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2016 HealthFeed Articles

5/12

Health Care

Women Are Amazing

Did you know that women are at higher risk for a variety of eye diseases?

12/29

Health Care

Dying of a Broken Heart

While grief may make a person feel they want to die—the vast majority do not.

12/28

Health Care

Are You Suffering From Anxiety or Depression?

How do you know if it's just a series of bad days or something more serious?

12/21

Education, Health Care

Reasons People Call Poison Control During the Holidays

If you or a loved one has indulged in something they shouldn't, call the Poison Control hotline.

12/19

Health Care

Want to Be Happy? Help Others

Not only does compassion decrease suffering by helping those in need, but also it can boost your bond with others. Plus, you may find that the pursuit of compassion makes you happier than the pursuit of happiness. ~ Amit...

12/19

Health Care

Pitfalls of Holiday Parties

Some of the most common injuries, accidents, and medical problems that can arise during the holiday season.

12/14

Health Care

Don’t End Up in the ER this Holiday Season

The holidays aren’t all sugar plums and presents; with the season comes a rise in visits to the emergency room.

12/14

Health Care

Retinal Detachment Sidelines Vikings Coach

Could it happen to you?

12/07

Health Care

Alcohol and Melanoma: A New Link

New research from the American Association for Cancer Research has added melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — to the list of cancers correlated to alcohol use.

12/07

Health Care

Fractures, Sprains, and Strains, Oh My!

Do you know the differences between a sprain, a strain, and a fracture?

12/05

Health Care

Can You Control Your Shopping Urges?

There are those shoppers whose impulse buys are so common that they might be teased as “shopaholics.”

11/29

Health Care

Why Do We Have Bones?

What do you really know about bones?

11/28

Health Care

Preventing Diabetic Eye Disease

Did you know that all people with diabetes are at risk for vision loss and blindness from diabetic eye disease? African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Hispanics/Latinos, and older adults with diabetes ar...

11/24

Health Care

Why Football Players Need Strong Bones

There is no question that football is rough sport, not for the faint of heart.

11/18

Health Care

Avoiding Asthma Attacks in the Winter

Asthma may not be the first thing you think of when winter comes knocking, but the colder conditions can exacerbate symptoms for people with the condition.

11/17

Health Care

Why Do Head Injuries Bleed so Much?

A head injury is any trauma to your scalp, skull, or brain. Head injuries can range in severity from a mild bump on your head to a serious brain injury.

11/17

Health Care

Concussions: How They Can Affect You Now and Later  

A concussion is a mild form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that affects how your brain functions. These effects can be short-term, lasting only a few hours or a couple of days, or cause long-term problems.

11/16

Health Care

Pain Relief Through Physical Therapy

Physical therapy can be effective in treating a condition more than 3 million Americans live with every day: chronic pain.

11/16

Health Care

Coping With Anxiety

There are times in life when anxiety is hard to avoid.

11/11

Health Care

Interacting With the Visually Impaired

What’s the proper etiquette for meeting someone who is visually impaired?

11/11

Health Care

Debunking Old Wives Tales

They are pieces of advice we have all heard -- but how much is actually true?

11/08

Research

Have We Found the Canine Fountain of Youth?

Studies are pointing to a cancer-fighting drug called Rapamycin currently used successfully in human patients that could extend the life of man’s best friend.

10/28

Health Care

When a Mole Is Something More

“In many cases melanomas are the ugly duckling on the body. People can sometimes pick them out even from an untrained eye,” Julia Curtis, MD, assistant director of the mole mapping program at the Midvalley Health Center....

10/28

Health Care

You Don't Have to Give Out Candy

Small ghouls and goblins will soon be coming to your door demanding treats. However, those treats do not have to be filled with sugar and fat. Try one of these non-candy treats that will delight the kids – and ease your ...

10/28

Health Care

Pumping Iron: Safety Tips Weightlifting

As the temperature drops but before the snow falls, more and more people are hitting the gym instead of the trail. Weightlifting has multiple potential benefits – it may increase metabolism, reduce the risk of osteoporos...

10/27

Health Care

Conversion Disorder: Mind Over Matter

For seemingly no physical reason, you find yourself paralyzed and can’t speak. It sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but such frightening symptoms can actually happen to people who have a rare condition called conve...

