Category: Health

  • New Shingles Vaccine Could Provide the First Effective Barrier Against the Virus

    New Shingles Vaccine Could Provide the First Effective Barrier Against the Virus

    “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…

  • Endangered Snake Beats Skin Cancer

    Endangered Snake Beats Skin Cancer

    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…

  • Fat Cartoon Characters Influence Children to Overeat, New Study Finds

    Fat Cartoon Characters Influence Children to Overeat, New Study Finds

    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…

  • DEA Raids Advanced Urgent Care Clinics in PA

    DEA Raids Advanced Urgent Care Clinics in PA

    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…

  • UTI or STI? Your Doctor Might Not Be Able to Tell the Difference

    UTI or STI? Your Doctor Might Not Be Able to Tell the Difference

    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…

  • This Organization Places Used Wedding Flowers at Hospice Bedsides

    This Organization Places Used Wedding Flowers at Hospice Bedsides

    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…

  • New Research Reveals Individualized Treatment Possible for Diseases

    New Research Reveals Individualized Treatment Possible for Diseases

    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 FBI Is Investigating Medical Power Tools Linked to the Spreading of Cancer

    The FBI Is Investigating Medical Power Tools Linked to the Spreading of Cancer

    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…

  • Bakersfield Doctors Lead Seminar on Skin Cancer

    Bakersfield Doctors Lead Seminar on Skin Cancer

    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…

  • Mississippi Is the Most Obese State in the Nation For the Second Year in a Row

    Mississippi Is the Most Obese State in the Nation For the Second Year in a Row

    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…