Author Archives: health

WATCH: Beyonce’s dad, Mathew Knowles reveals he has breast cancer

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Mathew Knowles is fighting breast cancer. The man who’s best known for the years he spent managing his superstar daughters Beyonce and Solange announced the news during a sit-down interview with Michael Strahan for Good Morning America that will air Wednesday. A short teaser was released on Twitter on Tuesday and in it,… Read More »

Dartmouth-Hitchcock, GraniteOne to merge, consolidating Vermont, New Hampshire providers

Dive Brief: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and GraniteOne Health will merge, nine months after signing a letter of intent. The deal represents the consolidation of New Hampshire’s two largest hospitals, including its only academic medical center. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and GraniteOne will have a combined eight hospitals and nearly $ 3 billion in revenue. Dive Insight: Southern New… Read More »

U.S. judge keeps intact Massachusetts’ toughest-in-nation vaping ban

BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday denied an industry bid to put on hold Massachusetts’ four-month ban on the sale of vaping products, keeping intact the toughest prohibition yet in a rapidly developing response to e-cigarettes and their potential link to a lung disease. A demonstrator vapes during a protest at the Massachusetts… Read More »

How Meditation Helps to Lose Weight

by Karl Burton Having a little extra weight on can work against your mental state in a big way. The never-ending circle of weight gain, depression, and inability to lose the weight can really take a toll on your mind. Want a tip to combat this? Meditation. That’s right, meditation can actually help someone not… Read More »