Flu Outbreak: Fighting the Virus With Social Media
The flu season has arrived — and it’s weeks early. In one week, 16 states and New York City reported high levels of the flu. By the following week, that number was up to 29. Each day for the past week, more than 500 New Yorkers… Read More »
EmailDo Video Games Make Kids Violent?
Adam Lanza gunned down twenty-seven people in Newtown, Conn. Dec. 14 and his access to high-powered firearms has put gun control front and center in the discourse around the tragedy. At the same time, it has started a debate about violent video games. Senator… Read More »
Nelson Mandela’s Lung Infection Could Be Pneumonia
Nelson Mandela is being treated for a lung infection, a term often used synonymously with pneumonia. Elderly people are at an increased risk for infections in general — more so if the person has many chronic medical problems, but as people age their immune systems are… Read More »
Doctors Find Success Using Retooled HIV to Fight Leukemia
By Ann Reynolds: In April, Emma Brooke Whitehead’s leukemia seemed unbeatable. Emma, a 6-year-old from Phillipsburg, Pa., had been fighting the disease for nearly two years and doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said there were no standard treatments left. So they took a gamble… Read More »
3 Tips to Protect Yourself and Loved Ones From the Next Sandy
It is impossible to see the images of devastation without feeling incredible sadness for those who are suffering in the wake of the Sandy superstorm. From across America, people are reaching out to help those in need, sending money, sending repair crews, sending their prayers… Read More »
Those Without Power After Sandy Risk Hypothermia
With millions of people still without power after superstorm Sandy, many may be looking at some very cold nights ahead — which means they may find themselves at risk of hypothermia, or cold stress. Hypothermia occurs when your internal core body temperature drops to 96… Read More »
Hurricane Sandy: Tips to Make Tap Water Safe for Drinking
If water supply becomes contaminated, you can either boil water for one minute or make water safe with bleach. Here is how: If tap water is clear: 1. Add eight drops of household unscented liquid bleach to one gallon of water. 2. Mix well and wait 30… Read More »
Dr. Besser’s 3 Tips to Ride Hurricane Sandy Out Safely
For those in the path of Hurricane Sandy, the wind, rain, floods and potential blackouts are on the way. If you are sheltered in place with adequate food, water, batteries and other supplies, you are likely to be well-prepared for the approaching weather threat. However,… Read More »
The Assignment That Saved My Life – or Did It?
Over the years, this job has plunked me down inside hurricanes, riots and battlefields, but I never felt remotely close to death until I stepped into a pleasant office building on a sunny morning in Beverly Hills, Calif. I was there to interview David Agus,… Read More »
Officials Race to Quell Ugandan Ebola Outbreak
KAMPALA, Uganda — At the Ebola task force meeting at the Ministry of Health this morning, no one was shaking hands. Everyone greeted each other by bumping elbows out of fear of the Ebola outbreak that so far has claimed 16 lives. And while the… Read More »
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