What to do on the nights you are struggling with insomnia, according to experts
By Madeline Holcombe | CNN With an early meeting in the morning, I had done everything I could think to do to get through my latest bout of insomnia and …
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MetroED’s employee wellness newsletter wins excellence award
The Metropolitan Education District (MetroED) was honored March 1 for its digital employee wellness newsletter by the California Schools Public Relations Association (CalSPRA), which presented MetroEd with an Excellence in Communications Award. CalSPRA’s awards program …
Disability-friendly playground to begin construction in Cupertino this summer
A long-awaited city project to make a popular Cupertino park more inclusive for residents is slated to begin construction this year. Positioned along South Stelling Road just east of Highway …
Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time
By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays | CNN It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour and lose one hour of sleep. On the second Sunday of March, …
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop
By JONEL ALECCIA | AP Health Writer Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What …
Study shows daylight saving time has minimal effect on heart health
Vincent Jacobbi | Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS) ROCHESTER, Minn. — A recent Mayo Clinic study examining the effects of daylight saving time (DST) on heart health suggests that the impact is …
Chemical linked to cancer found in Proactiv, Clearasil and Clinique acne creams
By Anna Edney | Bloomberg Hand sanitizers were tainted by benzene. Sunscreens and dry shampoos too. Now acne treatments are joining the list of widely used consumer products found to …
More states consider menthol cigarette bans as feds delay action
Nada Hassanein | (TNS) Stateline.org CLERMONT, Fla. — It was just after sunset, and the evening traffic was buzzing on Highway 50 as 24-year-old Elijah Kinlaw popped into his local …
How to transition into clock’s ‘spring forward’
By Sandee LaMotte | CNN Here’s one simple thing you can do to ease you and your children into getting up an hour earlier when Daylight Saving Time rolls around …
Health officials working to contain Shigella outbreak in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ — Local health officials continue to battle against a bacterial illness outbreak primarily impacting those who are experiencing homelessness and have shared updated infection totals. According to a …