The World Health Organization’s (WHO) has issued new draft drinking water guidelines for two particular per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These suggested safe levels are dramatically less stringent than the lifetime health advisoriesthat the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued … Continue reading Dramatic Gap Between Global and US PFAS Guidelines
Drug Abuse 1/13 Drug abuse isn’t just about street drugs. Besides marijuana, legal medicines are the most commonly abused drugs in the U.S. Over-the-counter and prescription drugs can help and heal us. But some can be addictive and dangerous if … Continue reading 11 Commonly Abused Prescription and OTC Drugs
Cora’s doctor found a tiny growth in her right breast when she was 55 years old. To determine whether it was cancer, he inserted a small tube inside her nipple to extract cells for study under a microscope. The results … Continue reading The Future of Breast Cancer Screening
When your baby cries, they’re letting you know something is wrong and they need your help. Usually you can figure it out. If they have a wet diaper, change them. If they’re hungry, feed them. But some babies seem to never … Continue reading How to Comfort a Crying Baby: Swaddling and Other Tips
Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. Chemotherapy is most often used to treat cancer, since cancer cells grow and multiply much more quickly than most cells in the body. Many … Continue reading Chemotherapy Treatment and Risk
Tobacco cravings can wear you down when you’re trying to quit. Use these tips to reduce and resist cravings. For most people who use tobacco, tobacco cravings or smoking urges can be strong. But you can stand up against these … Continue reading Quitting Smoking: 10 Ways to Resist Tobacco Cravings
It’s true that with food allergies, one person’s food can truly be another one’s poison. The popularity of shellfish has been increasing worldwide, but consequently, shellfish constitute the No. 1 cause of food allergies in the American adult. The approximate prevalence of shellfish … Continue reading Shellfish Allergy Symptoms, Remedies and Alternatives
Citalopram is used to treat depression. It may improve your energy level and feelings of well-being. Citalopram is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance … Continue reading Celexa Oral: Uses, Side Effects, Warnings and Dosing
The dangers of artificial sweeteners are well-known, with research linking consumption to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity and cancer. Additionally, a large-scale prospective study published in September 2022 found that artificial sweetener intake was associated with a … Continue reading Artificial Sweeteners May Increase Risk of Heart Disease
I want to share with you how essential oils can help naturally balance your hormones and the specific oils that can benefit progesterone and estrogen levels, improve thyroid hormones, and help men naturally boost low testosterone. Which are the best … Continue reading Top 3 Essential Oils to Balance Hormones Naturally
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine used to relieve symptoms of allergy, hay fever, and the common cold. These symptoms include rash, itching, watery eyes, itchy eyes/nose/throat, cough, runny nose, and sneezing. It is also used to prevent and treat nausea, vomiting … Continue reading Benadryl Oral: Uses, Side Effects, Warnings and Dosing
Do certain daily sounds trigger an over-the-top emotional reaction, but yet don’t seem to bother anyone else? This is the case with misophonia — a strong dislike or hatred of specific sounds. What Happens? Misophonia is a disorder in which … Continue reading What is Misophonia and How to Treat it?
Deciding to start or grow your family is an exciting time. If the test keeps coming back negative, though, you may start to worry — “What if it’s never going to happen for us?” It’s a question many people face. … Continue reading Does Low Testosterone Cause Infertility?
