Sore Throat Basics
KEY POINTS Is it painful to swallow? Or is your throat scratchy? A virus may be causing your sore throat. Most sore throats are caused by viruses. Most sore throats, except for strep throat, do not need antibiotics. Overview Viruses, like those that cause colds or flu, are the most common cause of sore throat. […]
Tips to Support Healthy Routines for Children and Teens
KEY POINTS Healthy lifestyle behaviors are the building blocks of lifelong well-being for children and teens. Parents, caregivers, and teachers can help children and teens develop healthy habits. Why it matters Healthy eating and physical activity are important for growth and development, and prevention of obesity and related health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, […]
Heart Disease Risk Factors
KEY POINTS Several health conditions can increase your risk for heart disease. Your lifestyle can increase your risk for heart disease. Overview Several health conditions, your lifestyle, and your age and family history can increase your risk for heart disease. These are called risk factors. About half of all Americans (47%) have at least 1 […]
Symptoms & Causes of Kidney Stones
What are the symptoms of kidney stones? Symptoms of kidney stones include sharp pains in your back, side, lower abdomen, or groin pink, red, or brown blood in your urine, also called hematuria a constant need to urinate pain while urinating inability to urinate or can only urinate a small amount cloudy or bad-smelling urine […]
Exercise for Your Bone Health
How does exercise improve bone health? As people get older, their risk of osteoporosis rises. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become weak and brittle, which increases the risk of fractures (broken bones). Older adults also tend to lose muscle (a condition called sarcopenia). We need strong muscles to help us balance and […]
Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather
June 21, 2016 by Blog Administrator Learn about heat-related illness and how to stay cool and safe in hot weather. Now is the time to prepare for the high temperatures that kill hundreds of people every year. Extreme heat caused 7,415 heat-related deaths in the United States from 1999 to 2010 .Heat-related deaths and illness […]
Daily multivitamin may enhance memory in older adults
At a Glance A large clinical trial found that daily multivitamins led to modest improvements in memory over a three-year period in older adults. The greatest increase was seen in those who had underlying cardiovascular disease. Additional research is needed to include more diverse participants and pinpoint which nutrients might play a role in protecting […]
How to Prevent Mosquito and Tick Bites
KEY POINTS Bites from mosquitoes and ticks can make you sick! Mosquitoes and ticks can spread germs that cause diseases like West Nile and Lyme disease. You can Fight the Bite and learn how to protect yourself and loved ones from mosquito and tick bites. Exposure Know where to expect ticks Ticks live in grassy, […]
Must-Haves for Your First-Aid Kit
May 13, 2021 by Blog Administrator First-aid kits are nothing new. They go back over 100 years to when, as the story goes, Robert Wood Johnson debuted the first-aid cabinet in 1888.(1) First-aid kits have changed over the years, but they are as useful as ever. They make it possible for ordinary people to be […]
Home Alone: Prepare Kids for Emergencies
August 23, 2021 by Blog Administrator Many children don’t have adult supervision 100% of the time. Parents and caregivers have jobs, errands, and other responsibilities that require them to leave their kids home alone some of the time. Emergencies and no-notice disasters can happen during these gaps in supervision. Here are some practical skills you […]