“Having the chickenpox as a child is good,” they say. “It means your risk of contracting the pox again is very low — and you probably don’t even remember how bad it was!” What they don’t tell you, however, is that if you’ve contracted the chickenpox, you’re at risk for contracting the shingles virus for…

Skin cancer is all too prevalent among humans — considering the fact that an estimated one in five people in the U.S. will develop the disease in their lifetime — but snakes? According to officials at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, MedVet Medical and Cancer Centers for Pets has given a state-endangered plains garter snake…

Preventing childhood obesity is a key part in combatting the obesity epidemic currently plaguing the United States, as overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that there are several different factors that cause childhood obesity, such as the advertisements of less healthy…

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has partnered with local law enforcement to investigate an urgent care center in Berks County, according to WFMZ 69 News and the Times Tribune. The Advanced Urgent Care facility on Mulberry Street was the focus of the DEA’s latest search. Local news reports state that it is “part of…

Not sure if you have a urinary tract infection (UTI) or a sexually transmitted infection (STI)? If you’re a woman, your doctor probably won’t be that sure either. New research has revealed that women who visit the emergency room to seek treatment for urinary pain will ultimately be misdiagnosed more often than not. A shocking…

Talk about flower power. Science has proven that when we receive a bouquet of flowers, it instantly brightens our day and lifts our spirits. As a result, it’s not surprising that American florists bring in an incredible $7 billion in annual revenues — but many chronically ill patients at hospices aren’t able to afford to…

It seems that new research is coming out every day, further enhancing our knowledge of the human body and its various weaknesses. A recently discovered approach may mean that we can use precision medicine to tailor treatments to each patient. In 2013, a woman named Holly Boehle went to the Mayo Clinic. She had breast…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now leading an investigation into a device which may be responsible for spreading a deadly cancer. Morcellators are medical power tools used to perform hysterectomies, procedures that remove the uterus to treat uterine fibroids. Basically, morcellators break the tumors up into smaller pieces, so they can be more easily…

On June 9th, two oncologists in sunny Bakersfield, California led a public lecture on the dangers, signs, and symptoms of skin cancer. The Bakersfield Californian reports that Dr. Luis Mariscal and Dr. Constance Stoehr led the public lecture and lunch in the San Joaquin Community Hospital (SJCH). Entitled “Skin Deep,” the lecture warned that the…

Calling the U.S. obesity epidemic an “issue” would be to grossly understate matters. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, more than two-thirds (68.8%) of adults over the age of 20 are considered overweight or obese, and more than one in 20 are extremely obese. Consequently, the U.S. is plagued…