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Health
Should You Be Worried About Whether Your Tap Water Is Safe?
When it comes to clean water, the most important factor is where you live.
Richard Morgan
10.24.18
Flu
Exactly What Happens to Your Body When You Catch the Flu
Most symptoms are actually caused by your immune system's response to the virus.
Laura Haynes
10.23.18
body
Is There Any Reason to Use Liquid Soap Instead of Bar Soap?
The more heavily used a bar is, the more microorganisms it holds. But does that really mean it's time to leave bar soaps behind?
Knvul Sheikh
9.27.18
Eat This
Here's How Gross it Is if You Find a Hair in Your Food
Despite the possibility of encountering dyes, sprays, and gels applied to hair, it’s not considered a chemical hazard in food—only a physical or biological one.
Christine Ro
8.14.18
body
Does Working in an Open-Plan Office Affect Your Health?
Critics note that they are distracting, uncomfortable, increase stress, hurt productivity, and potentially spread germs.
Mark Hay
8.2.18
Asking for a friend
Is it Safe to Eat Food That a Fly Landed on?
"In addition to regurgitation, the fly might defecate as it explores the new surface.”
Abigail Fagan
5.10.18
survival guide
This Is What It Would Take to Turn a Virus Into a Weapon
“A well-funded organization with scientific expertise and the resources to grow, manipulate, or release agents, and the motivation to actually use them—that’s the worst case scenario."
Abigail Fagan
4.4.18
Asking for a friend
How Long Can Orange Juice Sit Out?
There may be a downside to that extra-long Sunday brunch.
Kristen Dold
3.2.18
global health
Cultural Traditions Are Fueling the Spread of a Rare Tuberculosis Strain
Poverty is also a factor, but customs like eating raw meat and drinking blood are not helping.
Sophie Cousins
10.18.17
vaccines
A Crazy Dare in 1902 Helped Ignite the Anti-Vaxxer Movement
It kicked off a battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court.
Jason Feifer
9.13.17
Eat This
Your Produce Is About to Get a Lot Safer to Eat
You'll probably see way fewer food recalls in the future.
Shayla Love
9.1.17
Asking for a friend
Do I Really Need to Bother Washing My Produce?
Millions of Americans acquire foodborne illnesses each year.
Michelle Malia
8.28.17
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