What’s more important as you age — stretching, balance work or strength training?
People often bemoan gray hair and wrinkled skin as some of the most unpleasant side effects of aging. It may be discouraging to watch your youthful visage slip away, but the status of your strength, balance and flexibility is of …
Renowned Chef Curtis Stone Teams Up with Steeped Coffee
Two innovative brands are teaming up to redefine the specialty coffee experience. Curtis Stone, world-renowned, Michelin-starred chef and television personality, is partnering with Steeped Coffee, the creator of the game-changing brewing method, to launch a line of craft-roasted specialty coffee. …
Houston’s original creperie, Coco Crepes & Coffee, opens new location in Upper Kirby
Houston’s first creperie, Coco Crepes & Coffee, has opened its ninth location. Located at 3303 Richmond Ave., formerly home to the Velvet Melvin Pub, the family-friendly cafe and coffee shop from Bella Restaurants Group will celebrate its Grand Opening on …
Drug shortages’ effects on cancer research may be felt for years to come
The United States is in the midst of some of the worst cancer drug shortages in history, affecting thousands of patients across the country who face delayed or cancelled chemotherapy appointments. But these shortages aren’t just bad for current patients, …
Mayor Turner Creates Cancer Cluster Strike Team to Assist Residents
Standing alongside Houstonians who have lost loved ones to cancer, Mayor Sylvester Turner urgently called on Union Pacific Railroad to buy out or relocate residents living near UP's contaminated Houston Wood Preserving site.
Everything You Need to Know About Getting Veneers
The more people learn about veneers, the more people opt to get them. The Insight Partners report that the global market size for veneers is expected to grow to $2.3 billion within the next five years. Increasingly, people are choosing …
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center facing civil rights investigation for treatment of Black women giving birth
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is facing a civil rights investigation into how Black women giving birth are treated in its hospital.
FDA approves antibody to protect infants from RSV
This fall, parents and pediatricians will have a new option to protect babies from a lung-attacking virus that is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants under a year old in the United States every year.
Enduring heat wave continues to choke the Southwest as high temperatures will move east
More than 85 million people remained under heat alerts Saturday as the weekslong heat wave continues and intensifies in the Southwest.
Syphilis has increased 128% among women in Houston since 2019
The Houston Health Department has reported a syphilis outbreak, with an increase of 128% among women in the city, and a ninefold increase in congenital cases in Houston and the surrounding Harris County area since 2019.
Stellar Lineup of Chefs and Wine Experts Grows for Galveston Island Wine Festival at Moody Gardens
With each announcement of new additions to the 2023 Galveston Island Wine Festival lineup, anticipation for the Labor Day weekend festivities builds. Today’s announcement includes an award-winning restaurateur and his Executive Chef, one of 260 Master Sommeliers in the world, …
Introducing the Chat GPTaco
Velvet Taco introduces the newest installment of the brand’s Weekly Taco Feature (WTF), the Chat GPTaco. This is among the first AI generated menu items for a fast casual restaurant, sparking innovation and unique flavor combinations using Chat GPT and …
Nearly 5 million kids might miss out on food assistance if these states don’t act by Friday
Nearly 5 million children in eight states could lose out on some extra funds for food unless their state officials sign up for a federal relief program by Friday.
From Culinary Ingenuity to Business Triumph: The Story of Stuff'd Wings
The sign of a real cook is their ability to open a refrigerator or pantry and see the potential for an amazing meal, while the average person sees a lack of culinary options. A real cook thinks outside the box …
Maternal Mortality in the Black Community
The definition of maternal mortality or maternal death varies slightly amongst the different governing organizations. The standing definition is that maternal death is the death of a pregnant woman due to pregnancy-related complications and/or conditions that were made worse by …
