More than 600,000 Americans are expected to experience their first stroke this year – but up to 80% of these incidents are preventable. The American Stroke Association (ASA) issued updated advice on Monday urging health care workers to control stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, high blood sugar and obesity. An … Read more
This plant will be the bane of your existence. A poisonous plant called baneberry is prompting warnings from park rangers, who are urging the public not to consume the toxic plant. “Is that plant looking at me?” The National Park Service wrote on Facebook this week alongside a photo of a white blackberry plant whose … Read more
This will increase your mood and productivity. The viral “dopamine menu” trend promises to make task efficiency more enjoyable. The “menu,” or list, is made up of activities that make you happy, an idea that appears to have originated with Jessica McCabe, the YouTube creator of “How to ADHD.” Creator Payton Sartain described it as … Read more
The Mombies took on Manhattan on Saturday. The scruffy group of 52 moms and grandmothers from the leafy suburb of Fairfield, Conn., showed off their gory dance moves at the South Street Seaport. “You just don’t know what to expect in New York,” founder Terry Davis told The Post of their first Gotham performance. The … Read more
Dear ABBY: My husband and I are drafting our wills. Our sticking point is my son’s wife. She has had affairs and spends money like crazy that they don’t have. Is there any way we can shelter from her any inheritance that he can take from us? We considered hiring a private investigator, but we … Read more
With rates of colorectal cancer increasing among young adults, it is important to recognize the signs that may indicate colon cancer. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with colorectal cancer, which includes colon and rectal cancer, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. It is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. About 150,000 Americans … Read more
They are flirting – with misfortune. While some see jealousy and possessiveness as traits of a passionate romance, experts warn that flirting with others to stoke the flames within your relationship could cost you the love of your life. Researchers at Reichman University in Tel Aviv conducted studies published in The Journal of Sex Research … Read more
A new story by “Dracula” author Bram Stoker is being published for the first time in 134 years. Amateur historian Brian Cleary was browsing through Stoker’s works in the National Library of Ireland in Dublin, the gothic novelist’s birthplace, when he made the discovery. “I read the words ‘Gibbet Hill’ and knew it wasn’t a … Read more
Redbox customers have been warned. Old Redbox kiosks have been hacked to reveal customers’ credit card numbers and more of their private information, including their names, addresses and emails. California-based programmer Foone Turing claimed in a social media thread last week that she was able to hack an old Redbox machine in Morganton, North Carolina. … Read more
QUESTION: Hello Dr. Zac, I’m writing on behalf of my girlfriend who has been absolutely intolerable to live with since she started a restrictive diet to lose weight. She restricts her food intake and it really reflects in her personality. Everything I do seems to set it off, from my breathing to the way I … Read more