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Aug
Many people see January 1 as the time to make promises to themselves about what they will do in the New Year. The not-so-secret secret is, though, that it's never too late to make a change. Resolving to completely give up sweets, train for a triathlon, or read a book a week...
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Aug
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that flu season is ramping up, with widespread activity in 14 states. School-aged children, especially, are feeling the results across the mid-Atlantic and Southern regions. Two school systems in the southern U. S. have decided to start...
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Aug
Through the National Initiative for Sound Safety (NISS), ear nose and throat doctors are raising the red flag about noise pollution in the general population. Not so long ago, it was primarily people 75 years or older who experienced hearing loss. Today, that age has dropped to a...
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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
During pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, some women experience metallic or sour taste in their mouths, even when not eating. The medical term for a change in sense of taste is dysgeusia. Because taste and smell are so interconnected, dysgeusia may also affect the sens...
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Aug
Tinnitus is noise or ringing in the ears that affects as many as 1 in 5 people. Tinnitus is a symptom of an underlying condition such as injury or age-related hearing loss. While there's no cure for tinnitus, there are treatments that can help to ease the condition. A study...
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