It felt like we had a spy in the office.
My two assistants chatted the other day about artificial sugar replacements. A few minutes later, one of their smartphones lit up. It was an ad from her Amazon app saying there was a sale on bags of erythritol sugar replacement.
I suspected something was wrong when I had to help the older man with his jacket.
I was on a flight to JFK airport in New York. I noticed his hands shaking, but I didn't say anything. That is, until I realized it was actor and science-communications advocate Alan Alda.
Get off your smartphone... unless you want to go blind.
That advice might seem sensational, but we're getting closer to that reality. And it's all because of blue light.
It's the No. 1 killer in both men and women.
But heart disease isn't always getting the right diagnosis.
You toss and turn at night. You can't get comfortable. Maybe it's too hot in your bedroom or you can't shut off your brain after a busy day. Or maybe some heavy summer thunderstorms are keeping you awake.
If so, you're not alone. About 60 million Americans suffer from chronic insomnia. What's more, as many as one in three Americans experience at least mild insomnia, according to the Sleep Health Foundation.
Social media giant Facebook has been in the headlines ever since a data breach left more than 87 million records vulnerable.
And, as we mentioned last week, the company's shares continue to suffer from the bad press.
Looks like all those early bird diners have the right idea...
According to a recent study out of Barcelona, folks who eat an "early" dinner had a lower risk of breast and prostate cancer. Early, in this study, meant before 9 p.m.
Dim lights. Sticky magazines. Unbearable wait times. Rushed appointments.
If you face any of these at your primary care doctor's office, it means patients aren't a priority. So it's time to ditch your doctor.
Turns out, there is a cure for a broken heart.
I'm not talking about some emotional issue. I'm talking about an exciting new breakthrough that can "regenerate" damaged heart tissue.
Air pollution causes type 2 diabetes.
You read that right. And now, thanks to the latest medical research out of St. Louis, we now know how many diabetes cases we can attribute to air pollution.