Health Aug 04 Does modern society worsen allergies and asthma? Ask the Amish A recent study compares the health of Amish children with others, its conclusion boosts support for the so-called hygiene hypothesis: the idea that a lack of early childhood exposure to a diversity of germs can keep the immune system underdeveloped…
Science Jul 29 4 tricks to beat the heat: Do they really work? With a “heat dome” entering the national vocabulary, and predicted higher-than-normal temperatures in every state for the next three months, how can a person stay comfortable — and even more important, stay safe?…
Science Jul 25 The global fight against deadly brain-eating amoeba is gaining ground Scientists scour the globe for a drug to kill deadly brain-eating amoeba.