Each morning, across America, women rev up their engines by downing a cup of caffeine-rich coffee. A few buck the trend, preparing instead a cup of tea. And some of the more health conscious choose a decaf brew. But for the vast majority, no morning beverage offers the appeal of a strong cup of regular java.Data from a pair of large studies reported in November at the American College of Rheumatology meeting in San Francisco now suggest that a woman’s choice of brew may affect her joints.The good news for coffee lovers: Both new studies find that caffeine poses no problem. Regular consumption ...

U.S. households are water hogs. On average, each man, woman, and child uses an average of 100 gallons of tap water per day.In fact, the United States consumes more water than any other country—even ones that are equally well developed, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.So, where does all of a household’s tap water go? Roughly one-quarter ends up flushed down the toilet. Nearly as much goes for bathing. Clothes washing uses 8 gallons per person daily, and homes with garbage disposals and automatic dishwaters send another 4.1 gallons down the drain. And then there are the out...

U.S. households are water hogs. On average, each man, woman, and child uses an average of 100 gallons of tap water per day.In fact, the United States consumes more water than any other country—even ones that are equally well developed, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.So, where does all of a household’s tap water go? Roughly one-quarter ends up flushed down the toilet. Nearly as much goes for bathing. Clothes washing uses 8 gallons per person daily, and homes with garbage disposals and automatic dishwaters send another 4.1 gallons down the drain. And then there are the out...

U.S. households are water hogs. On average, each man, woman, and child uses an average of 100 gallons of tap water per day.In fact, the United States consumes more water than any other country—even ones that are equally well developed, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.So, where does all of a household’s tap water go? Roughly one-quarter ends up flushed down the toilet. Nearly as much goes for bathing. Clothes washing uses 8 gallons per person daily, and homes with garbage disposals and automatic dishwaters send another 4.1 gallons down the drain. And then there are the out...

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For chefs who savor the flavor of fresh, organic ingredients, what could be better than cooking just-picked mushrooms for dinner?That attitude appears to have gotten a few French gourmands in trouble—big trouble, according to a report in the Sept. 13 New England Journal of Medicine. Over a 9-year period, a dozen people were poisoned, three of them lethally, by consumption of a local mushroom. Until the new report, the species they ate had had a global reputation for being tasty and safe.Toxicologist Edmond E. Creppy of the University of Bordeaux in France and his colleagues reviewed case repor...

For chefs who savor the flavor of fresh, organic ingredients, what could be better than cooking just-picked mushrooms for dinner?That attitude appears to have gotten a few French gourmands in trouble—big trouble, according to a report in the Sept. 13 New England Journal of Medicine. Over a 9-year period, a dozen people were poisoned, three of them lethally, by consumption of a local mushroom. Until the new report, the species they ate had had a global reputation for being tasty and safe.Toxicologist Edmond E. Creppy of the University of Bordeaux in France and his colleagues reviewed case repor...

For chefs who savor the flavor of fresh, organic ingredients, what could be better than cooking just-picked mushrooms for dinner?That attitude appears to have gotten a few French gourmands in trouble—big trouble, according to a report in the Sept. 13 New England Journal of Medicine. Over a 9-year period, a dozen people were poisoned, three of them lethally, by consumption of a local mushroom. Until the new report, the species they ate had had a global reputation for being tasty and safe.Toxicologist Edmond E. Creppy of the University of Bordeaux in France and his colleagues reviewed case repor...