Medicines tips

When you grow up in the South like I did, you learn there's a difference between mad and spittin' mad.

On a third-quarter earnings call Thursday morning, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts outlined for investors its rationale for rejecting a $7.8 hostile takeover bid from budget-hospitality rival Choice Hotels. Including assumed debt, the deal value would climb to around $9.8 billion.

Crouched on a salt marsh, I knock back schnapps as the tide creeps towards me. My hand hovers over sea wormwood, a botanical I’m collecting on a tour of the coastline. Klaus and Jan, my guides, pull bottles of homemade firewater from their basket and we sample the spirits as we nibble the very plants and berries that infuse them. Wormwood has an intriguing, medicinal taste, so I add it to my bag.

While bedbugs have grabbed headlines lately, the tiny bloodsuckers are more icky than dangerous. In fact, “the deadliest animal in the world is the mosquito,” says Molly Keck, an entomologist who specializes in pest management at Texas A&M AgriLife. Creepy crawlies—insects, arachnids, worms, and more—are everywhere. 

We’ve a lot to thank the trees for. Other than their vital role in the ecosystem, they’ve played an important part in mythology, agriculture, industry and medicine since humans first walked the Earth. Remarkably, a good number of the UK's most ancient trees — most of them yews and oaks — still stand today as living, breathing witnesses to centuries of British history. We take a look at some of the UK’s most fabled trees — and the intriguing stories that surround them.

Those suffering from hair loss have found both comfort and results from visiting Hårklinikken clinics around the world. The company is expanding and currently has location in California, New York, Florida, Iceland, the UAE and Denmark. The Beverly Hills location just opened and a Miami location is in the works. Danish founder Lars Skjøth has created clinics that incorporate Scandinavian design elements to create a soothing atmosphere that is anything but medicinal. The products incorporate natural ingredients and the extracts are customized for each client. Skjøth explains the popularity of the program and the results you can expect.