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Health News (ARA) - Most of us associate botulinum toxin, also known as Botox with the cosmetic treatment of facial wrinkles. But did you know that neurologists have safely used it to treat serious medical conditions for over 28 years?
(ARA) - For the millions of Americans who suffer from asthma and allergies, a dust-free home may be just what the doctor ordered. As allergy season approaches, it is a good time to put dusting on top of your cleaning checklist. Here are some tips for allergy-proofing your home from board-certified physician and author of "Allergies & Asthma for Dummies," Dr. William E. Berger:
(ARA) - Consider the following scenarios: A hospital nurse grabs the wrong vial of medication to administer to a patient -- a potentially life threatening mistake -- because the packaging closely resembles that of the correct medication stocked one shelf over. A doctor's illegible handwriting results in a pharmacist misreading a medication order and filling it with the wrong medication. A patient fails to notice his prescription for Clonidine, a heart medication, is filled as Colchicine, a medication for gout, because the drugs have names that look alike and sound alike -- a problem for more than 1,400 commonly used medications because brand and generic names are dangerously similar to others. Sign up for CPR classes at Sturdy
Diet Detective
Warning: If you have an aversion to your body's waste, don't read any further. However, if you're like most people, you're probably very interested in what your stool can tell you about your diet and your health. Who better to tell us a bit about our poo then Anish Sheth, MD, a gastroenterology fellow at the Yale School of Medicine and the co-author of the best-seller What's Your Poo Telling You? (Chronicle Books, 2007). Here are a few diet situations and how they affect your poo:
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