Word of the Day – Aug. 29 – Aliment
Noun: Aliment ( AL-uh-munt)
Definition: Food, nutriment, or sustenance.
Sample sentence: When choosing your daily aliment, be sure to include plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Health Tip – Aug. 29 – Best Way to Treat a Jellyfish Sting
If you are visiting the ocean you could have a run-in with a jellyfish. The stings from these weird-looking creatures can ruin your day...
Health Tip – Aug. 28 – Sedentary Life Style Starts Young
Kids these days spend much too much time in front of screens - computers, video games, television, whatever. A new study from Oregon State...
Word of the Day – Aug. 28 – Maquette
Noun: Maquette (ma-KET)
Definition: A usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building)
Sample sentence: At the town meeting the architect presented a...
Word of the Day – Aug. 27 – Palisade
Noun:Palisade (pal-uh-SAYD)
Definition:
1. A fence of stakes especially for defense, or a long strong stake pointed at the top and set close with others...
Health Tip – Aug. 27 – Low Fat Foods- Are They Better?
A search for the term "fat-free" in the grocery section on Amazon.com brings up 3,386 products; "low-fat" yields 3,597. That's a vast array of...
Word of the Day – Aug. 24 – Gibbous
Adjective: Gibbous ( JIB-us)
Definition:
1. Marked by convexity or swelling
2. Having a hump: humpbacked
Sample sentence: The gibbous shadows that could be seen on the horizon...
Health Tip – Aug. 24 – Tight Jean Syndrome
Wearing tight clothes can compress a sensory nerve called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve that runs from the abdomen through the thigh. The compression...
Word of the Day – Aug. 23 – Nectar
Noun: Nectar (NEK-ter)
Definition:
1. The drink of the Greek and Roman gods
2. Something delicious to drink
3. A beverage of fruit juice and pulp
4. A sweet...
Health Tip – Aug. 23 – Are Toxins in Your Chicken?
Researchers from John’s Hopkins and Arizona State University discovered fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics, in samples of feather meal, a product made from chicken...
