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 Home Improvement Add Safety Precautions to Your Spring Yardwork Routine Yardwork can be time-consuming, sweat-producing, muscle-aching work. So it's natural that you'd like to cut corners where you can. But many of these "timesavers" can end up causing serious injuries. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, Americans have approximately 85,000 lawn mower injuries every year. But wait, there's more. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons reports that more than 500,000 ladder-related injuries […] todayApril 12, 2019