Tag: Lifestyle

Which Is a Better Sofa Companion, the Coffee Table or the Ottoman?

By Katie Laughridge From Tribune News Service Both coffee tables and ottomans serve as functional decorations that blend seamlessly into the design of your living space. While we believe that you can’t go wrong with either choice, knowing the differences between them, and what questions to ask when deciding to bring one home, can help…


Washington’s Yakima Valley: A Tale of Three Museums

It’s said that the first white men to enter the vast region of the Yakima Valley were members of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1805. But to the Native American tribal peoples who had been hunting, fishing, planting and gathering in the valley for thousands of years, Clark and his party were just tourists….


A Daily Habit That Lowers Risk of Early Death and Cancer: Study

According to research, a daily habit cultivated regularly can potentially increase the length and quality of life as well as lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer—the habit is simply getting a good night’s sleep. In a study, the research team analyzed data from 172,321 individuals who took part in the National Health…


Headaches: 5 Main Causes and Effective Formulas for Relief

Headaches are a common affliction that many people, after not finding relief elsewhere, seek help for through traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Treating headaches is one of TCM’s fortes. To relieve pain, you must first find out what is causing it. In general, people with headaches usually have one or more of the following five habits:…


FDA Finds Rare Neurological Disorder Is ‘Potential Risk’ With Pfizer RSV Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that two older adults who received Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during a clinical trial were subsequently diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barré syndrome. Briefing documents (pdf) released on Feb. 24 ahead of this week’s meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory…


FDA Finds Rare Neurological Disorder Is a ‘Potential Risk’ With Pfizer Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said two people who received Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during a clinical trial were subsequently diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barre syndrome. Briefing documents (pdf) released on Feb. 24 ahead of an upcoming meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee flagged…


FDA Finds Rare Neurological Disorder Is a ‘Potential Risk’ With Pfizer RSV Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said two people who received Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during a clinical trial were subsequently diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barre syndrome. Briefing documents (pdf) released on Feb. 24 ahead of an upcoming meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee flagged…


5 Distress Signals and 7 Tips for a Healthy Heart

On Jan. 12, Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of American rock star and the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Elvis Presley, died of cardiac arrest—once again arousing public attention to heart disease. Shu Rong, a senior British traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician, reminds us of the need to be fully aware of the five distress signals…


Cardiovascular Disease Increases After COVID-19 Infection, 7 Tips for a Healthy Heart

On Jan. 12, Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of American rock star and the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Elvis Presley, died of cardiac arrest—once again arousing public attention to heart disease. Shu Rong, a senior British traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician, reminds us of the need to be fully aware of the five distress signals…


Snooze Alert: Sleeping Your Way to Better Mental Health–Part I

Sleep is a very big deal. Yet, despite fantastic scientific and technological achievements in the 21st century, extraordinary advances in the field of sleep medicine are largely unknown, ignored, or discounted by the vast majority of health care professionals. Nowhere is this vacuum in clinical sleep knowledge more evident than in the treatment of mental…