Big plans this summer? While you are enjoying the summer, there are many things to watch out for.
According to WebMD.com, there are several dangers that peek out their heads during summer months more than other months.
* STING. The sting of a jellyfish is no skip in the park. If you do get bitten try to find a lifeguard who can put a special medication on the sting, if you can’t find the lifeguard, use vinegar, soda, urine or salt water to help.
* STING. If you are stung by a stingray it was probably caused by accidentally stepping on a stingray. Seek immediate medical care, immerse in hot water to remove the stingers, scrub with soap and water and apply any pressure to stop bleeding.
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Ever thought you might have sleep apnea? This can be a really scary condition. There are specialized breathing machines that are the standard of treatments.
According to NYTimes.com, this machine uses a method called continuous positive airway pressure (aka CPAP), this method keeps the airway open to protect from dangerous pauses in breathing during the night.
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Are you having uncontrollable acid reflux or heartburn? You may be suffering from GERD (gastroesphageal reflux disease). But unfortunately, GERD can oftentimes be hard to detect with fewer symptoms.
According to Everydayhealth.com, GERD is a digestive disorder that occurs when tummy acids, bile and other contents of the stomach begin to back up into the esophagus.
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Living with thyroid disease? This disease is now affecting more people than ever before – including former President Bush, the former First Lady and Oprah… which means this disease has finally started to get the attention it deserves, as well as generous donations to help with a fix.
According to NYTimes.com, the thyroid is an extra small gland in the neck that often times produces too many hormones. More diseases have started to spawn off thyroid disease like, Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s syndrome. On Wednesday, Patient Voices featured six men and women to share their stories about thyroid disease.
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First of all, if you haven’t already, do not pick up a cigarette. Don’t let this addicting, fatal habit consume your life. For those of you who are struggling to quit know how hard it is to kick this habit. Nicotine is powerfully addictive and close to impossible to quit cold turkey. There are several ways to help quit smoking; gum, psycho-analysis, drugs, etc.
Health.com has provided some ‘outside the box’ ways to shut the door on this morbid addiction:
1. Detach emotionally- physically bury your pack of cigarettes
2. Challenge yourself- if someone bet you couldn’t stop, wouldn’t that give you the extra push to quit?
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Allergies are such a downer and so hard to pinpoint – not to mention to get rid of. Thankfully, Health.com has provided several ways to keep allergies at bay inside your home:
* Utilize A/C or air purifier with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter
* Air out the house and keep as dry as possible.
* Vacuum and dust twice a week. If possible use a HEPA vacuum which will remove dust-mite particles and pollen (wear a mask)
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Medicine constantly outdoes itself by new remarkable surgeries that keep pushing limits. One of the most recent surgeries, reported by foxnews.com was performed on a baby boy still in the womb. After a routine scan doctors found a tumor the size of an orange. The surgery was done in the womb because of the size of the tumor and fear of the baby dying once delivered.
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