Radium: What a difference a century makes

Radium: What a difference a century makes

by | Mar 22, 2017 | Family Life

Most of us know of Marie Curie’s groundbreaking work with radiation—her discovery of radium and polonium, her two Nobel Prizes, and her contribution of the word radioactivity to our lexicon. But it may come as a surprise to some that her experiments opened the door to...
‘Let’s do lunch’ less common these days

‘Let’s do lunch’ less common these days

by | Mar 15, 2017 | Family Life

When was the last time you took a whole hour for lunch—and actually left your desk? A survey from CareerBuilder reports that workers these days take an average lunch break of 20 to 40 minutes, and 18 percent of employees stay in their cubicle, office, or workspace to...
A cherry-picked path away from pain

A cherry-picked path away from pain

by | Mar 9, 2017 | Family Life

It is believed that cherries contain anti-inflammatory properties, and a new study of exercise-induced muscle pain may add credence to that. Participants in the study were asked to drink a bottle of a cherry juice blend twice a day for three days before exercise and...