Health

It’s not just good manners to cover your cough. Doing so helps reduce the spread of germs including the highly contagious influenza virus. The flu and some other infections are spread through microscopic water droplets expelled from an infected person, commonly through …

Radiation and radioactive materials are part of our environment. The radiation in the environment comes from both cosmic radiation that originates in outer space, and from radioactive materials that occur naturally in the earth and in our own bodies. Together, these are …

We’ve come a long way with vehicle safety. Up until the early 1950s, many cars didn’t come with a seatbelt at all. Even though Texas laws require car drivers to wear their seatbelts at all times, many people ignore this safety precaution, …

Though it may seem harmless, rubbing your eyes is something many of us do from time to time. Doing so feels good because it stimulates tear flow and eye lubrication, which offers relief for dry eyes and helps remove dust and other …

When it comes to eating vegetables, most of us know that eating vegetables is a healthy habit. But still, most Americans are not eating the recommended 2 to 4 cups.. All veggies count towards your daily quota. That includes starchy ones (like …

Many fast food establishments now list the number of calories each item contains. However, this is only part of the consideration of whether it is healthy or not. Fast food is typically poor in terms of nutrition. According to a 2015 reviewTrusted …

In the twenty-first century, the vast majority of society suffers from poor posture. Whether its rounded shoulders and a forward head tilt, or tight hip flexors and a chronically arched back, our posterior chain suffers the most. We train it to sit …