WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16, 2019 — It’s not too late to get your flu shot, which can protect you in ways that may surprise you. The flu vaccine can be a lifesaver for people with heart disease, according to infectious disease specialist Dr. Michael Chang, assistant professor of pediatrics at University of Texas Health Science Center […]
The woman allergic to winter: 21-year-old suffers rare condition which can trigger anaphylactic shocks if she gets cold (and worryingly she lives in Canada) Arianna Kent, 21, of Canada, suffers from the condition cold-induced urticaria As little as a breeze causes a skin reaction which can lead to anaphylactic shock People don’t believe her ‘allergy’, […]
(HealthDay)—Life expectancy in the United States has now declined for three years in a row, fueled largely by a record number of drug overdose deaths and rising suicide rates, new government statistics show. “It’s really the first time we’ve seen this multi-year drop” in decades, said Renee Gindi, chief of the Analytic Studies Branch of […]