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Did you know researchers are discovering how onions may help to mitigate bone loss, reduce the risk of heart disease, and possess anti-inflammatory properties to help protect the body against some cancers, brain disorders, and diabetes?

Asian women who consumed an average of 200 mg or more of caffeine a day—the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee—had elevated estrogen levels when compared to women who consumed less, according to a study of reproductive age women by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

Xeroderma, commonly known as dry skin, is a manageable condition that affects nearly everyone at some point throughout his or her life. Thankfully, skin typically heals itself. Yet the weather and our environment can affect how skin heals—you may need to take steps to prevent and treat dry skin.

The standard test used to detect milk-protein residues in processed foods may not work as well as previously believed, sometimes missing ingredients that can cause allergic reactions, a scientist reported at the recent National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.