HONG KONG, China (Reuters): Berries of a common weed found in India may be effective in fighting mosquitoes that spread dengue fever, a study has found. In January, health officials warned that the disease was poised to move across the United States. It has been spreading aggressively in Latin America and the Caribbean, reaching epidemic [...]
THE CLAIM:
Fever in a baby is a sign of teething.
THE FACTS:
An old wives’ tale says a feverish baby is not always a cause for concern. Chalk it up to teething, pay little mind and go back to sleep, the saying goes.
But experts suggest otherwise. While the emergence of new teeth in [...]
No matter what you might first think about apitherapy, the use of honeybee products for medicinal products, there is one distinct “element of reality,” said Dr. Theo Cherbuliez.
“With few exceptions, every bee sting hurts, period,” said Cherbuliez, who is an East Coast psychiatrist and one of the country’s leading apitherapists during the past 20 years.
Cherbuliez [...]
Using diet modification to treat a child’s behavior problems has been popular and controversial since the 1920s. Like fad weight-loss diets, it seems there is always a new behavior-modification diet to give parents hope. Though, again, like the latest weight-loss diet, there is very little proof of long-lasting results.
One of the most popular of [...]
Do your ears feel clogged? Do you often have to ask people to repeat themselves? Has your hearing abruptly decreased without an obvious explanation? If you answered yes to these questions, you may have an earwax impaction.
Judging from the popularity of Q-tips, ear candles, and other products sold to clean our ears, you might [...]
CHICAGO — Having a defibrillator at home can help a heart attack survivor live through a second crisis, but so can CPR and at a much lower cost. That’s the bottom line from the first test of using these heart-shocking devices in the home.The devices worked. But so few people in the study were stricken [...]
WASHINGTON — Antibiotics for breakfast? The drugs are supposed to kill bacteria, not feed them. Yet Harvard researchers have discovered hundreds of germs in soil that literally gobble up antibiotics, able to thrive with the potent drugs as their sole source of nutrition.
These bacteria outwit antibiotics in a disturbingly novel way, and now the race [...]
CHICAGO — Two big studies offer good news to people with high blood pressure, finding that novel ways to use cheap drugs already on the market can lower their risk of heart attacks, stroke and death — even if they are very old.Both studies were stopped early so the surprising benefits could be made known. [...]
WASHINGTON — Contractors will have to take additional precautions when renovating buildings where children could be exposed to lead dust from old paint, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday.The EPA announced new workplace standards for renovations in older homes where children or pregnant women live, and in older buildings that house child-care centers or schools.The [...]
Parents are important models for their children. Children watch the actions of parents and other adults, and learn from what they see. One lesson children learn is how to maintain their health, including exercise habits.
Overweight parents are at an increased risk of having children with weight problems — and overweight children are more likely to [...]
