After the devastating Haiti earthquake in 2010, cojoined twins Marian and Michelle Bernard got a shot at a normal life because of a surgeon who chose to return home. Dr. Henri Ford, originally from Port-au-Prince and now the Chief of Surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, revisited his homeland as part of the disaster relief…
The first warning signs began several years ago when an unidentified illness began killing dogs who had walked in New Forest National Park and the Queen’s estate in Sandringham, Norfolk. For years, British veterinarians didn’t know what was causing the dogs to fall violently ill. It was referred to as Canine Seasonal Illness because of…
An eight-year study by a medical research institute has found that a compound in blushwood berries that kills cancer cells in skin melanomas. Not only is the compound highly effective with no side effects, but scientists were amazed at how fast the compounds started working. The fruit compound started working in five minutes, making the…
Doctors want parents to know about the dangers that hand sanitizers pose to children after an alarming increase of young children getting drunk from the seemingly harmless liquid. Recently, 6-year-old Nhaijah Russell was rushed to emergency after she began slurring her words and was unable to walk. It turns out she had swallowed three or…
Danielle Jacobs has Aspergers (or Autism Spectrum Disorder) and periodically has meltdowns when she experiences too much stimulation. That’s where her dog, Samson, comes to her aid by alerting her and trying to calm her down. In this video, Sampson is protecting her from hurting herself and reassuring her that everything will be all right….
We all have our preferred position for sleeping, but did you know that there are extra health benefits to sleeping on your left side? Dr. John Douillard reveals some of the benefits for sleeping on your left side in the video below. He outlines that this sleep position is: – good for digestion, allowing your…
More than 2 million Americans develop skin cancer each year. Most cases involve the disfiguring, but rarely fatal, forms of skin cancer called basal and squamous cell carcinomas. However an estimated 76,000 people were diagnosed with melanoma last year, and 9,700 Americans died from it (National Cancer Institute 2015). And the rates of the deadliest…
If you’ve ever given blood, you’ll know that even the most skilled nurses sometimes have a struggle to locate veins. Sometimes it’s because a patient is dehydrated, sometimes the person has “shy” veins…there are many reasons. That’s why company developed a technology aiming to help with this particular problem and alleviate unnecessary pain of multiple…
Not many of us want to talk about bad breath, which means learning helpful information that could lead to a solution isn’t widely passed on. Take tonsil stones as an example. They’re really common and they’re a big reason people have bad breath. What are tonsil stones? If you’ve ever gotten white lumps in your…
Reflexology is an alternative medicine that involves applying pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques. It is based on a system of zones and reflex areas that are said to reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, such as the diagram below illustrates. Whereas your…
Matthew Radar’s mom, Brianna Radar, has an important message for parents after her little boy died from eating a common household spice. Matthew liked to climb and the 4-year-old was exploring the kitchen when he found a container of cinnamon powder in the kitchen spice rack. He ate some and started choking and it was…
If you see teal-colored pumpkins when out with the family this Halloween, it’s not a funny new trend, it’s actually a sign that the home has non-food treats for kids with food allergies. The Teal Pumpkin Project has the goal of making trick or treating safer and happier for children with food allergies and is…
With our hectic lives, many of us are searching for ways to relieve daily stress and feel balanced. An increasing number of people swear by reflexology, which relies on relieving stress by massaging points on the feet. But there’s another longstanding practice known as auricular accupressure, which is like reflexology, but focuses on the ears….
