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Febrile Seizures: How To Protect Your Child
Sky News (UK): Parents should learn to recognize and treat the most common types of seizures in young children, the British Red …
Readers Ask About Concierge Medicine And Medicare; Insulin Costs And The Doughnut Hole
Readers Ask About Concierge Medicine And Medicare; Insulin Costs And The Doughnut Hole By Michelle Andrews September 8, 2015 This week, …
Nail biting – A sign of something more worrying?
Dermatologists Share Tips to Stop Nail Biting Breaking a nail is one thing. Breaking a nail-biting habit is another, say …
Head lice. Hard to kill except in Michigan!
Millions of children will head back to school this month. But many will end missing school while they deal with …
Bashed their head? Here’s how to deal with youth concussion
This Concussion Handbook is designed to help with your concussion management and recovery. Whether you’re a kid or teenager who …
Everything you ever need to know about hearing aids!
Choosing a hearing aid is an important exercise for good health and relationships, but it can also feel overwhelming. While there are …
How to Tell If a Rash Needs Medical Attention
SCHAUMBURG, IL — To the untrained eye, all rashes may look alike and seem easily treatable with over-the-counter oral antihistamines or …
Dealing with all types of burns
Whether they’re from fires, electricity, chemicals or another agent – they’re always serious. In most cases it’s best to call …
Can America cope with a resurgence of tropical disease?
Having stamped out a number of tropical diseases – including malaria – decades ago, is America today complacent about a …
FDA approves first 3-D printed pill
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first 3-D printed pill, an epilepsy medication designed to be easier to …
Herbs that heal
For millennia people have used herbs to treat ailments and heal diseases. But with the advent of modern medicine, many …
How to stop brain-eating amoeba from killing you
A young boy has died and officials in Louisiana have found a brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri, in the freshwater supply …
Tips to keep you and your pet cool on hot summer days
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. 1. Stay Hydrated: The rate at which the human body can absorb fluids is less …
Lowering your dental bills…in Mexico?
If treatments from your local doctor are pricey, treatments from your local dentist can be downright outrageous. Here in America, …
Heads up! These mice droppings can kill you
You probably didn’t know it but deer mice, cotton and rice rats and white-footed mice carry the potentially deadly Hantavirus. …
How to treat water for drinking using established survival protocols
When you’re desperate you’ll want to drink anything. But remember, most water isn’t safe in an emergency situation. Sure the …
THIS MEANS WAR
This story comes from Texas but it’s relevant everywhere there are mosquitos. Read down for the red-highlighted sections that apply …
Breaking News: Ebola hasn’t been beaten yet
International Medical Corps – USA – Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:38 GMT Author: Jenna Montgomery International Medical Corps confirmed today the death of a staff member in Sierra Leone who …
WARNING: Heat risks and how to beat them
Temperatures in the upper 90s – over 100 perhaps? When the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch you need to …
Vitamin Supplements: A handy guide
Because factory-packaged foods tend to have lower nutritional content than fresh foods, it’s a good idea to have multivitamin …
Health insurance rates set to go up half as much again in some states
Occasionally we post news items from reputable sources. This article comes from the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. This look …
What patients gain by reading their doctors’ notes
During a recent physical, Jeff Gordon’s doctor told him he may be pre-diabetic. It was a quick mention, mixed in …
How to make your own soap
Homemade Soap This is a nice body and face soap and it is also luxurious and gentle. It’s a lot …
What to do: Extreme cases of hot and cold
Heatstroke Get the victim out of the heat. Loosen tight clothing. Remove perspiration soaked clothing. Apply cool, wet cloths to …
Tick-tock, it’s Tick time: How to avoid Lyme disease
You may think your risk of getting Lyme disease ends when the weather starts to cool, but by Fall, adult …
High blood pressure: stopping a common killer
Roughly 29% of Americans suffer from high blood pressure. Hypertension can lead directly to heart disease, strokes, and kidney failure, …
F.A.S.T. — Warning signs of stroke
THINK YOU ARE HAVING A STROKE? CALL 9-1-1 IMMEDIATELY! F.A.S.T. is an easy way to remember the sudden signs of …
Sleep aids: Know the downside
Sleep aids are common solution for those suffering from insomnia and are often recommended by doctors for those experiencing mild …
Heartburn: What to take, what to avoid, when to give in.
Although the name may imply the heart, heartburn has absolutely nothing to do with the heart itself. Heartburn is pain …