Nurse with a grapefruit-sized bald patch obsessively pulled out her own hair
Siobhan Kenny, from Downton in Wiltshire, developed the obsessive condition trichotillomania which led her to pull out a huge patch of her own hair which embarrassed her and left her self-conscious. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Tip: Grapefruit May Interact With Medication
-- While grapefruit is a great source of vitamin C and potassium, it may interact with your medication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
The FDA says these types of medication may become an issue when taken with grapefruit juice or... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
11 Best Foods For Your Immune System
The following story is excerpted from TIME’s special edition, 100 Most Healing Foods, which is available in stores, at the Meredith Shop and at Amazon.
Vitamin C has a reputation for being a feel-good nutrient, so it will come as no surprise that this list is full of foods with high levels of it. In the body, vitamin C behaves as an antioxidant, which means it protects cells from free-radical damage. Consuming it also helps the body better absorb iron, which is critical for normal immune-system function.
Although foods high in vitamin C won’t stop your flu symptoms, eating them regularly may help prevent...
Source: TIME: Health - June 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition healthytime Source Type: news
Making Mayo's Recipes: Cooking with citrus in season
Put a few extra limes, lemons, oranges, tangerines or grapefruits in your grocery cart during citrus season. Then use these fruits in your cooking.?You can incorporate citrus slices or wedges, fresh-squeezed juice, and zest into a range of recipes. Plus, you can also cook with thawed citrus juice concentrate. Each Thursday, one of the more [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 7, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
How Should Fruits and Vegetables Be Washed?
Discussion
Fruits and vegetables are great sources of nutrition and often are eaten raw. However, they can become contaminated during harvest, transportation, production, preparation and storage. Produce accounts for about half of all foodborne illness and about 20% of foodborne deaths. Outbreaks have been associated with all food sources including home gardens, local farms and large scale commercial food operations. Vegetables most associated with illness are leafy green vegetables, herbs and sprouts.
Learning Point
What are the best ways to keep raw fruits and vegetables safe?
“Wash your hands with hot soapy water...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 4, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
My hysterectomy resurrection story – Kerry ’ s story
I’m writing this for all the women out there who are facing the prospect of a hysterectomy because this is my hysterectomy resurrection story. Maybe you feel scared of the unknown. Maybe you’ve read some crazy horror stories about the procedure. Maybe (like it was with me) it’s your first ever operation and you’re absolutely petrified. I’m writing this for anyone who has any fears at all because I want to tell you all that it will be ok and will much more than likely not be as bad as you think. It’s difficult to know how to begin my story, other than to marvel on what an incredible journey it’s been. A journe...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 9, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories IBS Source Type: news
My hysterectomy resurrection story – Kerry ’ s story
I’m writing this for all the women out there who are facing the prospect of a hysterectomy because this is my hysterectomy resurrection story. Maybe you feel scared of the unknown. Maybe you’ve read some crazy horror stories about the procedure. Maybe (like it was with me) it’s your first ever operation and you’re absolutely petrified. I’m writing this for anyone who has any fears at all because I want to tell you all that it will be ok and will much more than likely not be as bad as you think. It’s difficult to know how to begin my story, other than to marvel on what an incredible journey it’s been. A journe...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 9, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories IBS Source Type: news
This Morning's Dr Chris warns patients not to eat THIS while on medication
This Morning ’s Dr Chris warned the public not to eat grapefruit, or drink grapefruit juice, while taking conventional, prescribed medicine. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bolton man says his grapefruit-sized testicle 'exploded'
David Worsley, 59, from Bolton, thought he was 'going to die' when he contracted African salmonella while on holiday in Tunisia in 2014. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Grandfather says his grapefruit-sized testicle 'EXPLODED'
David Worsley, 59, from Bolton, thought he was 'going to die' when he contracted African salmonella while on holiday in Tunisia in 2014. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chinese boy's grapefruit-sized eye tumour is removed
An incredible crowdfunding effort in a rural village in Shandong Province in China has funded Li Zhenglu's operation. Doctors had previously said the child's aggressive growth was 'incurable'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boy's grapefruit-sized eye tumour removed after donations
An incredible crowdfunding effort in a rural village in Shandong Province in China has funded Li Zhenglu's operation. Doctors had previously said the child's aggressive growth was 'incurable'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How precision medicine turned Jesus ’ unique tumor into an operable one
On a hot, August day in a Boston park, Jesus Apolinaris Cruz cooled off with a water squirt gun fight with his mother and sister. As he nimbly ran and dodged their aim, he twisted around to sneak shots of water back in their direction. Peals of laughter rang out from the group as Jesus landed a jet of water on his sister.
It’s hard to imagine that just weeks earlier, Jesus, 13, had undergone surgery near his hip to remove an unclassified tumor, so-described because it couldn’t be categorized as any specific kind of cancer.
“We had been praying for months that the surgery would go well,” says Maria, Jesus’ mothe...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 13, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Kat J. McAlpine Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Research and Innovation Cancer clinical trials Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Dr. Katherine Janeway Dr. Steven DuBois Experimental Therapeutics Program pediatric cancer precision medicine sarcoma Solid Tumors C Source Type: news
You won ’t believe what happened this morning
When I got to the office this morning, several of my employees were in a state of near-panic…
I couldn’t imagine what might have happened… and I was alarmed.
Turns out, the coffee maker was on the fritz.
Coffee is the “drug” of choice for many of the people on my staff. And they’re not alone…
An astounding 80% of Americans use the caffeine in coffee to boost their energy. The buzz helps them wake up every morning and gets their day going.
And older adults drink coffee more than anyone else. In fact, in a survey by the National Coffee Association, 20% of people over 64 said they would rather gi...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - October 5, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
