Month: December 2013

Federal health officials warn against the “cannibal sandwich,” a raw meat sandwich popular as a holiday treat in Wisconsin.        

Stomach flu is going around MIT. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a statement announcing a gastroenteritis outbreak on its campus, which includes symptoms of diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Two of the people were seen by MIT Medical staff at the beginning of the week, and 16 more were seen on Wednesday (Dec. 5).

Keep the peace among all parties this year. We can all co-exist in a world that brought us beets and Bundt cake. Everyone has an opinion and a way of life; we don't need to discuss it while dining.

Eventually, it all gets done, but it's that worrying of having pending issues to close out, which can sometimes lead to just not knowing how to get started. Therefore, let's shift our focus on what we can control.

A great deal of money is being made from our nutritional confusion. Even worse, the government created these guidelines in much the same way it creates laws: by listening to lobbyists and by making compromises.

Beware: Magnets can be extremely dangerous. One Florida teen learned the lesson firsthand after she accidentally swallowed rare-earth magnets at school last month. Christin Rivas, 14, was rushed to the emergency room for an X-ray, but a doctor sent her home, telling Rivas' mother that the magnets would pass. Five days later, the teen underwent emergency surgery during which the magnets — along with part of her colon and appendix — were removed. Now, Rivas is sharing her story in hopes of warning others of the danger playing with the magnets poses. "I do feel it was one of those

During the holidays, some families may notice changes in their senior loved one's cognitive or physical health, prompting them to consider that it may be time for them to move to a senior living community. When that time comes, some may take it for granted and assume it's a natural transition.

Jack Osbourne, son of Ozzy, was just 26 — and his daughter just weeks old — when he was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis. "I had about four days of like, 'Pity party, woe is me, it's all over,'" he says in the clip above of his recent HuffPost Live appearance. "Then I did some research and spoke with doctors and got in contact with people who have MS, and I soon realized it's actually a lot more manageable than the kind of public perception of it is, and that's part of the reason why I've been so

(This post originally appeared at the Knight Science Journalism Tracker.) If you’re looking for “a whole new way of killing cancer,” don’t turn to the journals. You’ll find it in Esquire. There Tom Junod and Mark Warren write about a scientist who says the difference between others’ research and his is “the difference between medieval alchemy and chemistry.”