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Fitness Trackers Only Help Rich People Get Thinner
The Atlantic: Last year I bought a Lumo Lift, a device that tracks calories and buzzes whenever its wearer slouches. I wore it for about two weeks, wrote an article about it, and put it in
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Ebola lapses show lab safety protocols should factor in human error
Los Angeles Times: Christmas Eve brought the unwelcome news that a lab worker at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have been exposed to the Ebola virus. It was the latest in a series
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Expressing Anger Linked with Better Health in Some Cultures
In the US and many Western countries, people are urged to manage feelings of anger or suffer its ill effects — but new research with participants from the US and Japan suggests that anger may actually
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Is Obesity a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
There are lots of people of normal, healthy weight who, when they look in the mirror, see a fat person. Many of them know that their perceptions are skewed, because trusted friends and family have
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Why a hug is good for your health
The New Zealand Herald: If you’re struggling to get your beloved under the mistletoe this year, then help is at hand. Scientists have revealed that hugging is good for our health, helping to prevent infection
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Boost Your Immune System with Hugs
Big Think: Hugs may have healing properties (beyond making you feel warm and fuzzy). This flu season add a hug a day to your regimen–it may help lessen your symptoms should you fall ill, according
