A 2013 study of garden hoses from popular retailers including Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart, Target and Kmart, suggests that today's water hoses aren't as safe as consumers may have thought. Water samples from several of the study's hoses contained potentially dangerous levels of numerous chemicals,...

Stress! We see the word and immediately we react. We know stress; we might even fear stress, shun it. We've had experience with stress and we understand that it can bring about anything from sleeplessness and the jitters to the risk of serious illness. When you are...

While chemotherapy can save lives, it can also cause many side effects, including the depletion of immune cells. Also, even in the absence of chemotherapy, normal aging takes a heavy toll on the immune system, leading to immune deficiencies and a higher risk of developing...

Our state of health is a combination of our genes and our environment. Genes do not necessarily define us because their expression can be regulated by controlling our diet and exposure to environmental pollutants. A review of the research demonstrates how these damaging factors can...