The cold and flu season is rampant now, so how can people protect themselves? A strong immune system is the key. A strong immune system is the body’s best natural defense mechanism against foreign substances, and leading a healthy lifestyle is the best way to support that, said Janice Hermann, Oklahoma State University Extension nutrition specialist. “The immune…
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iHerb, one of the world’s leading online retailers for vitamins, minerals, supplements and other health and wellness products, today announced the launch of its iHerb Wellness Hub, an online multimedia destination for wellness, fitness, nutrition, beauty and more. This innovative global platform features a wide array of…
What’s New NATO’s military capabilities face significant risks from China’s near-total dominance in seven critical materials essential to defense technologies. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry and U.S. Department of Defense by email with a request for comment. Why It Matters Earlier this month, NATO‘s 32-member defense grouping published a report identifying “12…
Zircon from Australia could become fiercely contested by China and the United States, a geologist who works with the Chinese military has warned. While zircon is commonly valued as a gemstone, inside, it contains the metal zirconium. The metal can withstand very high temperatures, enabling ceramics, for example, to be heated to above 3,000 degrees…
China’s recent decision to ban exports of several critical minerals has dealt a blow to key American industries, underscoring the high stakes in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Last week, China’s Commerce Ministry announced new export bans on shipments of antimony, gallium, germanium, and “superhard materials” to the United States….
China is poised to impose stricter export controls on “dual-use” materials essential to defense and tech manufacturing, in what one U.S. lawmaker has called a “wake-up call.” Raw materials subject to the controls include tungsten, magnesium, titanium, and aluminum alloys and graphite—materials whose production and supply is dominated by China and that are critical to…
A South Korean mine has reopened after two decades of disuse, with the potential to be a reliable source of a rare metal critical for modern militaries that China has a near-stranglehold over. Packing a high energy density and nearly as hard as a diamond, tungsten penetrates targets more effectively than other metals, making it…