10/24

Health Care

Safe Sleeping for Newborns

The American Academy of Pediatrics is now recommending babies sleep in the same room as their parents for at least the first six months of life, and optimally up to a year, to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndr...

10/24

Health Care

EpiPen Sticker Shock? No Problem. We’ll Make Our Own.

Concerned about both safety and the skyrocketing costs of EpiPen, University of Utah Health (UUH) nurses were already searching for solutions before the media storm hit.

10/21

Health Care

Stay Safe on Halloween

By being safe on a dark night, your kiddos will be happier and will possibly get more candy.

10/18

Research, Health Care

You Are What You Tweet?

"Coffee" was the most tweeted food in the continental U.S. between mid-2014 to mid-2015 followed by "beer" then "pizza".

10/14

Health Care

Handling Election Stress

As the days count down to Election Day blood pressure is rising all across the country. So, how is one to remain sane among the chaos?

10/12

Health Care

Tips for Tooth Brushing

Help your kids develop healthy brushing habits.

10/12

Health Care

Poison Control: Something You Never Outgrow

There is one thing we will need throughout our lives though: a Poison Control Center able to answer questions and help with concerns 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

10/06

Health Care

Savi Scout: Making Lumpectomies Easier For Women With Breast Cancer

Having breast cancer is hard enough. But a new technology called Savi Scout is making lumpectomies easier for patients and surgeons.

10/04

Health Care

10 Common Health Care Terms: Do You Know Them?

You don't need a vocabulary lesson when you don’t feel well. Always ask if you don’t understand something your health care provider says, but just in case, here are the definitions of 10 common health care terms.

10/04

Health Care

Your First Pregnancy Appointment

Find out what to expect at your first appointment after getting pregnant.

10/03

Health Care

What Is the Difference Between an OB/GYN and a Midwife?

Have you ever wondered the difference between a midwife and an OB?

9/29

Health Care

Kidney Stones and Roller Coasters

Kidney stones are a painful condition that affects more than 300,000 Americans a year. Now a new study suggests a fun day at the amusement park may help relieve them.

9/27

Health Care

A Boy's Guide to Puberty

Sweat. Body Hair. Voice changes. These are only a few of the changes that your son will go through as he enters puberty.

9/22

Health Care

A Girl's Guide to Puberty

This guide will answer your questions about puberty, your period, and more.

9/22

Health Care

Don't Rub Your Eyes

Who knew that rubbing your eyes is one of the worst things you can do to those precious orbs? Here’s why.

9/09

Health Care

Vision Changes as We Age: What’s Normal, What’s Not?

September is “Healthy Eye Aging Month" — a good time to think about your vision, now and in the future.

9/01

Health Care

Should I Use an Expired EpiPen?

The steep rise in the price of the EpiPen – and the controversy surrounding the increase – has people who rely on the drug looking for ways to save money on it.

9/01

Health Care

The Brain Benefits of Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO is popular all over the world, and is being praised for improving players’ health by getting them up and moving. The benefits go beyond physical well-being though, also impacting the mental health of those wit...

8/29

Health Care

The Rise of Fentanyl Deaths

As the opioid epidemic grows so does the spread of fentanyl. A new report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report shows the number of drug products testing positive for fentanyl rose 426 percent between 2013 and 201...

8/29

Health Care

Price Increase of Life-Saving EpiPen Sparks Outrage

Pharmaceuticals are big business, and that has many asking if the companies producing them are placing profits before patients.

8/26

Health Care

Why Your Child Needs a Back to School Routine

Implementing consistent back-to-school rituals and annual traditions provide children with the security and stability they need to thrive while reinforcing family bonds.

8/26

Health Care

Kids’ Vision and Learning

Vision problems affect 5.3 million elementary school age children nationwide (over 20 percent).

8/25

Health Care

Money and Your Health

How much do you worry about money?

8/23

Health Care

5 Back-to-School Health Concerns

Whether you’re bittersweet or blissful now that the kids are back in class, you probably share a few typical concerns with every other parent.

8/18

Health Care

I’m Having a Baby. Can I Keep My Pet?

It's a big worry for new parents: Now that I'm having a baby, do I have to get rid of my pet?

