Having a baby in the United States is more dangerous than you may think. It’s hard to understand how the United States is now one of only eight countries, including Afghanistan and South Sudan, where the number of women dying…
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Proposed Changes Could Aid Local Organ List Wait Times
The nation’s transplant network is taking a long-awaited step to ease a serious disparity: Where you live affects whether you get a timely liver transplant or die waiting. Desperate patients sometimes travel across the country to get on a shorter…
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Three Products to Protect Against Mosquitoes and Zika
In past years, mosquitoes were just a nuisance. But Zika virus is now a real threat to women who are expecting or just thinking of becoming pregnant. And with Zika bearing mosquitos already spotted in Florida, and possibly heading north,…
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The Myth About Cholesterol
In a survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the vast majority of Americans (76 percent) said they had had their cholesterol level checked at least once in the previous five years.1 Despite the commonality…
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Zika Shock: 24 Local Cases of the Horrific Virus
The Tennessee Department of Health confirms there have been 24 persons diagnosed with Zika virus disease in Tennessee this year. Cases of locally transmitted Zika virus have been identified in a small area in Miami, Florida, but all cases in…
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Shock As Zika Develops Into Homegrown Threat
Florida’s governor says the state likely has the first cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland. Gov. Rick Scott said Friday that no mosquitoes in the state have tested positive for Zika. But he says one woman…
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The Little-Known Health Miracle In Your Bathroom
Editor’s note: I’ve long been a proponent of the benefits of cold showers, and cold baths are just as good, if not better, as they allow your whole body to be submerged. As another witness to the wisdom of this…
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Shock: Zika Virus May Be Airborne
There are new concerns over the Zika virus and how it may be transmitted after an elderly patient in Utah possibly infected an entire family. The patient, who died from the virus, recently traveled to a country where the virus…
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First Zika Virus Victim in Nashville Identified
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed the first case of a human testing positive for the Zika virus in Davidson County. The Metro Public Health Department received confirmation Tuesday. The infected individual recently returned to Nashville after traveling to…
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Don’t Be a Mosquito Magnet
Have you ever caught yourself itching all over due to mosquito bites while your friend right next to you is enjoying the outdoors without a single bite? It may seem completely unfair that you’re some kind of mosquito magnet while…
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