Herbal teas are seen as a soothing and calming drink, but even so, consumers are urged to make sure the herbal remedies do not negatively react with prescription meds. Some can dilute the impact, others could make the effect of a prescribed drug stronger. ( Photo: Map cla 1401) Notes of Caution about Booming Herbal Medicine Market In many developing countries, herbal medicine accounts for up to 80 percent of all treatments, according to the World Health... News 05 Sep 2025 | 05:02
You may never be able to match the radiant smile of Julia Roberts–which one poll of dentists said was the top-rated celebrity smile by their patients–but new research may lead to a breakthrough whereby a tooth that is chipped or damaged may be able to heal itself. ( Photo: Nicholas Genin/Wikimedia Commons) Sink Your Teeth Into This Encouraging News About Repairing Your Pearly Whites When Express Dentist polled its dentists to find out the No. 1 most requested celebrity smile for their patients, the top... News 29 Aug 2025 | 12:29
Painting is entitled “Some People Feel the Rain, Others Just Get Wet.” Scientists now say it is more than folklore, that some people can indeed “feel” a coming rain storm in their bones. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Weather Alert: Feel It in Your Bones? Grab Your Umbrella! As Erin, the season’s first named hurricane, churns across the Atlantic, some New Yorkers won’t need a weather report to... News 15 Aug 2025 | 12:04
Cooling towers can be breeding grounds for Legionnaires’ disease (note: the one pictured is not tied to any outbreak). ( Photo: EVAPOCO/X.com) Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Hits Harlem, Killing One Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia named after the Legionella bacteria, has struck Manhattan. An outbreak... News 05 Aug 2025 | 03:16
All cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, are considered superfoods and contain cancer-fighting compounds but . . . ( Photo: Fir0002/Wikimedia Commons) 7 Superfoods Backed by Science to Boost Health Summer is salad season whose crisp greens brighten and lighten an overheated day. But for summer, winter, spring, and fall,... News 01 Aug 2025 | 04:15
Councilwoman Gale Brewer, prime sponsor of Local Law 93, the water fountain bill, which will add 50 public water fountains in city parks, but it has a very long lead time. ( Photo: City Council Media Unit) 50 New Water Fountains in Public Parks will Have Spigots to Refill Water Bottles for 1st Time New water fountains to be installed near the entrance of 50 public parks across the city will be required to contain both... News 17 Jul 2025 | 01:18
Scenes such as the above, where a young woman shows off her flu-shot sticker, should be commonplace this fall after the FDA in June finally issued recommendations on the new flu vaccine for the 2025-26 flu season. ( Photo: Whoisjohngalt/Wikimedia Commons) Flu Vaccine Shots Will Be Available This Fall After All Despite political posturing, missed meetings, and nail-biting moments of medical mystery, it now seems certain that there... News 11 Jul 2025 | 04:01
Sweat can be unpleasant, but experts are discovering it has a lot more beneficial effects than just cooling down the body in hot weather. ( Photo: Sasener) Summer Is Here and the Sweat You Hate Is Actually Good For You! Summer is here and while high heat and humidity can be unpleasant and energy-sapping, the sweat that accompanies the sweltering... News 03 Jul 2025 | 04:27
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (center) joins President Donald Trump at a Cabinet meeting in the White House, April 10. ( Photo: Molly Roberts/The White House) RFK’s War on Fluoride Rings Alarm With NYC Health Officials and Dental Experts New York City’s world-renowned tap water protects teeth as it quenches thirst, thanks to the fluoride it contains. But there’s... Voices 18 Apr 2025 | 11:43
Navigating and getting care for Long Covid can be overwhelming. However, many city clinics and hospitals are on the leading edge of understanding and treating it. ( Source: THE CITY - NYC News) What We Know About Long Covid in New York City: Symptoms, Treatment and Risks Covid-19 is here to stay, and with it come persistent and potentially life-altering symptoms from Covid-19 infections, also... News 25 Jan 2025 | 01:58
Smart watches have been used to help detect covid infections and monitor heart rates. Now one research group is starting a study to determine if customized smart watches can be used to detect fluid changes and help in the battle to save the limbs of cancer patients. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Smart Watches Long Ago Earned Their Keep on Heart Rates; Now May Even Help to Save Limbs of Cancer Patients In the medical world, “Smart” watches have earned their name honestly through their ability to detect and evaluate an impressive... News 11 Oct 2024 | 12:39
Rush Hemispjheres (1978): Brain-centric gatefold album cover by Canadian art / prog rockers. Original cover design by graphic artist Hugh Syme. ( Mercury Records) Brains Need Art Like Art Needs Brains When I first reviewed Your Brain On Art, by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen, it was a rather new idea: making the connection... City Arts 10 Jul 2024 | 12:54
Ancient Greek Bronze Votive Statue Hand, National Archaeological Museum of Greece, Athens, Greece ( Gary Todd / Wikiemedia Commons) Fingernail Factors Right now, the political news verges on hysteria with candidates up and down, sometimes both in the same day, leaving anxious... News 17 Jun 2024 | 09:43
August 14, 2003 New York City Blackout, looking east towards the 59th Street Bridge ( Glitch010101, Wikimedia Commons) Dining in the Dark It won’t be official until the Summer Solstice on June 20, but as the poet and the thermometer say, “Sumer is icumen in.”... News 10 Jun 2024 | 12:21
Some people would prefer to not spring forward in daylight saving time each March. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Daylight Danger Time: Most People Prefer No Time Changes A lot of doctors are betting you didn’t sleep well recently. Their explanation: Daylight Saving. Benjamin Franklin was a big... News 23 Mar 2024 | 10:02
Landmarks Commission to Reconsider West Park Presbyterian Church Demolition Plans