Trying to stay on top of health- and wellness-related news and events can be overwhelming. It’s a lot to digest (pun intended). We saved you the trouble. Here’s what happened in January, WellBe-style.

Trying to stay on top of health- and wellness-related news and events can be overwhelming. And this was BIG news month. It’s a lot to digest (pun intended). We saved you the trouble. Here’s what happened in December, WellBe-style

A new report found that no over-the-counter medicines (yep, not one) have really been proven to work well for coughs. Say what?

An estimated 1 in 6 deaths worldwide are due to pollution, according to a new study— that’s three times more deaths than from AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.

MVP Alert! Thanks to a $200 million donation from an alumni couple, the University of California, Irvine is starting a program that pulls in the school’s resources to teach and research alternative therapies and treat patients holistically.

A survey by Consumer Reports found that 55 percent of Americans regularly take prescription medicine— and that we’re taking more pills today than at any other time in history.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released the results of a two-year project to compile a database of pollutants in American tap water.