Look into the rooms of just about any hospital and you’ll see the same thing…patient after patient with bags of intravenous fluids hanging above them.
IV fluids are among the most common medical interventions worldwide.
Several kinds are available. But one call “normal saline” has long been the most popular. It has been part of standard hospital treatment for 150 years.… Read More
Nothing destroys a summer barbecue, poolside party, or a hike through the woods quite like a hungry swarm of mosquitoes.
Americans used to think of them as mere pests. The itchy bites were annoying, but nothing that could cause any real damage to our health.
Those days are over.
Mosquitoes in the U.S., like in many other parts of the world, have become major carriers of serious diseases.… Read More
If ever there was a time to have healthy lungs, it’s now.
As you probably know, COVID-19 typically kills by causing severe pneumonia.
But here’s what you may not know…
Scientists have discovered that one of the biggest-selling drugs in the U.S.—one taken by more 15 million Americans—nearly doubles your chances of getting very condition that makes COVID so dangerous.… Read More
Radiation researcher Joel Moskowitz has warned about the adverse health effects of cellphones for more than a decade.
But few people are willing to listen, he says.
“People are addicted to their smartphones,” he said. “We use them for everything now. I think the idea that they’re potentially harming our health is too much for some people.”i
Moskowitz is director of UC Berkeley’s Center for Family and Community Health.… Read More
After COVID vaccinations rolled out, many people started taking long-delayed vacations.
And for a lot of folks, a vacation wouldn’t be complete without lounging around a pool.
But a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that using swimming pools at hotels, resorts, and other public places carries surprising risk.
The study documented hundreds of disease outbreaks in recent years from contaminated pools and hot tubs.… Read More
It’s in the food you eat, the water you drink, and the clothes you wear.
It’s likely in the chair you’re sitting on, the phone in your pocket, and the glasses on your face.i
One study found that over 90% of Americans now have measurable amounts of it in their urine.ii
It’s a group of chemicals called phthalates. They are used to make plastics more flexible. … Read More