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Americans Have Turned To Alcohol During The Coronavirus Pandemic, And It’s Concerning.

Women in the US have been tying one on during the Covid-19 shutdown at an alarming rate, according to a new study out Tuesday.

Why Your Hand Sanitizer May Be Ineffective Or Tainted By Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, hand sanitizers have become a sought-after staple of life in a Covid-19-afflicted world.

Coronavirus Shut Down Water Monitoring At A Radioactive Waste Site For Months

Technical Area 54 is a part of Los Alamos National Labs (LANL) in New Mexico – the same Los Alamos that was home to the Manhattan Project, which ushered in the atomic era and today continues to produce radioactive triggers for nuclear weapons.

If Coronavirus Is Airborne, Beware Loud Talkers And ‘Superemitters’

It’s not yet clear if the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can be easily transmitted through the air, but more public health officials (and President Trump) are beginning to suggest taking precautions – like wearing cloth masks – just in case.

A Vaccine From The 1920s Is Now Being Tested For Use Against The Coronavirus Pandemic

Researchers in a handful of countries are testing a century-old tuberculosis vaccine to see if it can give a boost to the immune system to help it fight off the novel coronavirus now causing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Getting A Coronavirus Test? Here’s What To Expect

Testing for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus that has the world in a state of shock, is a relatively easy process, but it’s certainly not fun.

See How Coronavirus Compares To Other Pandemics Through History

While it is traveling rapidly around the world, the more than 6,500 deaths from COVID-19 still pales in comparison to other pandemics throughout recorded human history.

Upbeat Music Boosts The Benefits Of Exercise, New Study Shows

There’s been a lot of buzz about high-intensity training in recent years, but a new study finds that simply listening to high-tempo music during a workout could also produce added health benefits.

To Live Longer, Start Running Now, Even Just A Little Bit

It may be possible to out-run death, at least for a little while, according to a recent study.

Screen Time May Actually Be Good For Kids, New Oxford Study Finds

New research out of Oxford, Cardiff and Cambridge Universities finds that screen time in moderation actually seems to have a positive effect on kids.