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Philadelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs

Aug. 26, 2024 18:35 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pack of four-legged therapists got a break of their own on Monday when they were honored at the airport where they dutifully work to ease stress and calm travelers. The event at Philadelphia International Airport marked five years since the 23 members of the...

How do you deal with stress? In Nigeria, swinging a sledgehammer in a 'rage room' helps

Aug. 25, 2024 00:34 AM EDT

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — How do you deal with stress? In Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, people are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a sledgehammer as a break from the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. ...

Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here's why privacy advocates care

Aug. 24, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste while working to decontaminate a nuclear facility and prepare it for demolition. Dressed in head-to-toe coveralls and fitted with respirators, the crew members toiling in a...

IBS and digestive trouble are in the spotlight on social media. Here's what you should know

Aug. 03, 2024 08:57 AM EDT

Are you spending more time in the bathroom than you’d like? Loads of TikTok posts show you’re not alone. Young people, especially women, are increasingly talking on social media about gastrointestinal distress, such as irritable bowel syndrome or chronic bloating. Some experts...

Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. placed on injured list with stress reaction in his right thigh bone

Jun. 24, 2024 19:33 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a stress reaction in his right thigh bone. Tatis has been dealing with what had been described as a quadriceps injury for some time. Manager Mike Shildt said...