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It’s a statistical fact that most of the people reading this article are right-handed. Because of this, it’s difficult to imagine what the world is like for those who use their left hand for everyday activities. Everything from writing to ...

Say what you will about getting older, but at least it is thoroughly democratic; no matter how healthy your diet, lifestyle and overall appearance might be, everyone eventually succumbs to Father Time’s onslaught. The telltale signs of aging, such as ...

No matter your age, gender, size or shape, everyone on the planet sleeps. Likewise, the consequences of failing to get enough sleep are well-known and well-understood; who hasn’t felt sluggish and lethargic after getting a poor night’s sleep? Since sleep ...

One of the most prevalent medical issues confronting the American public is obesity, a condition that has become much more common over the last several decades. As of 2010, about 36% of American adults over the age of 20 qualified ...

It’s hard to think of a more strenuous test of the body’s capabilities than running a marathon. Take the Chicago Marathon, for instance, which was first held in 1977 and occurs every October. Not surprisingly, it takes a participant quite ...

Some of the most troublesome signs of getting older are hearing loss, depression and declining cognitive skills. Unfortunately, these are not uncommon problems; roughly 36 million Americans suffer from hearing loss to at least a certain degree. Likewise, nearly one ...

It’s bad enough to get a stress facture, but it’s even worse to fracture the same area twice. In October 2013, such a scenario befell Julio Jones, a wide receiver for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. During a nationally televised game ...

Virtually all sports have some element of injury risk to them, a fact that is often made painfully obvious during football and hockey games. You can also add motor sports to this list; it’s certainly not hard to envision injuries ...

Tissue inflammation and diabetes are both major issues affecting the American public, but chances are you probably don’t associate these two ailments with each other. The obvious reason for this is that, on the surface at least, diabetes and inflammation ...

As popular as they may be, potato chips can best be described as a guilty pleasure. In order to make a chip that is amenable to the taste buds, food producers tend to pour globs of salt, cholesterol and fat ...