An Australian school community has been left outraged after a well-loved crossing guard was banned from a senior student after a parent complained about the innocent gesture. Pupils at Mount Dandenong Primary School in Greater Melbourne will no longer get high-fives from their beloved crossing supervisor John Goulden during drop-off and pick-up after he was…
Even “light smoking” – defined as just one or two cigarettes a day – can be a real pregnancy obstacle, causing “major health problems” for the newborn, researchers warn in a new study. Although smoking during pregnancy is known to increase the risk of premature birth, low birth weight, restricted fetal growth and other complications,…
Now you have a new excuse to hit the snooze button on the weekends. New research finds that people who catch zzz’s on the weekend can lower their risk of heart disease by up to 20%. “Sufficient compensatory sleep is associated with a lower risk of heart disease,” said study co-author Yanjun Song, a researcher…
World War II veteran Dominick Daniel Santagata will turn 100 on August 23, and the Woodhaven, Queens native will be inundated with birthday cards from at least 100 grateful New Yorkers and their friends and family around the globe. All thanks to a history-loving Westchester millennial who made it her mission to thank the war…
Don’t be a clumsy oeuf! Whoever coined the phrase “there’s more than one way to crack an egg” was technically correct. But there’s only one way to crack an egg safely, experts say, warning that one of the most popular methods could end up being dangerous to your health. Many of us — even Democratic…
Armageddon? Sixty percent of baby and toddler foods sold in the U.S. aren’t as nutritious as they may seem, according to a new study from the George Institute for Global Health. The Australia-based research group compared data on 651 commercial baby foods to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, finding that 70% did not meet protein…
UK dad Damien Gath got a new lease on life after extraordinary treatment helped manage his Parkinson’s disease. Gath was one of the first patients in the UK to be fitted with a portable pump that gradually releases the new drug Produodopa throughout the day to help manage symptoms, according to NHS England. Produodopa or…
Millennial wordsmiths may soon be stuck with updated Scrabble vocabulary as Gen Z’s modern lingo becomes acceptable for use in the board game. In the first major update in four years, Collins – the creators of the Scrabble dictionary – have added 2,000 new words to the game’s lexicon, including terminology commonly used by younger…
The produce industry is quite difficult: there is a shortage of cucumbers. Cucumbers are in short supply overseas, as supermarket chains report increased sales of the humble food and hypothesize that demand may be due to viral recipes circulating on TikTok. Iceland in particular is experiencing a shortage as local farmers – who harvest around…
A sign at a primary school revealing a list of words pupils are “forbidden” to use has caused an uproar online – with many parents finding it makes them “feel old”. A total of 11 phrases were named by an unidentified teacher as inappropriate for students to use during school hours on a sign posted…