Air pollution is caused by the presence of toxic substances in the atmosphere, mainly produced by human activities. From smog hanging over cities to smoke inside the home, air pollution poses a major threat to health and climate. Although there are numerous health hazards caused by air pollution, according to professor Şerefnur Öztürk, unclean air… Read More »
Healthy Eating Reader’s Digest EditorsDec 18 Grocery shopping can be a dietary minefield. Be sure to head in with these great pointers. Look for short ingredient lists Shutterstock/eldar nurkovic When you find a packaged food in the supermarket with a long list of ingredients on the label, just set it back on the shelf and… Read More »
Cigna and Express Scripts on Tuesday cleared their final state hurdle towards an expected merger closing on Thursday. On Tuesday, the companies received regulatory approval from New Jersey, the last state to weigh in after California and New York gave their permission, with conditions, last week. WHY THIS MATTERS The $ 67 billion merger is… Read More »
A Harvard addiction medicine specialist is getting calls from distraught parents around the country. A Stanford psychologist is getting calls from rattled school officials around the world. A federal agency has ordered a public hearing on the issue. Alarmed by the addictive nature of nicotine in e-cigarettes and its impact on the developing brain, public… Read More »