Health & Lifestyle

A group of health experts says older adults without heart disease should not take aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke. The group says the risk of bleeding inside the body for people 60 years of age and older is greater than the protection from heart disease. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released an early version of the new guidance recently. It is a … [Read more...] about Experts Change Advice for Preventing Heart Attacks with Aspirin

Outside of the city of Denver, Colorado, a large industrial building sits between an auto repair business and a used computer business. In that building, a man deals daily with life and death. Seth Viddal and his employees have built a burial container, or “vessel.” Recently they told reporters from the Associated Press that they hope this vessel will be the start of a … [Read more...] about Environmentally Friendly Burial Choice: Body Composting

An increase in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts. They say an earlier bird flu strain appears to have changed and may be more infectious to people. The World Health Organization (WHO) says China has reported 21 human infections with the H5N6 strain of bird flu in 2021. That compares with only five reported cases … [Read more...] about Rise in Bird Flu Infections Show Risks of Fast-Changing Variants

Lee Reich is an expert on gardening who writes about the subject for the Associated Press. Recently, he wrote a story about a plant that a gardening friend could not identify -- even though the plant is common. The plant has green leaves and large, yellow flowers. It appeared in Reich’s friend’s garden although he had not planted it. The area did not get a lot of … [Read more...] about Jewelweed in the Garden: Pretty, Possibly Useful

In 1997, Chinese wine-maker Legacy Peak started producing grapes more or less by accident. Now, it wins awards in international wine markets. The winery represents the fast growth of China’s wine industry. However, at one point, the winemakers came close to giving up. "We wanted to pull out all the vines and call it quits," said Liu Hai. As the company’s second-generation … [Read more...] about Chinese Winemakers Gain Recognition