8/17

Health Care

Anatomy of an Olympic Sprinter

What makes a truly great Olympic sprinter and why their physiques are so different than long distance runners.

8/17

Health Care

Get Up Out of Your Chair

Americans are becoming more sedentary – and it’s killing us.

8/16

Health Care

Top 10 Health Concerns for Olympic Athletes

The first Olympic Games to be held in South America come with some unique challenges, along with the usual threats to health and safety that every Olympic Game presents.

8/15

Health Care

Dependent, Not Addicted: Infants in the Opioid Epidemic

There are a growing number of newborns being seen with what is known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a set of physical and behavioral symptoms in those born to mothers who took addictive prescription or illicit dr...

8/12

Health Care

Anatomy of an Olympic Gymnast

Would you have what it takes to be an Olympic gymnast?

8/11

Health Care

10 Lessons in Perseverance that Olympic Athletes Can Teach Us

While most of us will never be world class athletes, there is still a lot we can learn from Olympians.

8/11

Health Care

Who Are the Professionals Who Care for Your Eyes?

Do you know the differences between opticians, optometrists, and ophthalmologists?

8/10

Health Care

Eat Like an Olympian

Although you may not ever get your photo on a Wheaties’ box, and you’ll probably never train up to 6 hours per day, 6 days a week like an Olympic athlete, you can still use diet and exercise to improve your personal heal...

8/10

Health Care

Anatomy of an Olympic Swimmer

With the Rio Olympics underway, we've already seen some amazing feats from team USA, especially the swimmers.

8/09

Health Care

Gold Medals and…Purple Spots?

On Sunday night, Michael Phelps won his nineteenth Olympic gold in the men’s relay. As he donned his gold medal, the champion swimmer also sported several unusual, perfectly round marks on his shoulders. The marks are fr...

8/05

Health Care

Risks of Salt Poisoning

Salt is everywhere. It’s in our pantries and on our kitchen tables. It is present in most foods we eat and some beverages we drink. It is essential for our bodies to function properly. However, it also can be dangerous, ...

8/04

Health Care

Smoke Filled Skies Cause Health Concerns

While summer may have periods of elevated ozone, wildfires can mimic the kind of bad air conditions of the winter months.

8/03

Health Care

Don't Throw Out Your Floss

To floss or not to floss? That is the question after a flood of articles alleging there's little scientific evidence that flossing works.

8/01

Health Care

Increased Injuries Blamed on Trampoline Parks

The number of indoor trampoline parks is rising in the United States – and so are the number of trampoline park related injuries.

7/27

Health Care

Healthy Summer Smoothies

These smoothies will keep you cool, and give you a healthy boost.

7/21

Health Care

Home, Dangerous Home?

Most of us think of home as a place to relax and put our feet up—a safe and comfortable cocoon where the thought of a potential eye injury may never even cross our minds.

7/21

Health Care

Mountain Biking Safety

More and more people are picking up the exhilarating sport of mountain biking, taking their bikes off-road and onto unpaved territory.

7/20

Health Care

Kids and Milk Allergies

How to recognize and treat them.

7/19

Health Care

Norovirus Possible at the Republican National Convention

Many people say politics turn their stomachs. However, it isn’t ideological differences making people ill at the Republican National Convention – it’s norovirus.

7/15

Health Care

Utah Hospital First in the US to Explore X-Ray System's Potential

Laurie Falk, left, and Morgan Sidwell demonstrate the new Multitom Rax Twin Robotic X-ray System at University of Utah Hospital's radiology department in Salt Lake City on Friday.

7/12

Health Care

Pokemon Go: Virtual World, Real Chance for Injury

While the game is played in a virtual world, the injuries being suffered by players are very real.

7/11

Health Care

Pick the Right Convenient Snack

There are lots of instances when a convenience store is the closest – or only – option for a quick bite or snack.

7/06

Health Care

Atrial Fibrillation -- Are You at Risk?

Atrial fibrillation is a rhythm disorder of the heart characterized by extra heartbeats in the upper chambers of the heart.

6/30

Health Care

Mosquito Borne Illnesses

There are more illnesses than Zika virus out there.

6/29

Health Care

Improve Heart Health With the Mediterranean Diet

Generally, when you think about a diet, you think about losing weight.

