Get ready for summer activities in the heat

Today’s guest blog was prepared by the Recreation and Sports Subcommittee of the Injury Control and Emergency Services Committee of APHA ...

Bat Caves

Monday morning, the Dorset coast on the Isle of Purbeck. We walk from Worth Matravers down a narrow dusty lane white with dust between two h...

Señorita Spring Clasp Curl Clip

(Image links to full size version.) Source: American Hairdresser, September 1932

Influenza Update

This MMWR discusses the preliminary results of surveillance for Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) related to H1N1 flu vaccination. Initial findi...

Low Micronutrient Intake may Contribute to Obesity

[2013 update: I'm skeptical of the idea that micronutrient insufficiency/deficiency promotes obesity.  Although the trial discussed belo...

No Pink Pill This Week

While the "pink pill" has received an all thumbs down response it may be good for women on the long run, and their health. It can ...

Update on Health Reform

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury have issued regulations on grandfathered health plans under the Affo...

STATINS LINKED TO DEPRESSION AND MEMORY LOSS

D.Mail 9.11.2009 SIDE-EFFECTS ALERT FOR ALL STATIN USERS AS DRUG IS LINKED TO DEPRESSION AND MEMORY LOSS New health warnings are to be issue...

Hooray for SPROUTS!

Retail excellence: stores we love Looking for a store tour or a store we have highlighted in the past year? Click here to learn about ...