Nail biting is a relatively common habit that affects people of all ages. In fact, it’s estimated that 30 percent of children, 45 percent of teenagers, and 25 percent of adults bite their nails. Most doctors agree that nail biting often stems from stress and nervousness. Aside from the social embarrassment that may come from…
People are being cautioned to be on the lookout for Giant hogweed, a plant with toxic sap that can cause third degree burns and even blindness. The toxic plants are an invasive species to North America, Europe and Britain and are spreading more and more, which means people and pets are coming into more frequent…
Stretching is always healthy, especially with our increased immobility due to technology. With more and more of us using mobile devices, doctors are seeing an increased number of younger people suffering from neck and back pain as well as wrinkles and sagging skin! Not only are our postures being effected, it seems we’re more prone…
Onions are well known for their immune-fighting abilities. Just like garlic, onions have long been used to ward off colds, flus and infection. They also have anti-inflammatory properties. Onions are not only healthy when cooked in foods, but they can also be used topically in a variety of ways to “leech” out infections. One such…
Ticks are a major problem for both pets and humans because of the dangerous diseases they carry and transmit. Even when you take precautions (such as using tick preventative products), you may still find a tick on your dog or cat (or other household pet). A tick bite is typically seen as a bump or…
Every pet parent loves to see their dog run in grass. However, there are some wild grasses that dogs should stay away from. Foxtails are grasses with seed awns that are extremely dangerous to dogs. That’s because the awns on foxtails are barbed, razor-sharp needles, designed to burrow into the ground with the seed. However,…
Dogs overheat quickly which means they could be at serious risk in only a short time. It only takes a few minutes for a dog to suffer the effects of being left in a car. For example, at 75 °F outside it can reach 94 degrees in just 10 mins! A dog exposed to too…
I can only imagine how hopeless this young man felt when he hurt his back so badly that it irrevocably changed his life. So, it must have been equally life-changing when he found someone who restored his health! When teenager Muntathar Altaii strained his back while pulling out a tree root, he never expected that…
Julie Fitzgerald had been worried about strange spots on her 2-year-old son’s eye, but she and her husband originally brushed them off. But she couldn’t get over a nagging doubt that something was wrong with Avery’s eye. When she saw a viral story on Facebook about how a white glow in a child’s eye indicates…
In 2016, Rio de Janeiro will host the Paralympic Games. In anticipation of the event, organizers hid cameras in some gyms around the city and sent in several para-athletes to see what the reaction would be. In one instance, visually impaired Lucia Teixeira joins a judo practice. In another gym, Vinicius Rodrigues, who has a…
Having ear wax is not a bad thing. In fact it serves a very useful purpose of keeping debris, dirt and bacteria out of our sensitive inner ears. But having an extra build of wax can be uncomfortable and block our hearing. In the video below, Dr. David Hills recommends a few home remedy tips…
I hope I never have to use this information, but by knowing these few simple tips I could save a pet’s life. Elaine Acker of Pets America demonstrates how to administer CPR to a pet and goes through the steps in her tutorial. Some of the techniques demonstrated in the video below are slightly outdated,…
With summer in full swing, there are more than a few parties that have bouncy castles and bounce slides. But along with the fun for kids, there is a hidden danger you might not expect. Mom Brenda Sanderson discovered this when one of her sons attended a party. He played in the bouncy house and…
Every summer ticks emerge and multiply and with them comes an increased risk of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses not just for humans but also for our beloved pets. That’s why it’s very important to regularly inspect your pets for signs of the nasty parasite and take the necessary precautions to keep your pets…
There are many toxic wild plants that can poison pets, but one of the most lethal took a dog’s life within one hour. A 3-year-old Border Collie was playing at Horsetooth Reservoir in Colorado with her family when she chewed on water hemlock. Shortly after, she lost all motor function and passed out and died…
It’s cheap and easy to buy in bulk from online retailers, but just a spoonful of this white powder can be more deadly than cocaine or heroine and is claiming the lives of teenagers across the country. Pure powdered caffeine is growing in popularity, but so too are accidental overdoses. Pure powdered caffeine is essentially…
They look cute and fuzzy but you really don’t want to touch them! Puss caterpillars may look soft and cuddly but the insect delivers a sting more painful than bees, jellyfish or even scorpions. Ouch! Curious young children from Florida to North Carolina are reporting excruciating pain after coming into contact with the most venomous…
Now that the summer season is in full swing, walking with your dog requires a few extra precautions to keep them safe and healthy. Practically every pet parent knows the rule about not leaving your dog in the a hot vehicle, but not as many know the damage that hot asphalt, pavement or even sand,…
Dogs are constantly sniffing out things to eat. They have a knack for finding food lying on the ground or tucked away in pockets and drawers. Unfortunately, for one Wisconsin family, their dog’s curiosity ended up having dire consequences after she ate something they had no idea could kill her. While the family was out…
Erick Scott knows first-hand what it’s like to suffer from PTSD. The war veteran didn’t want to take drugs to combat his anxiety, but instead turned to K9s For Warriors and was paired with a special service dog named Gumbo. While he’s being interviewed by a news channel, he was amazed to see how his…
Doctors are warning the public about a tick-born illness that poses a much more serious health risk than Lyme Disease. Known as the Powassan virus, blacklegged ticks (as well as groundhog ticks) are increasingly carrying the potentially deadly disease. The rare virus falls under the same family as the West Nile virus and has symptoms…
What happens when a family that usually doesn’t eat organic food suddenly starts? A Swedish family participated in a study that measured the levels of pesticides in their bodies prior to switching to all organic foods. Two weeks later, the levels of pesticides were measured again and the results are astounding. Both the occurrence and…
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