This story was provided by Yale Medicine. During a recent media briefing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised people to avoid e-cigarettes while federal and state officials investigate a nationwide outbreak of severe respiratory illnesses...
The average family of 4 in the U.S. wastes $2100 annually on food. We’re throwing out almost 1 pound of food, per person, per day. (USDA) If you were dumping 300 lbs in the trash can at once, solving the problem would be simple. The reality is that it’s a slow...
It’s been one of those really rough days! Your child has been acting out and testing you with everything. You’ve been patient and tried talking to him nicely. You’ve given warnings and reminders of behavior expectations hoping to get through to him. But now...
Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith has made a career out of tackling tough topics, from multi-level marketing schemes to the hazards of nail salon jobs. As a new mom, she was forced to dive into an equally tough personal journey, when her newborn was diagnosed with a...
Six months after I moved to the Washington, DC suburbs, I found myself alone and depressed. It had been a tumultuous year of leaving my beloved San Francisco for Paris, France, returning to San Francisco, and moving three weeks later across the country. When we...