Health Tip – July 18 – Lose a Few Pounds to Lower Cancer Risk
Women: if you’re overweight or obese, shedding just 10 percent of your weight might reduce your overall cancer risk. The goal is to lower...
Word of the Day – July 18 – Wifty
Adjective: Wifty (WIF-tee)
Definition: Eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane: ditzy
Sample sentence: The American Idol judges only have to lounge around, and make some wifty comment...
Word of the Day – July 17 – Tetralogy
Noun: Tetralogy (teh-TRAH-luh-jee)
Definition: A series of four connected literary, artistic, or musical works.
Sample sentence: An example of an original tetralogy would be three tragedies...
Health Tip – July 17 – Anti-Alzheimer’s Diet
The more omega-3 fatty acids in the diet, the lower the blood levels of a protein related to Alzheimer's disease. A study from Columbia...
Word of the Day – July 16 – Skirl
Verb: Skirl (SKERL)
Definition: To emit the high shrill tone of the chanter; also to give forth music or play on the bagpipe.
Sample sentence: Wearing...
Health Tip – July 16 – Overcoming the Ouch Factor
Do you dread getting a shot? If so, here’s a study that may help ease the pain of your next injection. Researchers in Germany...
Word of the Day – July 13 – Nebulous
Adjective: Nebulous (NEB-yuh-luhs)
Definition: Unclear, hazy, vague, ambiguous.
Sample sentence: His answer to the question was nebulous, and it was obvious he didn't want to answer...
Health Tip – July 13 – Email and Stress
Is email stressing us out? Maybe so, according to a new study that looked at how temporarily giving up email affected a group of...
Word of the Day – July 12 – Anthophilous
Adjective: Anthophilous (an-THAH-fuh-lus)
Definition: Feeding upon or living among flowers
Sample sentence: The students studied the behaviors of the anthophilous insects found in the field.
Health Tip – July 12 – Beware Night Time Drivers
Just because you’ve passed a standard vision test doesn’t mean you can see well enough to drive safely at night. New research from Australia...
