In an article written for Yahoo! Health by Maggie Puniewska, we learn what our mucus might be telling us. When it comes to smell, it’s no doubt that the nose knows—the fact that we’re able to identify more than 10,000 scents is quite an impressive feat. But your schnoz is more that just a scent powerhouse; it can also give you a glimpse at what’s happening in your body. Curious? Just take a peak into your tissue. The color and texture of your mucus can reveal if you’re on the brink of a cold or need to visit your doc for something a bit more serious, like fungal sinus infection. Ahead, the palette of your mucus, decoded. Clear Thin, see-through mucus means you’re healthy. We crank out about four cups of mucus every day and its main job is to keep the lining of the nose moist and help trap Read the full article →
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In an article written for the Associated Press, we learn that perhaps the 1800s proverb should have stayed in the 1800s. CHICAGO (AP) — An apple a day doesn’t necessarily keep the doctor away. That’s according to proverb-busting research that found daily apple eaters had just as many doctor visits as those who ate fewer or no apples. The findings don’t mean apples aren’t good for you but they do underscore that it takes more than just one kind of food to make a healthy diet and avoid illness. About one-third of the adults studied said they had no more than one doctor visit in the previous year; the remainder reported at least two visits. A preliminary analysis found apple eaters had slightly fewer visits than apple avoiders — those who ate less than one daily or no apples. But that difference disappeared when the researchers considered weight, race, education, Read the full article →
In an article written by Robert Preidt for HealthDay News, it’s been found that kids that are distracted with their devices are getting injured when school is dismissed. (HealthDay News) — Children are at greatest risk of being hit by a car at the end of the school day, as well as in the evening, a new study finds. One expert wasn’t surprised by the findings. The after-school hours are “times when adult supervision may not be ideal,” said Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. “Having increased police awareness and school-sponsored safety patrols available when afternoon caregivers cannot be present may help to reduce the risk,” said Glatter, who was not involved in the new research. The study was led by Dr. Alexa Karkenny of Jacobi Medical Center in New York City. Her team looked at the medical records of 79 boys Read the full article →
Cheri Berkley for Yahoo! Health News shines the light on why we wait so long at the doctor’s office and what we can do when we’re fed up with waiting. The wait time to see a doctor isn’t COMPLETELY out of your control. Few things are more frustrating than waiting at the doctor’s office. Anxiety grows as an appointment time comes and goes. Each passing moment of lateness serves as a reminder of all the other places you’re supposed to be: at school to pick up your kid, at a work meeting, at yoga class. Unfortunately, waiting for the doctor seems to be an experience virtually all Americans have to suffer through — and according to the results of a new national survey, the average time you have to wait is 19 minutes. But not every kind of doctor has the same average wait time. The Sixth Annual Vitals Index shows that Read the full article →
