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The arrival of fall fashion season brings new opportunities to dabble in trending styles, test drive an entirely new aesthetic and once again revisit the question: Should I get bangs? It’s a decision that most people with hair will eventually consider as a low-risk option for changing up an otherwise unremarkable haircut, but it can […]

Concerns are rising in France over the widespread use of legal pesticides, prompting President Emmanuel Macron’s government to propose creating small buffer zones to separate sprayed crops from the people who live and work near them. People like Corinne Despreaux, who looks after babies and toddlers at her home in the Medoc wine town of

A man, whose family believe he is the oldest person in the UK with Down’s syndrome, has said dancing keeps him young. George Wildgust, who celebrated his 77th birthday last month, was not expected to live past the age of 10. People with the condition are expected to live to their 50s these days but

So many of the recent headlines about children and mental health are deeply distressing: Youth suicide attempts have doubled in the last decade, some in children as young as 5 years old. National estimates suggest that more than 4 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with anxiety, and nearly 2 million have

A small but growing number of veterans around the country are turning to beekeeping as a potential treatment for anxiety, PTSD and other conditions. Veterans Affairs has begun offering beekeeping at a few facilities including in New Hampshire and Michigan, and researchers are starting to study whether the practice has therapeutic benefits. For now, there

Image copyright Getty Images A new strain of group A streptococcus, which is able to produce significantly more toxin, is spreading in England and Wales, scientists say. Strep A causes a range of infections, from a sore throat to scarlet fever. The new strain’s emergence, reported in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, coincides with a rise

CBD oil is everywhere, and seemingly in everything. You’ve probably heard someone mention CBD, especially if you live with a chronic condition like pain or anxiety, or if you follow Kim Kardashian, who had a relaxing CBD-themed baby shower to celebrate her fourth child with husband Kanye West. As some states have begun to legalize

A woman with terminal cancer will tell her story Wednesday before a Minnesota House committee considering a bill that would allow adults with less than six months to live to obtain medication to end their lives on their own terms. The bill is patterned after an Oregon law that has been in effect for over

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption BV bacteria covering cells US doctors are hoping to start offering women vaginal fluid transplants and have set up a programme to screen potential donors. They believe some women could benefit from a dose of healthy vaginal microbes to protect against an infection called bacterial vaginosis (BV). The Johns

It was an extremely unsurprising development when, in July, word spread that Rihanna smells incredible. A Twitter thread compiled video after video of various celebrities raving about her “heavenly” scent. Ryan Seacrest, king of the red carpet, went so far as to dub her the “best smelling celeb.” Also unsurprising was our (and everyone else’s)