6/28

Health Care

No More FluMist — Which Means More Flu Shots

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dumping FluMist.

6/21

Health Care

Floaters & Flashes: Cause for Concern?

Have you ever looked up at a bright blue sky, or stared at a plain background and noticed little “floaters” dancing around your field of vision?

6/14

Health Care

Banned Blood: Why Not Everyone Can Donate

It’s World Blood Donor Day, yet not everybody can donate blood.

6/14

Health Care

10 Facts You Need to Know About Zika Virus

Do you actually know what Zika virus is? Or why it's so dangerous?

6/13

Health Care

Coping on Father's Day When Dad Has Passed Away

With children or without, Father's Day can be an emotional holiday if dad has passed away.

6/10

Health Care

Is It Cancer?

Cancer isn't always visible.

6/08

Health Care

When Your Kid Wants to Become a Vegetarian

Kids love animals. From the time they are babies, they are presented with books, stuffed animals, movies and cartoons that foster that love.

6/08

Health Care

My Child has Pink Eye! Should I Call a Doctor?

Pink eye is when one or both eyes look pink or red and may have a discharge. They may burn or itch or just feel really irritated. Sometimes the affected eye’s lashes get “crusty.”

6/03

Health Care

Worries About an Antibiotic Resistant "Superbug"

A type of bacteria first identified in Chinese pigs now is causing concern in the U.S. due to its resistance to an antibiotic currently seen as a last-ditch effort.

6/03

Health Care

Prince and the Rising Fentanyl Epidemic

Prince was an extraordinary musician and performer. Unfortunately, the cause of his death—an overdose of the opioid fentanyl—is all too ordinary.

6/02

Health Care

Top 10 Sports to Keep Your Kids Healthy This Summer

With summer rapidly approaching, you may be wondering what you can do to not only keep your kids busy and healthy as well

6/01

Research, Health Care

Making Melanoma Screenings More Patient Friendly

It isn’t possible to die from embarrassment—unless that embarrassment keeps patients from getting checked for melanoma.

5/26

Health Care

I Have a Tilted Uterus. Should I Worry?

For women, lots of not-so-pleasant reproductive problems affect your daily life. But what if you have a tilted uterus? Should you worry?

5/26

Health Care

Don't Fall Victim to "Trauma Season"

Summer is rapidly approaching. Soon, kids will be out of school, barbecues will sizzle, and temperatures will climb. In health care, we refer to summer as “trauma season.”

5/24

Health Care

Happy Feet are Healthy Feet

With summer nearly upon us, you're probably getting ready to break out your sandals and flip flops.

5/22

Health Care

Summer Skin: Then and Now

Popular descriptions of modern summer skin usually include terms such as “golden” or “sun-kissed.” But those phrases would most likely make your great-grandmother shudder.

5/17

Health Care

Silent Heart Attacks Can Still Be Deadly

Every 43 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. And according to a new study, half of them don’t even know it. Instead, they suffer what are known as silent heart attacks.

5/17

Health Care

Benign Breast Lumps: What You Need to Know

From month to month and year to year, the tissue in your breasts change. Some of these changes could be breast lumps. How much should you worry about these? And when should you get checked out?

5/17

Health Care

Penis Transplants Unlikely to Become Common

The first penis transplant in the U.S. is making headlines. However, the advancement does not mean that penis transplants soon will be commonplace.

5/16

Health Care

Car Windows Won't Protect You From UV Rays

The front windshield of your car blocks most of the UVA and UVB radiation coming from the sun, but the driver’s side window may not be pulling its weight.

5/16

Health Care

Probiotics: What Do They Do?

Probiotics are big business. Sales of products with the live microorganisms are expected to top $10 billion a year by 2018.

5/11

Health Care

Sunglasses for Everyone

It's time to pick out the perfect shades. How to do it.

5/10

Health Care

Electronic Cigarettes Put Kids at Risk

Electronic cigarettes are exposing young children in the United States to dangerous levels of nicotine. A new study in the journal Pediatrics found the number of poison control cases involving children swallowing the de...

5/06

Health Care

You May Have Hepatitis C and Not Know It

Hepatitis C is a disease of the liver. It kills thousands of people each year. It doesn't have to.

