Lifestyle

A college student in Illinois writes, “I’ve always been interested in nutrition and one of the things I see popping up all the time is something called the ‘Blood Type Diet.’ I know that losing weight has nothing to do with your blood type and you can lose weight with any diet. But there’s another part of this diet regarding lectins that I’ve always wondered about.

When a surgeon accidentally leaves a surgical tool inside a patient’s body after a procedure, the harm can be severe. The patient can suffer from life-threatening infections, organ damage, and an additional surgery to remove the object.

Q: My sister is getting married, and her fiance has asked my ex to be his best man. My ex and I don’t get along very well and I have asked her fiance to reconsider many times, but he refuses to consider how I might feel. I am also in the wedding party as well as my two children, ages 10 and 12. Plus, there are other former couples who are invited who also don’t get along with their exes. What can I do? What’s good ex-etiquette?

LOS ANGELES — South Los Angeles resident Channing Martinez recalls the days years ago when he couldn’t find enough change for the bus and was forced to hop on his bicycle.

Health officials around the globe, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, are monitoring the ongoing avian influenza outbreak. Also known as bird flu, the highly contagious viral disease typically spreads among birds, but can also infect livestock and, in rare cases, humans.

Throat cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers, and it is often linked to HPV. Oropharyngeal cancer, or throat cancer, is a type of head and neck cancer that can be divided into two subgroups: HPV-associated cancers and non-HPV-associated cancers. And depending on the type of subgroup, they are treated differently.

Spring may have just started, but it’s not too early to start planning for this year’s busy summer travel season, especially if you want to make sure your preferred flights and hotels don’t sell out. But, maybe you haven’t yet settled on a destination, whether you’re seeking a desirable spot on U.S. soil or are in search of something overseas.

The typical average adult head weighs approximately 10-12 pounds. But did you know that bending it forward at a 45-degree angle to look at a cellphone or tablet can dramatically increase your chances to have “tech neck?”

While I was without a stove, I not only got to know my microwave oven a little better, but also I spent some time learning about my Nuwave Precision Induction Cooktop.

They were once the pride of Lima, concrete examples of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.