Congenital heart disease is one or more problems with the heart’s structure that exist since birth. Congenital means that you’re born with the condition. Congenital heart disease in adults and children can change the way blood flows through the heart. … Continue reading Congenital Heart Disease in Adults: Symptoms and Causes
Almost all of us feel low sometimes, usually because of a disturbing or difficult event in our lives. But ongoing sadness or despair can be caused by depression, a serious condition that warrants treatment. Talking to your primary care doctor … Continue reading Depression: Types of Disorders and Their Causes
Burns are tissue damage from hot liquids, the sun, flames, chemicals, electricity, steam and other causes. Kitchen-related injuries from hot drinks, soups and microwaved foods are common among children. Major burns need emergency medical help. Minor burns can usually be … Continue reading Skin Burns: First Aid Advice
Usually when we talk about dangerous cleaning products, things like bleach and harmful scented disinfectants probably come to mind. But a recent warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests there’s another cleaning threat out there that’s lesser known: … Continue reading Dangerous Cleaning Products Release Harmful Radiation
You stayed up too late binge-watching your new favorite show, and now you’re dragging. You could turn to a venti latte to put some spring in your step. But is there a better way? A good old-fashioned nap might be … Continue reading Napping: 3 Proven Health Benefits
Besides amazing aroma and taste, coffee brings a lot of surprising health benefits which makes it a distinctive drink. There are organic coffee, coffee pods, and many more, you choose your own sort to enjoy it. Gone are the days … Continue reading Are Coffee Pods Bad for Your Health?
Although children most often develop swimmer’s ear from swimming outdoors in oceans or lakes, adults can also develop this painful problem. In fact, swabbing the inside of the ears with Q-tips after a shower (a common habit among cleanly adults) … Continue reading Swimmer’s Ear Causes, Symptoms and Natural Treatments
Go into the sauna as often and stay in the sauna as long as you are comfortable. You may enjoy Sauna every day (as many do each morning or evening in Finland) or only once on Saturday evenings to relax on the … Continue reading How Often and Long Should I Use a Sauna per Day / Week?
Water is vital for your health and for hydration, and there are many reasons you should drink enough water daily. To stay hydrated, you need to consume enough water and other hydrating liquids to keep your body functioning properly. If … Continue reading Hydration: How to Stay Hydrated in 6 Steps
As the school year is set to begin across the country, CNN reports that most children and teenagers are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and cases are rising again with the highly transmissible BA.5 variant. Public schools in Los Angeles, … Continue reading Millions of Kids Unvaccinated Against COVID-19 as School Year Approaches
A breakthrough infection is an infection with a virus, bacterium or other germ after you have been vaccinated. This is an expected occurrence for a small percentage of those receiving any vaccine, since no vaccine for any disease is 100% … Continue reading Breakthrough Infections: Coronavirus (COVID-19) After Full Vaccination
Acute leukemia is the most common cancer that affects children, according to the American Cancer Society. The treatment of childhood leukemia has become a shining example of how coordinated research can transform a disease from one that was previously incurable … Continue reading Coordinated Care for Innovative Treatment of Pediatric Leukemia
Many factors — varying greatly in severity — can cause leg swelling. Leg swelling related to fluid buildup Leg swelling caused by the retention of fluid in leg tissues is known as peripheral edema. It can be caused by a … Continue reading Leg Swelling Causes, When to See a Doctor
In recent years there’s been a major surge in popularity in “brain supplements,” especially among college students, recent grads and even hard-working corporate executives. Nootropics — or as many people like to call them, “smart pills” — are cognitive enhancers … Continue reading Best Nootropics or “Smart Drugs” and Which to Avoid
Dan Miller has parked his Nissan Altima on the side of the road near a field outside Chicago, holding a gun to his head. Haunted for years by the compounded trauma of tours of duty in the Middle East and … Continue reading Targeting Suicide Risk Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Will Omicron’s newest subvariant, BA.2.75, be the next one to worry about? It was first found in early June in India. As of July 17, it had been found in 15 countries, including seven states in the U.S., according to … Continue reading Will Omicron Subvariant BA.2.75 Be the Next COVID Threat?
As health care providers, we are in a unique position to have a large impact on the opioid epidemic by limiting our prescriptions of these drugs. We have a chance to improve quality of life and to save lives,” says … Continue reading Managing Post-Surgical Pain Without Opioids
1/11 Boosting metabolism is the holy grail of weight watchers everywhere, but how fast your body burns calories depends on several things. Some people inherit a speedy metabolism. Men tend to burn more calories than women, even while resting. And … Continue reading 10 Ways to Boost Metabolism, Burn Calories and Lose Weight
Margarine usually tops butter when it comes to heart health. Margarine is made from vegetable oils, so it contains unsaturated “good” fats — polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. These types of fats help reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol when … Continue reading Butter vs. Margarine: Which is Better for My Heart?
