Your holiday candles that smell of pomegranate, peppermint and pine may spark joy in your home, but they can also fuel your risk of heart disease and certain cancers, a new study finds. “Our research shows that some home fragrance products may be detrimental to indoor air quality,” Asit Kumar Mishra and Marie Coggins, researchers from Ireland, wrote last … Read more
Continuous exposure to artificial light at nighttime can put people at an increased risk of stroke, new research warns. “We advise people, especially those living in urban areas, to consider reducing that exposure to protect themselves from its potential harmful impact,” said study author Jian-Bing Wang, whose work was published Monday in the scientific journal … Read more
Life expectancy for Americans has dropped to the lowest levels in nearly three decades, according to a prominent global report. With a middling current average of 76.4 years, the United States has now been eclipsed by nearly every other developed nation, according to recent data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The … Read more