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How Paying Your Doctor In Seeds Helps Save The Rain Forest

In many parts of Indonesia, a medical emergency can cost up to a year’s wages and mean traveling hours or even days to reach a hospital or clinic – and often the only way to get the money together is to log local forests, over-fish a a reef or otherwis…

How To Make Your Own Asthma Spacer, Using A Plastic Bottle

Asthma is a global disease, but its impacts aren’t

Don’t Let Painful Joints Make You Sedentary

Fitness programs appropriate for people with arthritis are booming as the population ages. A growing number are backed by evidence and are free or low cost.

Michael Jordan-Funded Healthcare Facility Opens In Charlotte

Basketball legend, business leader and philanthropist Michael Jordan, together with his family, partner with Novant Health to open the first of two healthcare clinics for underserved neighborhoods.

Michael Jordan-Funded Healthcare Facility Opens In Charlotte

Basketball legend, business leader and philanthropist Michael Jordan, together with his family, partner with Novant Health to open the first of two healthcare clinics for underserved neighborhoods.

Frequent Drinking Riskier For Your Heart Than Binge Drinking, Study Finds

It turns out that how often you drink affects the chances of developing an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (AFib) more than the amount or volume of alcohol consumed, according to the findings of a new study.

Keep Your Mouth Shut, But Should You Tape It?

Wouldn’t it be nice if the millions of folks with sleep disorders could be fixed by a simple intervention?

What Beyonce’s Dad And Angelina Jolie Have In Common

Beyonce’s father, Mathew Knowles, shared that he has breast cancer and carries a BRCA2 mutation – shining a light on these topics, as Angelina Jolie did with BRCA1.

Stroke Risk Increased For Younger Adults With PTSD, Study Finds

Young adults with PTSD may be at increased risk for TIA or a major stroke by middle age, based on new research published in the journal Stroke.

Here’s Which Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Has Been Recalled, And Why

Shares of the company’s stock were down nearly 4% Friday morning.