Putting a new spin on the term “beer gut,” a small study suggests that a bottle a day may do a man’s gut bacteria some good. In a clinical trial of 19 healthy men, researchers found that a daily bottle … Continue reading Beer Might Do a Man’s ‘Microbiome’ Good
Fluoxetine is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, a certain eating disorder (bulimia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder).This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore … Continue reading Prozac Oral: Uses, Side Effects, Warnings and Dosing
June 23, 2022 – When you think of binge drinking, you probably imagine young college students overdoing it at big weekend bashes: Kegs, shots, loud music, and bad behavior. And indeed, according to a national survey, more than half of … Continue reading The Trouble with Binge Drinking Over Age 30
After months of anticipation, your baby’s due date is near. Here’s what you can expect from the start of labor until the first days and weeks with your new baby. Signs of Labor No one can predict with certainty when … Continue reading Labor and Childbirth: What To Expect and Complications
Reality star Khloe Kardashian appeared on the television show The View. During her segment, Kardashian, who has 255 million followers on Instagram, touted the benefit of migraine drug Nurtec ODT. She became a paid spokesperson for Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, maker of … Continue reading ‘Patient Influencers’ Partnering With Drug, Medical Companies
Scientists have identified a common chemical linked to early death, and the downside is that (at least in America) it’s still legally found in thousands of products — some of which may be right under your feet. Researchers from NYU … Continue reading ‘Everyday’ Chemical Linked to Early Death, Costs U.S. Billons
The FDA today granted emergency use authorization to the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for use in children 6 months of age and older, one of the final steps in a long-awaited authorization process to extend protection to the youngest … Continue reading FDA Authorizes COVID Vaccines in Kids Down to 6 Months
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has clarified its guidance on wearing face masks to avoid monkeypox, which primarily spreads through direct bodily contact. Last week the agency updated its travel advisory for monkeypox and advised the public … Continue reading CDC Changes Mask Guidance, Says Monkeypox Not Airborne
This medication is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – ADHD. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain. Methylphenidate belongs to a class of drugs known as stimulants. It can help increase your … Continue reading Concerta Oral: Uses, Side Effects, Warnings and Dosing
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental health condition that can cause unusual levels of hyperactivity and impulsive behaviors. People with ADHD may also have trouble focusing their attention on a single task or sitting still for long periods … Continue reading ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): What Is It?
This is Present Tense, a series on mindfulness for busy people (read: all of us). Whether you’re at work, on a walk, or hanging with loved ones, mindfulness can help you stay connected and engaged – no matter what the … Continue reading How to Use Mindfulness to Ease and Heal Trauma
Stomach bloating is so common these days that it’s been called an “epidemic.” If you frequently deal with distention, digestive discomfort and a bloated stomach, you probably want to know: Why do I feel bloated all the time? With most … Continue reading How to Get Rid of Bloating in 8 Steps
Folks often believe that video games rot a kid’s mind, but a new study argues the opposite could be true. Children actually might get a brain boost from playing hour after hour of video games, researchers report. American kids between … Continue reading Could Video Games Boost a Child’s Intelligence?
Trauma refers to an emotional response to an upsetting event, like a natural disaster or violent crime. Racial trauma is a reaction to experiences of racism, including violence or humiliation. You might also hear it referred to as race-based trauma … Continue reading Racial Trauma: What It Is and How to Cope
Motion sickness is feeling sick when travelling by car, boat, plane or train. You can do things to prevent it or relieve the symptoms. How to ease motion sickness yourself Do reduce motion – sit in the front of a … Continue reading How to Ease Motion Sickness Yourself
There are over 100 types of arthritis. Two common types of knee arthritis are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). OA is the most common type. It’s a progressive condition that usually appears after midlife where the cartilage in the … Continue reading Knee Arthritis Symptoms: Treatment Options and More
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