The Honest Company, an all-natural product line owned by actress Jessica Alba, received viral online complaints on July 31, Friday that its sunscreen Sun Protection Factor (SPF) 30 was not effective. In addition to receiving many poor reviews on Amazon, several disgruntled customers posted photos on social networks such as Twitter, showing bad burns and white residue.
When artists joined hands with residents of a low-income community in Pachuca, Mexico a little over a year ago to create a giant mural, the result was electrifying. The working class neighborhood of Las Palmitas, a place where crime was rampant and residents rarely mingled, was transformed by art.
Making minor changes to a sedentary lifestyle can have a big effect on improving one's health. A study reported on July 31, Friday that simply standing up more often and sitting down less frequently in the workplace can make employees healthier, improving their blood levels of sugar, cholesterol, and fat. This is especially true for workers with desk jobs.
Medicare and Medicaid celebrated their 50th birthday last week on July 30, Thursday, commemorating President Johnson's signing them into law. President Obama is now countering Republican critics who argue that the two programs are in a "crisis," and ought to undergo budget cuts or be phased out completely.
A British pharmacist has created a Coca-Cola infographic that shows the physical and mental effects on the human system during the first hour after consuming a can of Coke. The information graphic includes various effects of drinking the fizzy soft drink related to the side-effects of ingesting sugar and caffeine contained in the world-famous beverage.
An Ebola virus vaccine trial has produced successful results and a breakthrough in the battle against major infectious diseases. An evaluation of the new drug discovered that the medication was 100 percent effective when used in particular conditions, which could result in a new vaccine.
A different kind of beauty contest was held in New York in January 2015 with 68 women competing for the title "Best Butt." The winner was supposed to be the woman with the biggest posterior.
The Ministry of Education and state language commission moved to save Chinese local dialects from extinction, which are under threat by China's urbanization that drove huge numbers of people to live very far from where they were born and raised, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
A new nursing home has opened in Guangzhou, specifically for "shidu" elderly, those who have lost their only child.
In an effort to promote a low carbon emission lifestyle, Guangdong Province in South China is planning to launch a new system that awards individuals for environmentally friendly behavior.
The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF), a panel of experts, has created a questionnaire to determine if people are at a high risk of clinical depression. They can fill out the form within a few minutes at a doctor's clinic or download it from the Internet and then submit it to a physician, who can then spot signs of severe sadness and assess their mental health.
IBM's Watson supercomputer, which was featured on the quiz show Jeopardy, and CVS Pharmacy are teaming up to improve patient care management. The collaboration creates hope to improve the quality of life of patients with long-term medical conditions, while the powerful CPU could also help to predict future chronic diseases. Nonetheless, some organizations have raised concerns such as privacy issues.
Nature's Variety, a company that makes popular dog food has issued a voluntary recall on one of its goods known as the Instinct Raw Chicken for Dogs product line due to possible contamination from Salmonella, the company announced through the United States Food and Drugs Administration.
Two people have died and 31 others were afflicted in an outbreak caused by the Legionnaires' disease. The city officials from New York City Health Department were closely monitoring the situation particularly in the South Bronx area where most cases have been reported from.
Previous research has implied that coffee consumption could reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which has been linked to Alzheimer's Disease. However, findings from a new study suggest that the effect could be based on how a person's coffee drinking habits change in terms of the daily intake.
