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Vitamin D Lowers Blood Pressure
Vitamin D supplement photo via Shutterstock. After the long winter, we could all use some vitamin D. And new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in […]
Five Reasons to Leave the House This (St. Patrick’s Day, Whoo!) Weekend
Photo via Thinkstock St. Patrick’s Day This is the weekend we’ve all been waiting for, folks. Yes, that’s right. St. Patrick’s Day is finally here. […]
Boston Doctor Wins Cardiology Award
Dr. Mark Josephson will receive an award from the American Heart Association. Photo courtesy of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In yet another example of […]
The Most Popular Running Routes in Boston
Boston is a city that loves running. You can’t swing a handbag on the sidewalk without hitting a passing runner. The season doesn’t matter. The weather doesn’t […]
Cardinal Seán O’Malley Is Not Your Next Pope
(Photo via The Pilot/George Martell) White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday, the second day of the papal conclave, after which the Vatican announced that […]
Spring Art Exhibits in Boston and Beyond
Ganapati the Warrior by Jogen Chowdhury, part of the Peabody Essex Museum’s “Midnight to the Boom.” As spring slowly but surely creeps back into Boston, we’re […]
Neptune Oyster’s Michael Serpa Shares His Colombia Food Diary
A sampling of Serpa’s photos from his trip. The chef is top left. Photos courtesy of Michael Serpa. If you follow Neptune Oyster chef Michael Serpa […]
Are You Smarter Than Will Hunting?
You’ll probably remember a scene in “Good Will Hunting” where an MIT professor poses a math problem to his class that he says took a […]
Court Says Dad Must Find Another Way to Keep Daughter Out of Trouble
The Supreme Judicial Court undid a lower court’s restraining order today, issued to prevent a 40-year-old British man from seeing a 16-year-old Massachusetts girl with whom […]
Why Red Wine is Good for Health
Red wine photo via Shutterstock. It seems like there’s a new study about alcohol every week. Some extolling the health benefits of the occasional drink […]