Healthy Living Articles

Recent aflatoxin scandal in Europe has again brought attention to the need for reliable control of food safety. Unfortunately, aflatoxin contamination can be difficult to detect. Adequate preventive measures should be used to avoid future problems.

Attempts to eliminate malaria were so far unsuccessful. A new approach aims to develop resistance to malaria pathogen in the wild mosquito population. The strategy can eliminate the natural pool of parasites and thus prevent human infection.

Facebook and other social media are unmatched methods for keeping in touch with friends, both real-world and virtual. But constant use of Facebook is not without psychological consequences.

Americans spend $14 billion every year just on over-the-counter remedies and prescriptions from the vet for dogs of all ages. To provide an optimally healthy home for your family's furry members, however, avoid these 10 myths about canine health.

Most of carry smartphones that give us access to a large part of all the information known to humankind. So why aren't we a whole lot smarter?

It's World Environment Day, and this year's theme is "Think, Eat, Save". Find out how much food goes to waste each year, how many people are still hungry despite that, and what you can do to make a difference to save the environment.

The disabling and sometimes deadly fungal infection called valley fever, known in the medical literature as coccidioidomycosis (kok-sid-e-oy-doh-my-KOH-sis), is spreading across the drought-prone but increasingly crowded Western United States.

One of the major problems in American healthcare has been the unavailability of insurance for people with pre-existing conditions. Obamacare wipes out pre-existing conditions exclusions, but doesn't provide money for some people who won't get coverage.

When I was a teenager growing up on a particularly weed-prone farm, the Monsanto herbicide Roundup was regarded practically as a godsend. Endless hours in the fields with a hoe were no longer necessary. But has Roundup use gone too far?

We are hardwired to be easily distracted so many of us struggle to concentrate and focus our minds. But there are a number of very different strategies and techniques you can try to improve your ability to concentrate and sharpen up your focus.