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Is It a Cold or Flu? Here's How to Tell
Published 01/12/2018FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- With a severe flu season now widespread across 46 states, do symptoms you or a loved one have point to the dreaded illness?
Amid the sniffles, coughing and fever, "it's sometimes difficult to determine whether you have the common cold or the flu," said Dr...
Your Dishwasher Is Not as Sterile as You Think
Published 01/12/2018FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Your dishwasher may get those plates spotless, but it is also probably teeming with bacteria and fungus, a new study suggests.
Microbes -- from bacteria to viruses to fungi -- are everywhere, including within and on the human body. So it's no surprise, th...
Asthma in America Carries $82 Billion Price Tag
Published 01/12/2018FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The economic cost of asthma in the United States is nearly $82 billion a year, federal health officials report.
That figure includes medical expenses and costs associated with work and school absences and deaths.
However, the true cost of asthma is probab...
'Facial Stretches' Could Trim Years Off Your Look
Published 01/05/2018FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Could facial "yoga" be a new fountain of youth?
A new, small study suggests it's possible.
Investigators asked 27 middle-aged women (between 40 and 65) to embark on a 20-week facial exercise regimen. For the first half of the study, the women were asked to...
Health Care Workers Mixed on Using Medical Marijuana in Kids
Published 12/12/2017TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to kids with cancer, most health care providers who care for them say they'd help their patients get medical marijuana.
That finding stems from an analysis of survey responses from 288 doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psy...
Tips for Healthy, Happy Travels
Published 12/12/2017TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Buying new clothes for an upcoming holiday trip may top your to-do list, but packing the right medications can mean addressing health needs with ease rather than scrambling to find an all-night drugstore in a strange city.
Prescription medications are th...