5/04

Health Care

A Bitter Pill: Fighting Antibiotic Overuse

Millions of prescriptions are written for antibiotics each year and a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows nearly a third of them are unwarranted.

5/03

Health Care

Not All Fun and Games: Playground Injuries Rising

Playgrounds are supposed to be safer than ever. So why are more head injuries being reported?

5/02

Health Care

Melanoma Monday: What You Need to Know

The first Monday in May every year is known as Melanoma Monday – a day to spread awareness of the deadliest form of skin cancer.

4/25

Health Care

New Hope for Tourette’s

When many people think of Tourette Syndrome, they think of compulsive swearing. But that's not the whole story.

4/25

Health Care

Detergent Dangers

Every 45 minutes somewhere in the United States, a parent calls a poison control center because their child has ingested a laundry or dish washing detergent packet.

4/22

Health Care

Talk Like a Teacher

Teachers use many tools each day — including their voices.

4/19

Health Care

Avoid Computer Vision Syndrome

Computers are a part of our everyday life. That can mean big problems for our eyes.

4/14

Health Care

Zika Link to Birth Defects Confirmed: What's Next?

The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed the Zika virus can cause birth defects.

4/11

Health Care

Allergy Proof Your Home

You can't avoid allergens outside. You can keep them out of your home.

4/11

Health Care

YOU Need an Advance Directive

Advance directives inform medical personnel of your wishes in the event that you are able. Every person over the age of 18 should one.

4/08

Health Care

Contact Lens Wearers: Stay in Contact With Your Eye Care Professional

Like regular eyeglasses, contact lenses can correct near or farsightedness and astigmatism, but, unlike regular glasses, they are actually medical devices that sit directly on your eye.

4/06

Health Care

Heartburn and Infant Hair

This baby has great hair. Does that mean her mother had great heartburn during pregnancy?

4/06

Health Care

What You Don't Expect When Expecting

There are symptoms of pregnancy that everyone knows — and then there are these symptoms.

4/01

Health Care

Artificial Joint Replacement and Dentistry

There’s more to artificial joint replacement than most of us know, but did you know about the connection to dentistry?

3/30

Health Care

The Impacts of Caffeine on Miscarriage

Cut down on coffee and caffeinated soda if you are trying to conceive.

3/30

Health Care

The Fight Against Sepsis

Oscar winning actress Patty Duke lived an uncommon life. However, her death was caused by an all too common cause: sepsis.

3/23

Health Care

More Medications, More Potential Problems

Baby Boomers are getting older – and taking more medications as they do. One in six are taking a potentially dangerous combination of drugs and supplements, according to a new study.

3/22

Health Care

Helping New Moms Learn to Breastfeed

Pick up any pregnancy book and you’ll notice new moms get repeated advice: Breastfeeding is a natural – and easy – part of being a new parent. But as many new moms discover, learning to breastfeed is far from effortless.

3/22

Health Care

Eye Donor Month

National Eye Donor Month promotes eye donation awareness and celebrates the lives of eye donors and corneal recipients.

3/14

Health Care

Night of the Toddler

One in five infants who have trouble sleeping may continue to have challenges during their toddler years.

3/11

Health Care

Common Colonoscopy Questions

If you are age 50 or over please schedule a colonoscopy. This is a life saving screening that can stop cancer before it forms or catch it in its earliest stages.

3/11

Health Care

Is Marijuana the Next "Big Tobacco?"

The number of Americans using marijuana is going up. As some states legalize the drug for medicinal and recreational use, more and more people are trying it, based largely on the assumption that it is non-habit forming. ...

3/08

Health Care

What Is Meldonium?

Star tennis player Maria Sharapova is facing backlash – and losing endorsement deals – after revealing that she failed a drug test at this year’s Australian Open.

3/07

Health Care

Common Colorectal Cancer Questions

An estimated 136-thousand people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the United States this year. Those patients will have a lot of questions.

3/03

Research

Invaders in Your DNA

Not all of your DNA belongs to you. Some came from viral sources. Now, we know why.

3/03

Health Care

Is Your Eye Health Going Up in Smoke?

When smoke gets in your eyes it can do serious damage.

3/02

Research, Health Care

Zika and Guillain-Barre

New research links Zika infection with Gullian-Barre syndrome.

