Cornacchia’s Valentine Gives Her An Unforgettable Anniversary Gift At WEF

Cornacchia’s Valentine Gives Her An Unforgettable Anniversary Gift At WEF

Looking at the emotion across Rachel Cornacchia’s face following Friday night’s $137,000 CSI3* Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival, you would’ve thought she won the whole thing. In a way she did. In only her second week competing in the international classes at WEF, the 30-year-old Canadian rider took second behind Jessica Springsteen and

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Two Veteran Partnerships And A “Blind Date” Top WCHR Hunter Spectacular

Two Veteran Partnerships And A “Blind Date” Top WCHR Hunter Spectacular

The annual $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular is always a mixed bag of competitors. There are the veteran partnerships who have ribboned at all of the top shows throughout the country, amateurs and juniors competing in their first feature class, and then there are the pairings that just get together for one

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More Sex Partners, Higher Cancer Risk?

More Sex Partners, Higher Cancer Risk?

If you need more than two hands to count the number of lovers you’ve had in your life, new research suggests you might want to worry about your cancer risk. People who have had 10 or more sexual partners had higher odds of being diagnosed with cancer than those who were less sexually active, researchers

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Golf May Be a Recipe for Longevity

Golf May Be a Recipe for Longevity

If you’re a senior, playing golf regularly may do more than improve your swing: New research suggests it could reduce your risk of early death. Researchers followed nearly 5,900 adults, 65 and older, for 10 years and found that those who were regular golf players (at least once a month) were more than 8% less

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Diet Drug Belviq Withdrawn Due to Cancer Risk

Diet Drug Belviq Withdrawn Due to Cancer Risk

A clinical trial of the weight-loss drug Belviq (lorcaserin) shows an association with an increased risk of cancer, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting that its maker withdraw the drug from the U.S. market. Eisai Inc. has already “submitted a request to voluntarily withdraw the drug,” Dr. Janet Woodcock, who directs the

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Measles Returns to California for 2020

Measles Returns to California for 2020

Measles has hit the Los Angeles area again, with five new confirmed cases. An international traveler who was not vaccinated had measles and exposed four local residents, public health officials confirm. Another case was confirmed in northern California on Friday, according to Jayleen Richards, a public information officer for Solano County Public Health. She gave

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Environmental Impacts of Dairy

Environmental Impacts of Dairy

Even if you’ve loved dairy for a long time, there are reasons to reconsider, not least of which is climate change. Willett notes that considering different sources of protein, the costs of dairy to the environment are probably five to 10 times greater than plant-based protein sources. Dairy farms consume more water. They can contribute

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