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For years the number of smoking Americans was slowly declining, until 2008 that is. Roughly 20% of the population, or around 46 million people, consistently smoke, whether daily or ever few days.
The plateau is attributed to economics, education, marketing, cultural factors and a lack of smoking bans in public places.
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The FDA has concerns with the addition of caffeine in alcoholic drinks. “The FDA today told nearly 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products,” reports WebMD.
The FDA has not approved the addition of caffeine in alcoholic drinks, so they sent out requests to the various companies who produce these beverages for evidence that caffeine can be safely added into alcoholic drinks.
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Did you know that Good Housekeeping has a research institute? Well, they do – and they just finished testing a handful of frozen pizzas.
From vegetarian to meat-lovers, WebMD has their findings. Maybe this will sway you next walk down the frozen isle, or just make you really hungry!
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Have you ever bitten into a Popsicle and experienced a severe pain in your teeth? This could be caused from brushing your teeth too hard, or consuming acidic food and beverages. WebMD reports that, “One-third of 700 dentists surveyed by the Academy of General Dentistry say acidic foods and beverages are the most common contributors to tooth sensitivity, followed by tooth brushing technique.”
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The FDA encourages everyone to be weary when seeking treatments for swine flu over the internet. Even they were fooled by the fake drugs when they purchased five different products that were labeled as ‘Tamiflu’ or treatments for the 2009 H1N1 flu.
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We all know they sit next to each other on the shelf at the pharmacy, but when it comes to putting one vs the other in our basket most take a wild guess, or they buy what their mom always bought.
However, there are distinct differences that are quite simple. Some symptoms might need one, some might need the other.
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Who wants to slow down when they catch a case of the sniffles? You? Me neither. Most people work straight through their cold symptoms hoping they will go away with little or no effort.
But, would you apply a little effort if you knew how easy it was to do these six things?
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What is that strange water spout-looking-thing in your friends bathroom? It’s a net pot. If you’re not hip to the lingo, a net pot is for nasal irrigation. It is used to help fight sinusitis.
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Antidepressants, along with counseling, are normally effective in treating depression. However, WebMD reports that, “many people who could benefit from an antidepressant never try one.”
Even though many people are uneasy with the idea of antidepressants, “six out of 10 people treated with antidepressants feel better with the first one they try.”
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Autism has been connected to bad handwriting, making it hard for some autistic children to succeed in school even though they are fully capable of obtaining knowledge. Studies suggests this struggle is linked to motor control.
However, motor control is “is a bit more straightforward to work on such things than to work on behavioral issues,” WebMD reports.
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Creator of WebMD, Jeff Arnold, is back – with a new health information portal: ShareCare.
He hopes to one-up his original site with this new offering.
“‘This is like a next generation WebMD,’ Arnold said in a phone interview. ‘We want to answer literally hundreds of thousands of medical questions.’
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