. “Ah, the unintended consequences of extending life — overpopulation, increasing stress on an already stressed environment, increasing stress on an already stressed retirement system,” wrote Thomas G. Smith, in Cadillac, Mich. “Humans are the most destructive of all species, and the… Read More »
You may know there’s added sugar in your Coke or cookies. But did you know that it’s in your salad dressing, pasta sauce and bread? The Food and Drug Administration came out Friday with its new template for nutrition labels. One big change was the addition of a line for “added sugar,” to be placed… Read More »
Paul Hess, Research Director, KLAS The secure communications market was born to fix a gap in health systems’ adherence to HIPAA. One of the generally recognized truths in healthcare is that clinicians often use their personal cell phones to text their colleagues about work. Physicians can easily mention a patient in these conversations and run… Read More »