What are some effective home remedies?
The kind of stuff you don’t hang on the wall
Stuff that’s real, stuff you feel
The kind of stuff you reach for when you fall”
Guy Clark—“Stuff that Works”;
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Growth plates are narrow sections at either end of children’s long bones where growth in length occurs. Examples of bones in the developing skeleton with growth plates include the femur (thigh bone), the humerus (upper arm bone), the ulna and …
Plantar warts occur on the sole of the foot and look very similar to calluses. Sometimes they grow into wider clusters called mosaic warts. They are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which enters the body through tiny cuts and …
Today’s Health Tip originally ran in 2012 following the release of a statement from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding the responsibilities of parents who decline to have their children immunized. The importance of this statement has been underscored …
A trip to the pharmacy or grocery store to pick up an over-the-counter medicine to help with cold symptoms can be a confusing affair. A host of manufacturers, each vying for your business, claim to be better than the others. …
While writing an article on the various components of over-the-counter (OTC) cold medications, I learned that zinc, the active ingredient in a popular nasal spray marketed to shorten the duration of the common cold, had been removed from the product. …
Alopecia areata is a disease that affects hair follicles, resulting in patchy areas of hair loss. In rare cases, the disease causes total loss of hair on the head and other areas of the body. In general, alopecia areata is …
Listeria monocytogenes, or Listeria for short, is a bacterium that causes an infection called listeriosis. Recently, Sabra Dipping Co. voluntarily recalled 30,000 cases of its Classic Hummus because of possible Listeria contamination. Just prior to that, several people became infected …