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Maybe you know someone who is a diabetic. Probably, you haven’t seen their illness affect them too much, because they are able to control it with widely-available, affordable medications and lifestyle changes. About a year ago a new friend…

Have you seen anyone you love or know of anyone who has suffered from Alzheimer’s? Have you witnessed firsthand the crippling that this crazy disease can do to a loved, cherished, honored person’s brain? The confusion? The chaos? Sometimes…

As someone who eschewed sleep for most of my undergraduate years, I always find it interesting that we still don’t know precisely why we need sleep. Science can figure out a lot about sleep: what it helps us do, what happens if we don’t get…

As an avid drinker of Coke, Diet Coke and Sprite, I almost wish I hadn’t seen this video, checked into this research or written this article that you are about to read right now. I’m telling you this so that you can stop reading if you’re…

Type 1 diabetes affects more than 1.25 million people in the US alone, and more people are being diagnosed every year. Type 1 diabetes in characterized by the body's inability to produce enough insulin. Insulin, which is produced in the…

If you are thinking to yourself Diet Soda can’t be that bad – it is Diet after all. I am sorry to tell you it is a trick! Any food or drink made with unnatural ingredients affects the body in a negative way. Diet soda is amongst the worst…