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Hong Kong was poised on the edge of confrontation between police and pro-democracy protesters Thursday as authorities warned demonstrators not to follow through on their threat to occupy government buildings.
By some estimates, the meat and dairy industry is responsible for up to half of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Parents rushed to get their children from school Wednesday after learning that five students may have had contact with the Ebola patient in a Dallas hospital.
We all have the same 24 hours to work with. We all have to make the most of those hours, dividing the time between work, family, and, hopefully, sleep.
Symptoms of the enterovirus resemble those of the common cold. What distinguishes EV-D68 from the common cold and other respiratory viruses, however, is that it causes difficulty breathing.
Kids who receive several rounds of antibiotics before age two may be at an increased risk of being overweight by age five, suggests a new study.
Coconut is everywhere these days: beauty products, baked goods, and smoothies, just to name a few. With it comes a host of health benefits including antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal properties.
“Thank God we’re living in a country where the sky’s the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.”
Superfoods are exactly what you expect them to be: Foods packed with nutrition that give you the most bang for your buck and calorie. This means that consuming them regularly
Ginger is one of the oldest medicinal foods. Ayurvedic texts credit ginger as a “universal great medicine”. An old Indian proverb says that “everything good is found in ginger.”
There are many tricks and tips to being productive, but ultimately what people are looking for is that perfect day of work when they’re immensely proud of what they’ve produced.
Israelis in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and elsewhere around the country have spent much of the past 72 hours scrambling for cover.
Data from immigration courts, as well as individual testimony, indicates that many of the thousands of children undertaking a perilous journey across the U.S. border from Central America will stay.