Dr. Steven Bratman coined the term orthorexia (“right appetite”) more than two decades ago to describe what happens when health-conscious diets go too far. Although it still hasn’t been accepted as an official medical diagnosis, orthorexia nervosa is a proposed eating disorder that involves an extreme obsession with eating a …
Read More »The Hidden Epidemic on Travel’s Front Line
More than 6,000 employees of the Transportation Security Administration have contracted the coronavirus. Workers say lax safety measures have contributed to the spread. Travel and travel planning are being disrupted by the worldwide spread of the coronavirus. For the latest updates, read The New York Times’s Covid-19 coverage here. As …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 is a game about following the yellow line
Cyberpunk 2077 is out for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Stadia this week, and that means you’ll finally get a chance to explore its big-budget, vast open world. But when you do, you may find that the game feels less open than you might expect. And that’s because this …
Read More »Is It OK to Use Connections to Jump the Line for a Specialist?
Over the past few years, my sister-in-law has experienced unusual problems with her eyesight for which she has seen several ophthalmologists and neurologists, some at private practices and others at major medical centers. There has been no consistency in the diagnoses and even less clarity in recommended treatments or medications. …
Read More »These 8 S’poreans Are Next In Line To Inherit Their Family’s Billion-Dollar Business Empires
It’s never easy living in your parent’s shadow, but the scions of these Singaporean billionaires probably don’t have much else to complain about. These wealthy Singaporeans are slated to take over the reins of their family business, handling billion-dollar projects of their own. While some publications have expressed doubt over …
Read More »School Closures Cut a Critical Line to Dental Care for Poor Students
Before the pandemic, it was not unusual for Tiffany Foy and a team of other dental hygienists to visit schools in rural and urban parts of Oregon to treat the teeth of thousands of children in a year. Many of the children they examined had cavities, painful abscesses and “big …
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