Asbestos Exposure: What You Should Do Next
Asbestos is something most recognise as a danger, but just why is it a problem, and what do you do if you’ve encountered it? What is asbestos? Asbestos is a material that was used in many construction materials More...
Texas tops list of ‘annual Fall Allergy Capitals’ report to highlight allergy hot spots
Today, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), the leading patient advocacy organization in the U.S. representing 60 million Americans with asthma or allergies, released its annual Fall Allergy Capitals™ More...
Flu related death: California brothers Gary Armstrong, Richard Armstrong found on ranch were sick
Contra Costa County investigators are trying to determine whether the deaths of two brothers, Gary Armstrong and Richard Armstrong, were caused by the flu. Gary Armstrong, 67, and Richard Armstrong, 65, were found More...
Cigarette smoking down in the US: CDC
Overall, cigarette smoking among U.S. adults (aged ≥18 years) declined from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 15.5 percent in 2016. Yet, nearly 38 million American adults smoked cigarettes (“every day” or “some days”) More...
Asthma is expensive: It costs the U.S. economy more than $80 billion annually
Asthma costs the U.S. economy more than $80 billion annually in medical expenses, missed work and school days and deaths, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. In More...
HIV/AIDS, a major health issue
Some people may think that HIV is far away from their lives. But in fact, HIV has become a major global public health issue. The WHO reported that 36.7 million people were living with HIV in 2016. Unfortunately, More...
STD testing: why you should test yourself now
You have probably heard numerous warnings about unprotected sex, having multiple sex partners and using sex toys of unknown sources. Everyone has, at least once, become overtaken by pleasure and forgotten these More...
How to Prevent the Common Cold
J. Owen Hendley, a professor of medicine at the University of Virginia, believes there could be up to 200 rhinovirus varieties, which are a cause of the common cold. It almost seems inevitable we would catch the More...
‘A Billion Lives’ Review
You would have to have been living in a cave for the best part of ten years if you were ignorant of e-cigarettes and the controversy that has stemmed from their stratospheric increase in popularity. On one hand, More...
Targeting Mosquitoes To Control Zika
MIAMI BEACH, FL. – With the latest efforts by county officials to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, Miami residents are amongst the first in the entire country to deal with the ramifications More...
Universal Zika Vaccine is the Next Step Forward
Recent studies have shown that Zika virus can be treated on vaccinating the individuals against any single strain. Any of the existing strains can be attended to which in turn is bound to offer complete protection More...
2016 Summer Olympic Games: Water contaminated as athletes, travelers warned ‘Don’t put your head under water’
With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games are just days away and experts are warning that the Rio de Janeiro waterways are filthy, contaminated with raw human sewage, contaminated with dangerous viruses and bacteria. More...
6 Signs Your College Partying Has Gotten Out of Control
Busy schedules, jobs, internships, and extracurricular activities consume a large portion of a college student’s life. Sometimes it can be hard to find the time to escape and simply have fun. So when you do get More...
Is it really possible to stay young with human growth hormones?
If you’re interested in all sorts of adventurous activities like hunting, mountaineering and many more such whacky things, your biggest possible threat must be your growing age. Don’t you wish you could stop More...
Signs and symptoms which prompt you to seek help of HRT – Effect on cholesterol
Hormone replacement therapy is given to those women whose progesterone and estrogen levels drop considerably after menopause. Both estrogen and progesterone are hormones and this therapy tops up the levels of the More...
Guatemala: Locally acquired Zika virus infection confirmed
Following earlier reports on Outbreak News Today of local transmission of Zika virus in El Salvador, Mexico and Paraguay, the World Health Organization reports receiving notification of a laboratory-confirmed autochthonous More...
Conquering Stress: Understanding the Causes and How to Relax
Stress comes in two forms: · Eustress · Distress Eustress is the good kind; it makes you feel excited, motivated, and improves performance. It’s the distress that most of us experience for many different More...
5 Benefits of In-Home Humidifiers
Staying healthy has become a top priority for many families throughout the year and especially in the winter months of cold and flu season. When your immune system seems to be taking a beating, it can be wise to More...
Syphilis cases rise in Colorado, including 9 eye infections
Nearly nine out of 10 syphilis cases in Colorado are in men who have sex with men (MSM) during the first seven months of 2015, according to Colorado health officials. Almost half of those cases were among people More...
What Men Really Think About Women Riding Motorbikes
If you ride a motorbike, or are planning to, then you’re probably wondering how people will react, because you’re female. Especially men who ride motorcycles and seem to think it’s their sole dominion. It’s More...
