Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention, Travel Tips
Carbon monoxide is produced by any home appliance that uses natural gas and burns fuel in your home, such as a furnace, stove, clothing dryer, or gas-powered generator. All fuel-burning appliances need to be vented outside.Gas-powered car engines release carbon monoxide as well, so never leave a car running in an enclosed garage connected to the home.Other prevention tips...
11 Habits That Prematurely Age Your Skin and How to Avoid Them
2. Not Getting Enough SleepSleep is essential for energy, concentration, and your complexion. At night, skin goes into a renewal state.Skimping on sleep can show on your face over time. One small study found that sleep restriction for two nights (defined as sleeping for three hours each night) resulted in skin that was drier, had less elasticity, was duller,...
Vitamins and Supplements for Schizophrenia: 6 Types That Could Be Beneficial
Everyone needs vitamins and minerals for good health. Most come from food, but plenty of people add more to their diet with supplements. If you have schizophrenia , you may have heard that taking vitamins and supplements alongside standard treatments could not only boost your energy and offer better health overall, but may help improve schizophrenia symptoms, too. It’s...
Heavy and Even Moderate Drinking Can Cause Brain Damage Tied to Dementia
Scientists have reached a consensus that no amount of alcohol use is safe for our health. Now a new study published in the journal Neurology has found that having eight or more alcoholic drinks per week raises the risk of developing brain lesions — areas of abnormal or damaged tissue associated with dementia.While that risk drops by more than...
Understanding Your Blood Pressure Readings
Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps. It’s measured using two numbers:Systolic pressure is the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats. It’s represented by the top number in a blood pressure reading.Diastolic pressure is the pressure in your arteries when your heart is resting between beats....
How Body Weight Influences Migraine Risk and Management
Your susceptibility to migraine may be largely genetic: You’re more likely to have migraine if your family members live with it. Age and sex can also increase your risk, while factors in the environment like stress and certain foods, drinks, and food additives may act as triggers for migraine attacks.Researchers are now looking at body weight as another possible...
Tariffs Will Likely Raise Food Prices for Americans
President Trump announced a 10 percent across the board tariff effective immediately today — essentially extra taxes on products imported into the United States — for most countries except China, for which he imposed a 125 percent tariff.Tariffs for the other countries could still go higher, but the president said he has paused these higher tariffs for the next...
Adam’s Apple: What It Does and Possible Problems and Treatments
The Adam’s apple is the bump you see on the front of the neck near the throat, known medically as a “laryngeal prominence.”e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e5976298807fedc-3a18-4622-aeb6-37227b8db43d The colloquial term “Adam’s apple” likely comes from the biblical story of Adam and Eve, in which Adam ate the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge and a chunk got stuck in his throat. While...
Wet Cough: Causes and Treatment
A wet cough is one that produces mucus or phlegm. It’s also sometimes called a productive or chesty cough. An occasional cough is usually nothing to be worried about — it’s a normal reflex that helps rid the body of irritants. Producing a small amount of mucus can even be useful for lubricating the airways.e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e5976297f5a7296-e8a5-43dc-b985-927b659ec62a But a wet cough...
Cabot Creamery Butter Recalled for Possible Fecal Contamination
Agri-Mark, the parent company of Cabot Creamery, has voluntarily recalled about 1,700 lb of butter due to contamination with coliform bacteria, according to an enforcement report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Elevated levels of coliform bacteria can suggest sanitation failures during production.Agri-Mark recalled 189 cases of “Cabot Creamery 8 oz Extra Creamy Premium Butter, Sea Salted.”...
