Health Tip – Oct. 24 – Painkillers and Antidepressants
A recent study discovered that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - which include aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen - can reduce the effectiveness of the commonly...
Word of the Day – Oct. 24 – Layman
Noun: layman (LAY-mun)
Definition:
1. A person who is not a member of the clergy
2. A person who does not belong to a particular profession...
Word of the Day – Oct. 21 – Tawdry
Adjective: Tawdry (TAW-dree)
Definition:
1. Gaudy, showy and cheap
2. Low or mean
Sample sentence: The mother refused to let her daughter wear the tawdry jewelry and...
Health Tip – Oct. 21 – Bad News For Night Owls
Researchers at Britain's Roehampton University questioned 1,068 men and women about their eating and sleeping habits as well as how they rated their levels...
Word of the Day – Oct. 20 – Exodus
Noun: Exodus (EK-suh-dus)
Definition:
1. The mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
2. A mass departure: emigration
Sample sentence: When the...
Health Tip – Oct. 20 – Yoga to Help Diabetics
Yoga is no substitute for the more vigorous exercise which many people with diabetes need in order to lose weight, but a new study...
Word of the Day – Oct. 19 – Conversant
Adjective: Conversant (kun-VER-sunt)
Definition: Having knowledge or experience.
Sample sentence: The software firm advertised for programmers who are conversant with the latest technologies and languages...
Health Tip – Oct. 19 – Foods that May Protect Against Stroke
Pop quiz: What do apples, pears, cucumbers and cauliflower have in common? Answer: The edible parts of all of them are white. And these...
Word of the Day – Oct. 18 – Broadside
Noun: Broadside (BRAWD-syde)
Definition:
1. A sheet of paper printed usually on one side (as an advertisement)
2. All the guns on one side of a...
Health Tip – Oct. 18 – How Laughing Fights Pain
We all know that laughing makes us feel good, but research has never shown exactly how this happens or how laughter fights pain, which...