2/29

Health Care

6 Ways to Reduce Anxiety

Anxiety affects 40 million adults in the U.S. There are simple ways to keep it at bay.

2/26

Health Care

Does Your Kid Stink?

Sometimes a stinky kid just needs a bath. Sometimes they need to see a doctor.

2/22

Health Care

Could Coffee Prevent Cirrhosis?

Coffee is a well-known remedy when it comes to helping with hangovers. Now, a new study suggests it could help with serious long-term damage from alcohol.

2/17

Health Care

Caring for the Caregivers

A new report from the National Health Aging Trends Study and National Study of Caregiving shows that over six million people in the U.S. provide extensive care for loved ones with dementia but only one-quarter of them ac...

2/11

Health Care

Surviving the Inversion

How to cope when the air is bad.

2/10

Health Care

Dealing With the Toddler Appetite Slump

How to cope when meal times become the most difficult times of the day.

2/10

Health Care

The Risks of "One Last Run"

It is something that every ski patrol member knows: Most injuries happen at the end of the day.

2/09

Health Care

Not Female Problems: 5 Conditions Also Affecting Men

They are health problems largely associated with women, but men can be affected as well.

2/03

Health Care

Zika Virus and Sexual Transmission: The Facts

More and more is coming to light about the Zika virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have now confirmed that a case of Zika was sexually transmitted to a person in Texas. However, while this enhances wha...

2/02

Health Care

The Super Bowl and The Flu

The flu season is heating up just in time for the Super Bowl. That’s not good news for fans of the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. A new study suggests there may be an increased risk of flu deaths for fans of teams...

2/01

Health Care

The Tooth Timeline

What you need to know about taking care of your child's teeth.

1/27

Health Care

The Real Risks of Zika Virus

Tiny mosquitoes are causing big problems — and making big headlines — in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The Zika virus is causing panic due to a possible link to birth defects in the babies of mothers ...

1/26

Education, Health Care

When Sick Kids Should Stay Home

How sick is "stay home" sick?

1/25

Health Care

Seasonal Depression: Got the Wintertime Blues? You're Not Alone.

Referred to as seasonal affective disorder, SAD affects an estimated 10 million Americans each year.

1/19

Health Care

Winterizing Your Skin

Summertime skin care is the frequent focus of fashion magazines and lotion companies. But what are some good, overall tips for wintertime skin care?

1/14

Research

How Combat Explosions Injure the Brain

Combat veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan experienced an average of 21 blasts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during the course of their military service. While the explosions rarely kill soldiers, t...

1/11

Health Care

What Is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?

Singer Natalie Cole was laid to rest today in Los Angeles, less than a week after dying of heart failure caused by pulmonary arterial hypertension.

1/05

Research

The Impacts of Plant Protein on Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease patients should consider adding more plant-based proteins such as beans and tofu to their diet.

1/05

Health Care

Beating the Winter Blues

Winter can be a tough time. Days are shorter. Nights are longer. And here in Utah, the inversion makes it feel like we rarely see the sun. That can lead many to experience the “wintertime blues” or, as it is officially k...

1/05

Health Care

Treating Winter Rosacea

Winter is a rough time for people with rosacea. The roughly 14 million sufferers in the U.S. brace for redness and bumps to appear on their skin during the cold and blustery weather.

1/05

Research

The Impacts of Plant Protein on Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease patients should consider adding more plant-based proteins such as beans and tofu to their diet.

1/05

Health Care

Beating the Winter Blues

Winter can be a tough time. Days are shorter. Nights are longer. And here in Utah, the inversion makes it feel like we rarely see the sun. That can lead many to experience the “wintertime blues” or, as it is officially k...

1/05

Health Care

Treating Winter Rosacea

Winter is a rough time for people with rosacea. The roughly 14 million sufferers in the U.S. brace for redness and bumps to appear on their skin during the cold and blustery weather.

1/04

Health Care

Risky Business: Medication Non-Adherence

Not taking medication correctly can lead to a number of problems.

12/31

Health Care

Take it Slow When Recovering From a Concussion

A concussion is a serious injury that should never be taken lightly, and recovery should never be rushed. However, many patients try to do just that.

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