Category: Health & Fitness

Children’s Vaccinations: Safe, essential for good health August is a time when health professionals spread awareness about the importance of vaccinations…

Millions of people take herbal supplements and consider them completely safe, but there are nearly 1,500 documented interactions between herbs and…

Of all the herbs in common use, bitters have the most storied history. The Germans swear by them to aid in digestion. Author Ernest Hemingway famously…

A superbug fungus is making its way into U.S. hospitals, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Named Candida auris, the bug enters the bloodstream…

* Don’t walk in tall grass and leaf piles. Stay on trails when hiking. * Use a repellent that contains 20 percent DEET on skin and clothing. * Light…

Kids under five years old should not have whole grapes or grape tomatoes. Children that young have small airways making it easy for these small fruits to…

You can tell by the acorns. A bumper crop of acorns means good times for mice and that means lots of food for ticks. According to Richard S. Ostfeld, a…

Fancy bottled plant drinks are big on promises, but some say those promises are mostly empty. These days there are loads of new plant drinks taking the…

Two new studies by Tufts University have found whole grains have a wide role in producing healthy bacteria in the gut. Whole grains include whole wheat,…

Fewer than half of people who use a metered dose inhaler for asthma do so correctly, according to the Mayo Clinic Health Letter. Here is how to use an…