Tips for Growing Herbs, No Garden Necessary Herbs are among the easiest plants you can grow. They only need sunlight, water, and well-draining soil with a neutral pH. You do not even need a garden. Many herbs, such as rosemary, basil, cilantro, lemon...
How WHO Could Deal with Future Pandemics Officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) are negotiating new rules for dealing with pandemics. The U.N. health agency's 194 member countries have set a target date of May 2024 for a legal agreement. A...
Swimmers Worry about Shark Attacks, Experts Say They Are Rare Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have raised an age-old summer question for beachgoers is it safe to go in the water? Scientists and researchers...
An experimental skin treatment might help young children who have strong reactions to peanuts. The new skin patch is designed to train the body to deal with the food allergy. An allergy is a strong sometimes dangerous reaction that comes after eating...
For Healthy Plants, Test Your Gardens Soil Healthy plants are the most important part of a growing garden. And one of the best ways to keep plants healthy is to make sure the soil's chemical pH level is correct. Every plant grows best in a specific p...
The month of May is the best planting time in many areas in the northern half of the world. Many gardeners are visiting garden centers now to buy plants. Those who have grown plants from seeds indoors may be getting ready to plant them in the garden...
Doctors Report Success Using Radiation to Treat Irregular Heartbeat American researchers have reported some success using radiation to treat patients experiencing irregular heartbeats. The highly experimental treatment has only been tried on a small...
Scientists recently released a new accounting of the human genome. The research effort included information from people from around the world and could help ongoing efforts to identify genetic causes of diseases. Background A genome is an organism's...
For the first time, a new process that uses the genetic material of three people has resulted in the birth of several babies in Britain. The experimental process has been used before in Mexico and the United States. Britain's fertility regulator said...
US to End Last Remaining COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements The administration of President Joe Biden says it will end most remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements on May 11. That date was chosen in February by the U.S. Department of Health and Hu...
America's top spokesperson on public health, the U.S. surgeon general, recently said loneliness is as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Dr. Vivek Murthy said loneliness costs the health industry billions of dollars each year, and he declared...
Plant a Tree That Will Last for Many Years This time of year, in the U.S., many people are thinking about their gardens and getting their land ready for warmer weather. Some people are thinking about planting flowers. Others want to plant trees. For...
Gentle Methods for the Hard Work of Gardening Gardening requires a lot of physical labor. The activity can extend from light exercise to heavy labor. All that bending, lifting, digging, carrying and moving burns calories and builds muscle. But it can...
Wealthy People Still Spend Money But Keep Low Profile With an ongoing war in Europe, high energy prices and food shortages, some wealthy people find themselves wanting to spend their money in ways that do not draw attention. Even in the current econo...
When Planting a Meadow, Think of Your Garden Conditions Wildflower meadows have been growing in popularity among gardeners and for good reason. A meadow is a usually flat area of land that is covered with tall grass. Meadows are easy to take care of,...
