Are you getting sick from your house or workplace?
Four years ago, my 12-year-old daughter’s virus wouldn’t go away after six weeks and two rounds of antibiotics; the cause was a sick house.
A fiberglass contamination had happened...
Researchers seek uniform patient confidentiality policies for adolescents
When it comes to health care for adolescents, patient autonomy and parental responsibility are at times forced into opposition, and when adolescent patients in the U.S. seek care...
Treating sleep apnea may reduce dementia risk, Says New Study
A new study finds older adults who received positive airway pressure therapy prescribed for obstructive sleep apnea may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other kinds...
Studies show you’re probably not still allergic to penicillin
You thought you were allergic to penicillin, but you could be wrong. If you had a rash develop right after taking penicillin, but it might not have actually...
Study: Novel rehab program improves outcome for older heart-failure patients
Heart failure (HF) - when the heart can't pump enough blood and oxygen through the body - affects approximately 6.2 million adults in the United States and is...
Safeway, Albertsons: How to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment
Safeway and Albertsons pharmacies across North Idaho are now offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at six Panhandle locations.
Starting May 4, people interested in receiving their first or second dose...
Self-affirmation can open up your brain to health advice
Researchers have discovered an intervention which can make your brain more receptive to health advice. The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication reported, a simple intervention can...
Study: IBS patients’ symptoms improved under COVID-19 lockdown orders
Patients' irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms unexpectedly improved when they were under COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, reaffirming the gut-brain connection in functional gastrointestinal disorders, according to research that was...
Better mental health supports for nurses needed, says study
Working in the highly charged environment of COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the mental health of nurses, according to a new survey by researchers at the...
New research results support eliminating the term “schizophrenic” from clinical practice
New research published in the Journal of Counseling & Development found a difference in tolerance toward individuals with schizophrenia depending on whether mental health counselors and counselors-in-training received...