Lois Collins

Salt Lake City

Reporter and Columnist at Deseret News

Reporter/columnist for @Deseret | Family policy, research. Honed sense of ridiculous | https://t.co/gLotp9af13 | #family #parenting #aging #health

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Articles

Will U.S. drop advice on limiting alcohol consumption?

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

The U.S. government may drop longstanding advice to limit alcohol intake to one or two drinks a day, according to a story from Reuters that quoted "three sources familiar with the matter."The news organization said such action could amount to "a major win for an industry threatened by heightened scrutiny of alcohol's health effects."Advice to limit alcohol has long been part of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines, for which an update was due sometime this year.
How and why to keep your cool as heat waves pop up nationwide

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

The Northeast and the Midwest are both facing the hottest weather so far this year at the end of the week, in what the Weather Channel calls a dangerous heat wave. The forecast is for highs in the 90s over most of the country, with some 100s in locations like Denver, New York and Philadelphia, among others. And some places will suffer high humidity along with the heat, raising the "feels-like temperature" and probably tempers, too.
A third of American men are struggling to find their place in society

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Most American men say they're doing fine, in good health mentally and physically, happy with their jobs and enjoying their lives. However, a significant number say they're floundering more than flourishing across one or more areas of life. Just over a third (36%) report they are "struggling to understand my place in my community or in a broader society." Half that many believe the things they do are "not very" or "not at all" worthwhile.
Kraft Heinz plans to comply with RFK Jr. wish, eliminate artificial dyes

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Condiment giant Kraft Heinz said it won't add artificial coloring to any new product it launches in the U.S., starting now. And in compliance with plans by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the company hopes to get rid of all artificial dyes in U.S.-sold products before 2028.
Is there a connection between maternal high blood pressure and childhood seizures?

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

There's an increased risk that women with high blood pressure while they're pregnant will have children who have seizures, according to a new study led by researchers at University of Iowa Health Care. The study, which included other researchers from Stanford University and in Taiwan, was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Here's what a man with Alzheimer's wants you to know about the disease

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Lance Kocherhans wasn't especially surprised when his children told him they were worried about his memory. It had never been razor sharp, he said good-naturedly. "I literally do not know the words to any songs, though I know the music to all of them." And his dad was diagnosed with dementia when he was about 80 and spent his last years in memory care. Kocherhans' husband told him he was sometimes substituting a wrong word for a word he really meant or leaving words out.
Tragedies that shaped Utah history

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Throughout the Beehive State's history, human error and Mother Nature have on occasion created truly devastating results. At times, both share the blame. The state's history has been peppered with natural disasters, airline and railway disasters, mining tragedies, and fires, among other catastrophic events. Deseret News has, for 175 years, covered all of them. This is a sampling of events that have shattered lives and broken hearts.
Intermountain, Select Health to offer free screenings at SLC farmers market

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Intermountain Health's Intermountain LDS Hospital and Select Health are teaming up with the Downtown Farmers Market in Salt Lake to improve community health and wellness by offering education, free screenings and prevention. The two will host a booth every second Saturday throughout the summer, offering free screenings, connections with hospital services and wellness resources to help marketgoers boost their health.
Group releases annual 'clean 15,' 'dirty dozen' produce list for 2025

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Spinach takes top dishonors in the 2025 "Dirty Dozen" list of nonorganic fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide contamination. The " 2025 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce" is an annual report by the Environmental Working Group. The group also on Wednesday released its "Clean 15″ list, noting 60% of those are "free from harmful pesticides." Nine in 10 samples on the dirty list contained pesticide residue, the group said.
Adult tummy time may be just what the doctor ordered for neck pain

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

TikTok's no substitute for a doctor's care. But the advice circulating there to try "adult tummy time" to relieve "tech neck" could be just what the doctor ordered. The issue is so-called "tech neck" - the pain one feels from poor posture and staring down too long at screens. And tummy time, a staple of the pediatricians' arsenal to strengthen the necks and shoulders of babies, appears to help some adults with their stiff, sore necks.