Jan 25, 2021 | Disease & Infections
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and it’s essential to raise awareness and encourage education about what causes cervical cancer and how to prevent it. Each year in the United States, approximately 200,000 women are diagnosed with cervical precancer or...
Jan 11, 2021 | Disease & Infections
You’ve probably had at least one ear infection in your life. In fact, a 2006 study on ear infections found that almost 9 million children and teens in the United States contracted an ear infection that year. Ear infections are more common in children than...
Jan 4, 2021 | Disease & Infections, First Aid
The skin is the largest organ of our bodies and acts as the primary combat zone when it comes to warding off pathogens (disease-causing organisms) from outside. The skin is only millimeters thick, even at its densest part. Yet those few millimeters of thickness are...
Dec 7, 2020 | Disease & Infections, Healthy Lifestyle
It’s National Handwashing Awareness Week, and 2020 has been the year of handwashing! Hand washing is one of the most effective ways to avoid getting sick. Germs spread when we touch an infected surface, and then we touch our face, body, and personal items before...
Dec 2, 2020 | Disease & Infections, Get Healthy, Health & Wellness, Healthy Lifestyle
World AIDS Day 2020 Every year, on December 1st, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. On this day, countries around the globe come together to support those living with HIV and AIDS, to remember people who have been taken by the disease, and to unite in the fight...
Oct 1, 2020 | Disease & Infections
Infections are bad news. They’re sore, painful to touch, ugly to look at, prevent proper wound healing, and can even spread to other parts of your body. Some wounds are more prone to infection than others. The risk of infection depends on the nature of the wound. For...
