Safe handling and preparation of food is crucial to ensuring food safety, whether you’re a vendor at a farmer’s market or the world’s largest franchise. Any type of contaminated food could be life-threatening....Read more

The delicately flavored cashew nut is a favorite between meal snack that can be readily found in your local market year round....Read more

We all know that eating raw meat puts you at major risk for salmonella and other foodborne illnesses, and you were probably scolded by Mom long ago not to eat spoonfuls of raw cookie dough, as delicious as it tastes. But when it comes to vegetables and other crops, everything is ......Read more

Most men with early prostate cancer don’t have any signs or symptoms. But there are some things that may mean you're more likely to get prostate cancer....Read more

The rest of the calcium in your body is used for other critical functions such as muscle contraction, blood vessel contraction and expansion, and sending messages through the nervous system. ...Read more

Hiccups are very common and most people will have hiccups at some time. Most simple cases of hiccups come after eating or drinking too much or too quickly. The stomach, which is situated right below the diaphragm, becomes distended and irritates it....Read more

Eating mold sounds pretty scary, but chances are you've probably done it once or twice without even realizing it. When cleaning out your fridge...Read more

If you’re experiencing the symptoms of mental health issues like anxiety or depression, you may want to discuss with your doctor whether these symptoms could be the result of a physical health problem. A number of different physical health problems share symptoms with mental heal ......Read more

Every person's tongue is unique, and similar to fingerprints some see the potential for the tongue to act as an identify verification tool. The tongue is protected in the mouth and would be difficult to forge, and a person can stick it out for examination. Researchers are working ......Read more

Just as we cannot live without air and water, we cannot live without our microbes. A person who lacks the normal microbes in the gut is likely to encounter problems like weight gain and illness....Read more

You know the feeling: you can't find a particular word, remember someone's name, or concentrate the way you once did. Is it just aging, or is something else to blame? ...Read more

For example, choosing foods that build bone density, strengthen connective tissue and reduce inflammation can help you prevent injuries and preserve your joints for a long, active life....Read more

We know what its sugary counterpart does, but do you know what happens to your body when you drink Diet Coke? From the pharmacist that brought us the now famous infograph explaining what Coke, and other cola-based beverages are doing to our overall health, comes an equally as dis ......Read more

Acidic foods can be incredibly damaging to your health. They put your body into a state of high alert and stress as your body has to instantly work to buffer the acidity and neutralise it, maintaining the correct pH balance in your digestive system and blood. When we overload our ......Read more

On a hot day, nothing hits the spot like a slushy frozen drink or an ice cream cone. But if you gulp down that frosty treat too quickly, you could be hit with the dreaded brain freeze....Read more