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What caffeine intake may be good for you?
Just a stimulating ingredient in coffee and tea, or a drug-like addiction or even a drag on health? Turns out it is largely up to us how we manage our caffeine intakes. Caffeine intake quickens heart...April 6, 2019 1380 0 -
Virginia to start accepting Medicaid applications on Nov 1 under expansion plan
Image shows doctor at work at Grove Dental Clinic in Falls Church Virginia will start accepting applications on November 1, 2018 from adults eligible for health coverage under Medicaid expansion plan approved this year. According to...October 19, 2018 1287 0 -
Pakistani startup Marham wins Audience Choice Award at Google Demo Day Asia
Marham, a Pakistani startup connecting people with healthcare experts online, won recognition at the Google Demo Day Asia held in Shanghai on Friday, winning the Audience Choice Award. The audience at the Demo Day – which...September 21, 2018 1156 0 -
How fat intakes from plants help prevent heart diseases
Image Credit: Bill Ebbesen/Creative Commons So, what to do about the fat that human bodies need to maintain an overall healthy equilibrium? No animal fat? Vegetables all the way? Or some nuts also? Let’s focus today...June 6, 2018 1119 0 -
Virginia passes bill to expand Medicaid coverage to 400,000 more people
Virginia State Capitol, Photo: Anderskev/Wikimedia Commons Virginia has expanded Medicaid coverage for 400,000 more low-income people after years of efforts as Democrats and Republicans voted to pass the bill in a bipartisan fashion on Wednesday. Both...May 31, 2018 923 0 -
WHO warns against excess trans-fat intakes
Fatty foods have long been known to clog arteries and cause cardiovascular diseases but their consumption still remains widespread in developing countries, the World Health Organization says in its latest report. The WHO warning is part...May 8, 2018 945 0 -
Let’s pause and eat to live
The human body is the most precious instrument and food is the most important thing which runs this instrument, so we have to learn to eat to live and not live to eat. Every day we...April 7, 2018 1016 1 -
Virginia House Republicans back Medicaid expansion
Photo: Varmin/Wikimedia Commons Governor Ralph Northam has welcomed the Republican-controlled House approval of a plan to extend Medicaid coverage for the low-income people in Virginia – reflecting compromise in a new political climate in Richmond in...February 19, 2018 1137 0 -
New Study: Drinking tea makes people more creative
Photo: Miansari66/Wikimedia Commons So, what does taking tea do to awaken sleepy senses, turn on a rusty mind or even overcome a brain freeze? In short, how does drinking tea stimulate thinking and help creativity? A...February 5, 2018 1648 0 -
How to eat healthy and stay fit during winter break
Getting smarter and wiser is part of the evolution and as a species, and as human beings we have done OK in areas from education and health to science and technology. But, when it comes to...December 6, 2017 1845 0
