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Sep

Fact or Fiction: It’s Possible to Drink Beer through your Ear

https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=86YZrbrNhrIIf you're looking forward to a beer or two with Thanksgiving dinner, consider this interesting method of ingestion. The woman in the video above appears to be drinking beer through her ear. Is it a magic trick? To determine, we nee...

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Sep

Effects of Air Pollution on Your Throat and Lungs

Air pollution is made up of gases and particulates, such as soot and dust. In cities, air pollution is most often attributed to vehicles, construction, and industrial factories. In the country, wood, crop, and garbage fires can cause air pollution. Ground level ozone is not like...

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Sep

Strep, Tonsillitis, or a Cold? How to Define Your Sore Throat

Sore throats are all the same, right? No, not really. Your sore throat, even if it feels like the same scratchy, burning, tenderness that you had last year, could be caused by a completely different bacteria or virus. Here's how to differentiate between strep throat, tonsil...

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Sep

Daylight Savings can Prompt Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Spring ahead, fall back. Going back from daylight savings means shorter, darker days, which can trigger a type of depression known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD affects up to 5% of the population. It's directly linked to reduced sun exposure as a result of short...

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Sep

“Mother’s Kiss” Gentle way to Remove Objects from a Child’s Nose

Last week we discussed ways to remove foreign objects from a child's nose, including using a pair of blunt tweezers if you can see the object, and blocking one nostril while asking the child to blow through the other one. If your child is too young to blow his or her nose o...

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Sep

How to Remove Objects Stuck in a Child’s Nose

Youngsters have a tendency to put things up their noses out of curiosity, or perhaps to see what they smell like, or maybe just because they want to store them somewhere. Whatever the reason, foreign bodies in your child's nose can be dangerous if they obstruct breathing. C...

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Sep

Secondary Breast Cancer that Spreads to Head and Neck

October is breast cancer awareness month. There are many worthwhile not-for-profit organizations that support breast cancer research and treatment in the USA. In rare instances, breast cancer cells can spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body, including the head and nec...

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Fact or Fiction: It’s Possible to Drink Beer through your Ear

Effects of Air Pollution on Your Throat and Lungs

Strep, Tonsillitis, or a Cold? How to Define Your Sore Throat

Daylight Savings can Prompt Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

“Mother’s Kiss” Gentle way to Remove Objects from a Child’s Nose

How to Remove Objects Stuck in a Child’s Nose

Secondary Breast Cancer that Spreads to Head and Neck

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