insert_link Health & Wellness How to stay healthy while taking care of a loved one with COVID-19 Most Americans who test positive for the new coronavirus will ride out the disease at home. About 80% of COVID-19 patients experience a mild illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), so they’ll rely on family members — not doctors — to get better. But with a loved one shedding the contagious virus at home, is it inevitable that other members of the household will get […] todayApril 7, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Here’s The Difference Between Coronavirus And COVID-19 A lot can be confusing during a pandemic, including the virus names and the language we use to talk about the disease itself. Many media reports and people have used “coronavirus” and “COVID-19″ interchangeably. But one is actually a subset of the other. Here’s what you should know about the difference between coronavirus and COVID-19, and some other useful information: ‘Coronavirus’ actually refers to a handful of diseases The concept […] todayMarch 16, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness First US case of Coronavirus reported in Washington State USA Today reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new coronavirus that has killed six people in China. The CDC and Washington state officials said the man, a Snohomish County resident in his 30s, was in good condition at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett. The symptoms presented Sunday, and the diagnosis was confirmed Monday. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center […] todayJanuary 22, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Why women are more prone to serious complications from drinking alcohol While it’s no surprise that heavy drinking comes with health consequences, women in particular are more prone to serious complications from alcohol — including an increased risk of alcohol-related death, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, looked at the death certificates of Americans 16 and older from 1999 to 2017. The researchers found that not only were there nearly 1 million […] todayJanuary 15, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Infectious Diseases Run Rampant in US in 2019 Measles tripled. Hepatitis A mushroomed. A rare but deadly mosquito-borne disease increased. And that was just the United States. Globally, there was an explosion of measles in many countries, an unrelenting Ebola outbreak in Africa and a surge in dengue fever in Asia. There were also backslides in some diseases, like polio, that the world was close to wiping out. "It’s been a tough year for infectious diseases,” said Dr. […] todayDecember 31, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness Why is Romaine Lettuce so susceptible to E. Coli? America tries to eat its vegetables, so the recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak has put everyone from Caesar salad fans to those who barely tolerate a splash of greens in a taco on high alert. But how did these seemingly innocent little leaves turn hazardous? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tallied 40 cases in 16 states stemming from the romaine lettuce grown in the Salinas, California, region, including 28 hospitalizations. We've […] todayDecember 2, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Caesar Salad Crisis! Why does our beloved Romaine Lettuce keep spreading E. Coli? America tries to eat its vegetables, so the recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak has put everyone from Caesar salad fans to those who barely tolerate a splash of greens in a taco on high alert. But how did these seemingly innocent little leaves turn hazardous? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tallied 40 cases in 16 states stemming from the romaine lettuce grown in the Salinas, California, region, including 28 hospitalizations. We've […] todayDecember 2, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness Anal Cancer Deaths Are Rising In the U.S.—Here’s How to Spot the Symptoms Cases of anal cancer are increasing in the U.S., according to new research—and more people are dying of the disease. For the study, which was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers looked at trends in anal cancer cases over 15 years. During that time, they detected about 69,000 cases and more than 12,000 deaths. Cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus increased 2.7% each year, […] todayNovember 26, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Food Safety Alert: E. Coli Outbreak Is Linked To Romaine Lettuce From California The CDC issued a food safety alert last week advising people not to consume romaine lettuce from the Salinas, CA, region following 40 reported cases of E. coli. In the alert, the CDC advised that people not eat and businesses not sell any romaine products that have been labeled as created in (or partly in) Salinas. This includes all types of whole heads of romaine, hearts of romaine, and packages […] todayNovember 25, 2019
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