Fireworks: Dangerous to use
The numbers tell the tale. From Prevent Blindness America, here are the facts about fireworks: In 2010, 8,600 people were treated in emergency departments…
Month: July 2018
Antibiotics and kidney stones
Since the 1970s, the prevalence of kidney stones has risen 70 percent. According to a study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the…
Possible e-cig danger
The chemicals in an e-cigarette can sometimes cause a condition called wet lung. An 18-year-old woman was hospitalized in May after she developed a cough,…
Chewable sunscreen
Sunscreen that you don’t have to lather on? Maybe. New chewable and even drinkable sunscreens are under development using the fern extract polypodium…
Living near a farm reduces allergies, study says
Growing up on or near a farm, as well as merely living close to one as an adult can lower the likelihood of developing allergies, according to recent…
The benefits of breastfeeding over formula
There are a striking number of benefits for babies that breastfeed, and every expecting mother should strongly consider providing nutrition to their…
Treating pain: Balancing health risks with suffering
Athletes suffering from chronic back pain or recovering from surgery often take ibuprofen to help them perform, but some experts think this might be a…
July is National Horseradish Month: The bitter herb that confers high taste, low fat
Comic book character Dagwood Bumstead loved it on his huge sandwiches. It’s the bitter herb of seder tables at Passover. And, it was considered an…
Heart, diabetes not affected by eggs, study finds
Even eating 12 eggs per week doesn’t affect cardiovascular health or create risks for people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, a study has found. The…
Hot pavement does real damage to humans and pets
One mid-summer in Las Vegas, a man thought he could make it across a parking lot in bare feet. He landed in the hospital and required skin grafts to the…