A 69-year-old woman from Seattle has been using a neti pot with tap water or non-sterile water to clear her sinuses. A year later, she was admitted the Swedish Medical Center following a seizure. However, she succumb to a brain-eating amoeba that caused a serious brain infection. Her case was reported in the International Journal …
Our bodies are remarkable, when you take a moment to examine them. While we may say “as healthy as a horse” when referring to someone’s peak physical health, in comparison to us human beings, a horse may as well be made out of spun glass! Not many people seem to realise it, but the healing …
When a couple is expecting a child, they’re thrilled and anxious. They’re often excited, but nervous about what is to come. In most cases, a baby is safely delivered – but in some, the unthinkable happens. Jennie Wilklow’s pregnancy experience had been, for the most part, quite normal. Her baby looked fine in all scans, …
Falling down flight of stairs is usually not a fun situation for just about anyone – especially if you live to tell the tale. Broken bones, bruises, and possibly even death are on the list for those who have to be whisked off to the emergency room. In the case of this 8-year-old boy named …
There is nothing wrong with carrying around a little extra chub, so long as you are physically healthy and capable. Each and every single one of us is an individual who differs in height and appearance. As you can imagine, the physical shape of our bodies will also obviously vary as well! This means a …
Just when you think the world isn’t scary enough as it is, life throws another fastball at you to deal with, especially when it comes to your health in particular. Thanks to the advent of modern medicine and the common, public knowledge everyone has about diseases and illness, life for humanity at present is probably …
Parents just want their children to be safe, healthy, and happy. They dote on their little ones and do everything they can to ensure their safety at all times. With all the care and attention they place on their babies, it’s reasonable to not expect anything seriously or majorly bad to happen to their kids. …
When it comes to looking for sources of drinking water, the toilet is certainly the last place we look towards. Our instinct will usually be some sort of faucet or tap, even if said tap is outdoors. The immediate assumption when it comes to toilet water is that it is filthy, and should not be …
At this time of the year, the temperatures around us are dropping well into the negatives on the thermometer. Once again, the fight against the cold is on, and the struggle to keep ourselves warm is something we are familiarizing ourselves with once again. It is important to keep ourselves warm this season too – …
We all know fast food is unhealthy, but it’s also cheap, convenient, fast, and pretty tasty. At the same time, we have to understand that all those benefits come with some pretty awful downsides. For a long time, the fast food industry has been under scrutiny for the quality and safety of its food. After …