Reduce your calories. Eat more vegetables. Limit soft drinks and junk foods. For years, even decades, this has been the advice for those wanting a healthy body weight, lower blood pressure and better markers of metabolic health. Most weight-loss advice has focused on either what to eat (and what to avoid), or how much to…
Updated findings from a European randomized trial continued to show that colonoscopy screening significantly reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence, but its impact on CRC mortality was less clear. At 13 years of follow-up, the incidence of CRC was 1.46% among participants who underwent colonoscopy screening versus 1.80% in the no-screening group, with a risk ratio…
Someone cloned my car number plate back in October and racked up £8,500 in Ulez fines. I appealed, but this was rejected. Unfortunately, the cloned car is the same make, model and colour as mine. I’ve now received 17 “order for recovery of unpaid penalty charge” notices from Transport for London (TfL). The bailiffs will…
Two more consumer groups are calling on Congress to reject the FDA Review and Evaluation for Safe, Healthy and Affordable Foods Act, or FRESH Act, citing industry interference in the legislative process. The bill, introduced by Rep. Kat Cammack, R-FL, would “further hobble an already broken system that allows scores of food chemicals to come…
A new therapy that combines two existing drugs shows promise for patients with inflammatory bowel disease who have exhausted other treatment options, according to findings from two new trials. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “These studies are really quite significant,” said Dr. Uma Mahadevan, a…
We may earn a commission from links on this page. This past weekend I ran a 10K while wearing both the Garmin Forerunner 970 and the Forerunner 165 Music, and while I’ll be doing a full comparison soon, the experience made one thing immediately clear: Sometimes it’s worth it to have a premium running watch….
Dear Carolyn: I can’t seem to get a hold of this one, and that is unusual for me. By all accounts, I have (and have had) a pretty good life. I had a professional career turned into a sub-career in favor of raising the kids (no regrets there). Husband is a good provider, good friend,…
The Met Gala is built on spectacle, but history (or, more accurately, the internet) is selective when it comes to anointing the truly spectacular. Over the years, only a handful of looks have cemented themselves in fashion history: Rihanna’s 2015 yellow Guo Pei gown, with a train that barely made it up the stairs; Sarah…
Following consumer complaints, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for ravioli pasta products because of misbranding and undeclared allergens. The ravioli labeled as beef and burrata may actually contain shrimp filling in lobster sauce. The shrimp and lobster, known allergens (shellfish), are not declared on the product…
Fun fact: The little black dress turns 100 this year. And Julianne Moore’s 2026 Met Gala dress is a perfect example of why, a century after its inception, it remains a genuine wardrobe staple in every woman’s closet. Moore attended this year’s Met Gala in an asymmetrical Bottega Veneta gown cut to look like one…
