Reishi Mushroom: Good for You? Are There Health Benefits?
This is This Is Now a Thing, where we check out the science behind new health trends.
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For more than 2,000 years people have believed that certain mushrooms have healing properties—particularly one known as lingzhi in China and reishi in Japan. Grown on logs, reishi can be red or dark-colored with a shiny top, hence its Latin name Ganoderma lucidum, which means bright. If you tap on it, it sounds like a door knock, says Iris Benzie, Chair Professor of Biomedical Science in the Department of Health Technology & Informatics at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, who has been studying reishi for 15 years.
She Bangs at 20: American Idol Alum William Hung Remembers the Ricky Martin Song T
It was the bang heard around the world. On this day 20 years ago, Ricky Martin released “She Bangs,” the first single from his album “Sound Loaded.” Written by Desmond Child, Walter Afanasieff, Robi Draco Rosa and Glenn Monroig, the infectious dance hit peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Martin his second-most successful single behind “Livin’ La Vida Loca” and earning the Puerto Rican star a Grammy nomination in 2001.
The Most Destructive U.S. Hurricanes of All Time
Hurricanes have been menacing the U.S. as long as anyone can remember, but the monetary damages the storms have caused has increased in recent years, as this TIME photo collection shows. The devastation from Hurricane Sandy — later dubbed a “Superstorm” — rang in at $65 billion, leaving 72 people dead and more than 6 million homeless.
Does that mean hurricanes are getting more powerful or more common? Not necessarily. While many atmospheric scientists believe that climate change may strengthen tropical cyclones—higher temperatures at the ocean tend to feed hurricanes—the power of the storm isn’t the only factor in the extent of the damage.
The Press: The Babe Ruth Story
For days, the headlines had chanted that the count was 3 & 2. Yet on the night when death finally came to Babe Ruth, New Yorkers found the news hard to believe. Newspaper switchboards lit up within minutes after the radio bulletin, and were jammed for hours. At Memorial Hospital five extra operators were put on, to repeat over & over that Ruth had died.
No death since Franklin Roosevelt’s had moved the people—and the press—to such maudlin excess.
The Real Housewives of Lagos season 2 breaks Showmax record
The season's record-breaking premiere debuted on September 29, 2023, taking its audience a step further from what it delivered when the first season premiered in 2022. Speaking on the success of the reality show the Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels of MultiChoice, Dr Busola Tejumola, expressed delight that fans are enjoying the show. "Since the official announcement of the second season, the reception has been very positive, and we are delighted the fans are watching and enjoying the show.
The world's oldest new mother
The woman broke the previous record of another Italian woman.
In a few months she will celebrate her 64th birthday and today she is called the oldest mother in Italy. Little Sebastian was born on June 3 by Caesarean section at the Versilia Hospital in Lido di Camaiore and weighed almost 2 kg at birth. The doctor who took care of the librarian told Corriere della Sera that he did not know about her trips to Ukraine, where there is no upper age limit for infertility treatment.
Transgender Pregnancy: The Making of a New American Family
When the call came, my brother was at work in the open office in Cambridge, Mass., he shares with seven colleagues who, like him, help run clinical trials for a drug developer. The phone number came up blocked, so he knew it must be the doctor. He stood up, unsteady on his feet. Was he a little nauseous? Or was that just adrenaline? He ducked into the hallway in search of quiet.
US sanctions Venezuela state gold mining company: Treasury
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Minerven and its president were targeted "for propping up the inner circle of the corrupt Maduro regime." "The illegitimate Maduro regime is pillaging the wealth of Venezuela while imperiling indigenous people by encroaching on protected areas and causing deforestation and habitat loss," he said. The sanctions were the latest in a series of US actions aimed at cutting off financing to Maduro in support of an opposition drive to force the leftist president from power.
Vox Pop: Aug. 26, 1991
Sidney Urquhart
August 26, 1991 12:00 AM EDT
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CREDIT: From a telephone poll of 522 full-time employess taken for TIME/CNN on July 17-18 by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman. Sampling error is plus or minus 4%. “Not sures” omitted.
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What is an Employer's Role in Promoting Civic Engagement?
As we edge closer to the 2024 election, now less than six months away, leaders should expect rising levels of election stress within their workplaces.
Four years ago, 68% of adults surveyed by the American Psychological Association said that the presidential election was a significant source of stress in their life. More recent research has shown that concerns about politics and social events can have a major impact on happiness, particularly for Gen Z and Millennial workers