Lymphedema Treatment: Benefits of Moderate Exercise Outweigh Air Pollution Harm

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Benefits of Moderate Exercise Outweigh Air Pollution Harm

BBC—A University of Cambridge study suggests that while the effects of air pollution are staggering (the airborne scourge contributes to 40,000 deaths each year in the United Kingdom alone), the health benefits of moderate exercises like walking and bicycling "outweigh" the harm that polluted air can wreak on our overall health.

'Medical Errors' Kill 250,000 Americans a Year

Medical News Today—In most jobs, making a mistake might result in a slap on the wrist. In medicine, it can kill. In fact, according to a new study published in The BMJ, every year medical errors cause or contribute to more than 250,000 deaths in the United States.

Two-Minute Warnings Work in Sports. With Kids, Not So Much

The New York Times—Researchers from the University of Washington's Computing for Healthy Living & Learning Lab have come up with some counterintuitive data regarding that incredibly fraught parent-child interaction: turning off a video game or TV show.

Why Leftovers Taste Better the Next Day

Berkeley Wellness—Chemical reactions continue to take place in food after it's cooked, producing more or new flavor molecules-especially when food is reheated, according to food scientists.

How Safe Is Your Drinking Water?

Berkeley Wellness—The US and Canada, as well as most other industrialized nations, have a right to be proud of their drinking water. Safe public water is one of the triumphs of the last century. But as the recent water crisis in Flint, Mich., has made tragically clear, there's still plenty of cause for concern.