Get set for a pomegranate frenzy. That鈥檚 because a couple of studies have suggested the fruit may have a role in treating breast cancer and in lowering the risk of heart disease. By the time the...
One of the main things that postmenopausal women have to watch out for is osteoporosis, a condition characterized by weakened bones that can fracture easily. Contrary to common belief, bones are...
Usually the words 鈥渂reakthrough鈥� and 鈥渂lockbuster: are reserved for tabloid headlines. But not always. Dr. Steven Nissen of the famous Cleveland Clinic used then to describe a study published in...
If you like Tom Yum Gung soup, a Thai cuisine favourite, you probably enjoy the flavor and aroma of lemongrass. It鈥檚 a stalky plant with a lemony odour, widely used in Asian dishes. Much of the...
Stage fright has nothing to do with talent. Barbara Streisand, for example, is loaded with talent and yet fears appearing on stage. Some people just don鈥檛 like the focus that the stage or podium...
If you buy a chemical-free product, you鈥檙e not getting a good deal. You鈥檙e buying nothing. A vacuum. What鈥檚 a vacuum? A space empty of all matter. And what is matter? Anything that has mass and...
What makes us exchange saliva, sebum, bits of food and millions of bacteria with each other?聽In other words, why do we kiss?聽This is not an innate activity.聽South Pacific islanders, for example,...
Have you ever wondered why tungsten light bulbs develop a black deposit as they age?聽This deposit is metallic tungsten, the same stuff that the filament is made of.聽A lightbulb produces heat and...
Lipsticks, (the waxy kind that come聽in the traditional tube), contain a variety of natural waxes, such as beeswax, carnauba wax, ozokerite, ceresin, or microcrystalline wax, which is聽derived from...
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