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What every parent needs to know about keeping kids safe around medicine
(BPT) - Every year more than 67,000 children are treated in an emergency room for accidental medicine poisoning. That’s one child every eight minutes. Even more surprising is that in 86 percent of...
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 379 379 recommendations | email to a friend
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Experience an extraordinary life with diabetes
(BPT) - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately one in 10 Americans is living with diabetes and one in three adults could have diabetes by 2050. While ever...
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 340 340 recommendations | email to a friend
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National Infant Immunization Week: a reminder of the importance of vaccination for children
(BPT) - Immunizations have had an enormous impact in helping to improve the health of children in the United States, according the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While vaccin...
Apr 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 306 306 recommendations | email to a friend
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Safer flying strategies for travelers with peanut allergies
(BPT) - From bag-checking charges and unexplained delays to rude fellow passengers and flight attendants who are having a bad day, flying can be a huge hassle. If you’re among the approximately 1 ...
Apr 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 342 342 recommendations | email to a friend
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Staying at the top of your game
(BPT) - We feel our best when we do our best. At the top of our game is where we all want to be. This is as true in the workplace as it is on the basketball court. But to stay at the top of your g...
Apr 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 395 395 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cleaning the right way to remove allergens
(BPT) - When you’re done with spring cleaning, you may assume you’ve eliminated any allergy triggers that were lurking in your home. But the truth is, if you don’t clean the right way, you might b...
Apr 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 361 361 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nurses lead revolution toward improved health care delivery
(BPT) - The health care industry has evolved since a series of sweeping legislative reforms began to take effect in 2010. New policies and regulations, millions of new patients and the introductio...
Apr 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 344 344 recommendations | email to a friend
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Scratching the right itch: Does your pet have seasonal allergies?
(BPT) - Humans may sneeze and sniffle when trees and flowers start to bud in the spring, but many pet owners wouldn’t know if their pet was suffering from treatable allergy symptoms, which are lik...
Apr 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 485 485 recommendations | email to a friend
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Salty snacks reduce stress
(BPT) - Stress affects everyone and can cause problems at work, home and with health. Researchers have found that stress is a leading cause of illness, affecting as much as 20 percent of the popul...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 398 398 recommendations | email to a friend
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Free birth control gives women more choice
(BPT) - Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as “Obama Care,” an estimated 47 million women are gaining access to all FDA-approved methods of birth control free of charge. This new...
Apr 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 225 225 recommendations | email to a friend
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What is weighing us down? [Infographic]
Obesity is one of the most challenging health issues in the U.S. One of the primary contributors to obesity and being overweight is calorie imbalance, or when people consume more calories from foo...
Apr 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 336 336 recommendations | email to a friend
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The impact of rare diseases on patients and caregivers in the United States [Infographic]
The first-of-its-kind Rare Disease Impact Report, commissioned by Shire HGT, uncovers the health, psycho-social and economic impact of rare diseases in patient and medical communities. Based on su...
Apr 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 341 341 recommendations | email to a friend
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