Health

Home Upgrades That Are Actually Good for Your Health

It's always best to keep in mind that the home upgrades you choose should be beneficial to the health of the entire family. Here are some upgrades that are best taken into consideration if you’re looking to get upgrades that help enhance health.

How Racial Segregation Affects Treatment of Blacks Diagnosed with Lung Cancer

Cancer can affect any person of any color, age, race, ethnicity or social status. A recent report suggests, however, that racial segregation in an area can affect a black patient’s survival from non-small cell lung cancer.

What do Top 10 Cities With Longest Life Spans in US Reveal?

The Journal of the American Medical Association recently released a paper on life expectancy which revealed the top 10 cities in the U.S. with the longest life spans. Does longevity have any correlation to their location? What factors affect a person’s lifespan?

Ditch Your Car and Start Living in these Bike-Friendly Cities in US

In this day and age, almost everyone you know probably owns a car to get to and from the office. While owning and driving one is convenient and helps you get to your destination, there are a number of disadvantages to owning one. Should you ditch your car and start biking or walking?

Laminate Floors May Increase Risk of Cancer

Your humble abode may be a haven for you and your family after a long and tiring day at work or in school. Unfortunately, your house may be making you and your loved ones sick without you even knowing it. Recent reports suggest that certain laminate floors can increase your risk of getting cancer.

Is Your Home Making You and Your Family Sick?

Your home may be a complete haven for you and your family especially after a hard and long day at school or in the office. However, did you know that your house can also be a perfect breeding site for disease-causing bacteria and viruses?

Apartment Living Tips: How to Make Your Apartment Allergen-Free

Spring is just around corner and when the temperature rises, so do allergens and pollens. These substances are not only present outside but also inside your home.

Five Simple Choices That Can Help Promote a Healthy Home

There are ways to create a healthy home and these include things as simple as choosing colors for your pantry or buying linen.

'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ Author Marie Kondo Gives Out Tips For a Joyful Home

The author Marie Kondo gave out first hand tips of how to have a joyful home. What's inside your home can be a strong reflection of who you are as a person.

3 Easy Ways to Relieve Stress at Home

Stress is the body’s natural reaction to change or to adverse circumstances. However, relieving yourself from the anxiety it brings does not need to be heavy on the budget. So skip the spa and find some easy ways to relieve stress right in the comforts of your own home.

Pros and Cons of Home Canning

Home canning has been a common household practice before the 20th century and up to this date even when canned goods are readily made available in groceries. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of home canning to see if you should try to can your own food.

Sacramento Real Estate News: California Safe Soil to Construct New Recycling Facility at McClellan Business Park

California Safe Soil has announced that it has entered a long-term lease with McClellan Business Park for the construction of the new Facility designed to recycle up to 32,000 tons of organics per year.

International Real Estate News: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Acquire Bayer AG’s Diabetes Care Business

Panasonic Healthcare Holdings, with the help of funds sponsored by the leading global investment firm KKR and the Panasonic Corporation, has completed the acquisition of the Diabetes Care business of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (Bayer AG).

Health Agency Takes On E-cigarette Advertisements, Saying Too Many Kids See the Ads

CDC gathered data reports that the rate of use of e-cigarettes among middle school and high school students has surpassed the stats of regular cigarette use in 2014 surveys.

Cannabis-growing Nuns Campaign to Keep Their Marijuana Business

Sister Kate along with her apprentice sister Darcey assures the media that the cannabis that they grow does not contain THC which causes the user to get high.

Number of Kids with Asthma Showing Signs of Decreasing, Study Says

Even with the premise of a beginning in the decline of childhood asthma cases in the US, the researchers does not endorse the idea and prefers to wait for more data to support the prediction.

Coffee Drinking Lowers Health Risk According to New Study

The data further challenges society’s basic perception about over-drinking coffee by stating that people who drink four to five cups of coffee a day have lower chances of dying early.

32 Hospitals Pay a Total of $28 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Kyphoplasty Billing

The United States Department of Justice has announced that 32 hospitals have agreed to pay the United States a total of $28 million to settle the allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare for minimally-invasive kyphoplasty procedures.

‘Outlander’ Season 2 Spoilers and Cast News: Sam Heughan Excited to See Brianna! Hailed As Ambassador for Cahonas

“Outlander” Season 2 has recently found its Roger Wakefield in the person of Richard Rankin and fans are very much thrilled to see the actor added to the cast of the Starz time traveler series. While Rankin’s addition the show has been getting warm welcome among fans including the cast, Sam Heughan shared that he is excited to see Brianna Randall.

Research Says Stressed Old People Are More Prone To Alzheimer's Disease

The results of the study are based on 507 people who opted themselves in the Einstein Aging Study, composed of adults 70 or older from Bronx, New York. Participants undertook a series of neuropsychological tests, clinical evaluations, examinations of medical histories and evaluations of daily activities.

Manhattan News: National Restaurant Association Files a Lawsuit Against New York City for the New Salt Labeling Rule

Washington-based National Restaurant Association has filed a lawsuit against New York City last Thursday in the state court in Manhattan, in the hopes to prevent the city's new salt labeling rule from being implemented.