Tag: Lifestyle

Not All Sugars Are Bad: These Ones Are Good for You

The human body needs a certain amount of salt, but we do not need refined sugar. This type of sugar only provides calories and has no nutritional value. However, not everyone needs to quit sugar. Most healthy people can get away with occasionally adding sugar to their diets for flavor. So are there any sweeteners…


Emergency Preparedness: How to Create a Last-Minute Packing List for Peace of Mind

During a trip to Venice, I purchased a painting that now hangs in my dining room and is one of my most treasured possessions. It’s the one item in that room I would prioritize saving if we were ever faced with an emergency evacuation. But it’s not easily packed in a bug-out bag, and since…


Moderna mRNA Cancer Vaccine Gets FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a “breakthrough therapy” designation to Moderna’s personalized mRNA skin cancer vaccine combined with a drug by Merck for treating patients with high-risk melanoma. The “breakthrough therapy” designation has been granted to Moderna’s mRNA-4157/V940, an investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA…


Family Doctor Shortage: 2 Main Factors, and What You Can Do

In recent years, the United States has faced a shortage of primary care physicians, also called family doctors. This issue has far-reaching consequences for the health care system, and the shortage is expected to become more severe in the coming years. The American Medical Association projects that by 2034, we’ll have a shortage of between…


Making Money Is Good for Customers, Workers: CEO Stands by Airline’s Billion-Dollar Profit

Qantas’ billion-dollar profit will allow the airline to invest in new aircraft, upgrade its customer lounge, and deliver bonuses to employees, explained CEO Alan Joyce. Australia’s flag carrier delivered a $1 billion (US$680 million) net profit for the six months to Dec. 31, following a $456 million net loss a year earlier, as well as…


Plant-Based Milk Can Be Called ‘Milk’: FDA Proposes Draft Labeling Guidance

Plant-based food companies can now label their alternative milk products, such as oat and almond milk, as “milk,” according to draft labeling recommendations that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released on Feb. 22. But if companies do call their products “milk,” the guidance recommends they should clearly label the beverage’s plant source, such…


Ex Etiquette—With Tips for the Extended Family, Too

Life has a way of throwing curveballs at us when we least expect them. But by considering them before they occur, we can react to them in a much more gracious manner. Seeing the Ex It’s sad but true that not all dating relationships are long-term. So what to do when you run into the…


Old-World Elegance

This tastefully restored mansion on Syros Island in the heart of the Greek Cyclades resides on a high bluff overlooking the blue Aegean and the island’s picturesque capital, Ermoupoli. The home’s foyer features a classic marble staircase with Doric columns. Verdant colors and contrasts combined with grand dimensions to create an air of luxury. (Courtesy…


Can You Hear Me Now?

The ability to hear clearly is a luxury that is often taken for granted, until we realize we can no longer hear the TV, friends and family, or certain tones. Our ability to hear is an incredible process: the very abbreviated description of the process is that sound waves, which are vibrations in the air,…


Romance Any Time You Can Make It Happen

Let’s hear it for romance! You’re never too old—or too busy—to enjoy a romantic interlude, and I don’t mean a mushy card and some chocolate for Valentine’s Day, either. “Romantic travel doesn’t have to be limited to February. In fact, planning your romantic getaway outside of February gives you the freedom to enjoy better weather…