ATLANTA (CNN) — Whether contained in yogurt or stuffed into capsules and sold on pharmacy shelves, probiotics are popular among the health conscious, with millions of people around the world thought to use them.But a new report from the American Gastroenterological Association said that these so-called good bacteria don't do much for gut health —…
7 Surprising Side Effects of Not Having Sex for a While There are plenty of reasons why your sex life may be null and void recently. In the age of social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, singles quarantined alone haven’t had access to those steamy hookups they once enjoyed on a regular basis. Even those…
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize inspects new sites set up for Covid-19 quarantine in Cape Town. (Murray Williams, News24) Health Minister Zweli Mkhize visited four facilities in Cape Town built to give the Western Cape extra bed capacity.Mkhize urged citizens to be circumspect when out purchasing items like alcohol under level 3.He also announced that there…
All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesSince Motshekga announced last week that learners in Grades 7 and 12 will return to school on 1 June, parents have expressed their concern about the wisdom of this move, given the spread of the coronavirus in the country. This was echoed in the questions MPs directed at Motshekga…
The possession of cigarettes during the lockdown is not a crime, and police officers may not compel you to give an explanation on why you have it on your person, despite comments made by Police Minister Bheki Cele.During a media briefing on Friday, Cele answered a question regarding the legality of having cigarettes."It is not…
Laurence Olivier, Wuthering Heights (1939) United Artists Laurence Olivier’s performance embodies Heathcliff’s dichotomy of hard and soft. Oliver’s presence on screen is distinguished and sympathetic, given his deep, dark eyes, knife-sharp jaw, and a background in Shakespearean productions that made him a household name. In the 1930s, masculinity was in a crisis (Isn’t it always?).
4 min read The following story contains spoilers for The Pitt season 2, episode 6, "12:00 P.M." LIKE SO MANY other viewers of The Pitt, I watched the show's first season in a binge. And for a show that's so fast-paced and where each episode truly bleeds directly into the next, that felt right. For
6 min read Kimmie Ng, M.D., a Boston oncologist, started noticing an alarming trend in her work a few years ago. Men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s—runners, CrossFitters, lifelong nonsmokers—were streaming through her door at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They all appeared lively and strong—yet there they were, battling colorectal cancers, a family of