It happens to almost all of us. We go out into the dry, cold winter air and our nose starts to run.
It’s known as “skier nose.” But it also has a medical name. Doctors call it “cold-induced rhinitis.”1
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When you’re stuck in traffic, what’s the best strategy to avoid breathing toxic car and truck exhaust?
This is an important question, since air pollution causes more than 200,000 early deaths in the U.S. each year. And car exhaust is the biggest culprit.1
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Enameled glassware often contains toxic levels of the heavy metals lead and cadmium.
That’s the ominous finding of a new study by researchers from the University of Plymouth. They tested 72 drinking glass products, including tumblers, beer and wine glasses, and jars. More than 70% contained lead and cadmium.1
… Read MoreThe Right Way to Stop Muscle Soreness
There are questions which have challenged the limits of human intellect since the dawn of man… Which came first, the chicken or the egg? What is the meaning of life? Are we alone in the universe?
Here’s one that’s more in our wheelhouse: What’s the best way to relieve muscle soreness? Is it ice, or is it heat?
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If there’s one time you want your doctor’s full attention, it’s during surgery.
Most patients don’t realize that to maximize their income, surgeons often perform two surgeries at once. Most hospitals and Medicare allow the practice. It’s known as “double booking.”
Now a new study shows that double-booked surgeries put patients at risk.
… Read More‘Man Flu’ Is Real, Study Finds
Men often are accused of acting like babies when they get the flu. Wives may shrug off the symptoms while husbands lay in bed miserable.
So the debate has raged… Are men hit harder by the flu or are they just wimps?
The phenomenon even has a name: “man flu.”
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