Insights from the Editor

Here's what we're reading this week at Everwell:

Are We Swimming in Chemicals?
What's swimming in the pool with you this summer? Perhaps a dangerous concoction of chemicals that occur when chlorine mixes with sweat and urine. Before you take a dip, consider what environmental engineer Ernest R. Blatchley III told NPR's Science Friday.

"Best Place to Live" Also Among Healthiest
What does it take to top Money magazine's Best Places to Live ranking? Eden Prairie, Minnesota has jobs and a family-friendly community. But the magazine also gave a shout out to the town's healthy features like 17 lakes, gently rolling hills, year-round swimming and ice skating--and its "125 miles of running, hiking, and biking trails."

Waiter: There's a Food-Borne Illness in My Salsa
New data from the Centers for Disease Control has indicted one of America's favorite appetizers: Salsa. Apparently 1 in 25 food-borne illnesses are caused by salsa or guacamole.

ED Drug Takers Have Higher Rates of STDs
Men on erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra maybe having more unsafe sex than men who don't take the drugs, according to a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. They're at an especially higher risk for contracting HIV and chlamydia, reports the New York Times.