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Hopdoddy Burger Bar Rolls Out Revamped Menu on May 8

The butchers, bakers and bartenders at Hopdoddy Burger Bar are proud to introduce a refreshed menu across all locations on Tuesday, May 8. In addition to the popular mainstay burgers Hopdoddy fans have come to know and love, the updated …

Retiring? You have a choice to make on Medicare

When you retire and qualify for Medicare at 65, you’ll need to decide how you’d like to receive your health care benefits.

Why supporting abortion is a pro-life position

The Legislature in Iowa has passed the most restrictive abortion law in the country. Senate File 359, or the "heartbeat bill," will bar physicians from performing the procedure after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as …

Why Racial Representation Matters in Mental Health Care

It’s a well-documented medical reality that some patients get worse care simply because of who they are.

Lovell's Food For Thought - Egos and Wanting Credit As Threats To Addressing Health Inequities

To paraphrase what Benjamin Franklin once said: If we do not all hang together, we will all hang separately. The question that remains is: how do we get people and/or organizations out of their silos, especially in terms of health …

What makes ice cream so addictive?

Ahhh ... just thinking about why ice cream is so "addictive" brings with it cravings for the sweet frozen treat. Even as a nutritionist concerned with healthy eating, ice cream is one food I can't give up.

May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: Thanks to a Transplant, a Wisconsin COTA Teen is Winning Her Battle

May is National Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Awareness Month. More than 30,000 adults and kids in the United States have CF. In Green Bay, Wisconsin, a 16-year-old girl is currently winning the battle against CF thanks to her life-saving double lung …

The real reason you may be hooked on junk food

You may have every intention to eat better. But when your stomach starts to growl, all bets are off. You give into your cravings for chips and soda, again! Why is this happening? The 100 trillion bacteria living in your …

Festive Fiesta Flavors

Make your next fiesta one to remember with colorful decor, festive touches and, perhaps most importantly, unique and mouthwatering recipes that bring guests back for seconds.

Avocados From Mexico Kicks Off Cinco de Mayo Full of Guacamole

Guacamole is what makes Cinco de Mayo extra delicioso, so it's no surprise that Avocados From Mexico is again leading the charge with Cinco de Mayo activities this year, amping-up the excitement on avocado's favorite holiday! The Cinco de Mayo …

Texas Man Gets 50 Years for Stealing $1.2 Million Worth of Fajitas

A Texas man who plead guilty to stealing more than $1.2 million in fajitas while acting as a public servant has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Gilberto Escamilla, 53, was employed at the Darrel B. Hester Juvenile Detention …

Health Insurance Costs Could Drive Texas Teachers to Leave

Another increase in health insurance costs could drive some Texas teachers out of the classroom. For a teacher making $40,000 a year to have average health insurance for themselves and their family, it is now going to cost them half …

Domino's delivers awesome sales and profits

Forget Facebook, Amazon and those other tech companies. One of the hottest stocks on Wall Street is a company that makes social connections by delivering pizza.

Common antibiotic significantly reduces child deaths across Africa

Giving the antibiotic azithromycin twice a year to young children in sub-Saharan Africa reduced childhood deaths by 13.5%, a new study has shown.

FDA investigating unauthorized herpes vaccine research, report says

William Halford had spent two decades researching and developing a vaccine that he believed could bring relief to the millions of people afflicted with herpes.