When you feel sick, you want to feel better fast and you may think an antibiotic is what you need. The word antibiotic means “against life.” Any drug that kills germs in your body is technically an antibiotic. Antibiotics are life-saving drugs and using them correctly is the best way we can ensure that they […]
DOVER (WJER) (Oct. 16, 2023) – The community is getting its yearly opportunity to participate in the rivalry of Dover-Phila Week off the football field. Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital spokesman Darrin Lautenschleger says the 26th Annual Blood Battle is coming up Wednesday at the Tuscarawas County YMCA in Dover. “Donors can come in from between […]
LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Sir Sam Neill shared he was being treated for blood cancer in March 2023. New Zealand actor Sir Sam Neill has been told the experimental treatment he is taking for blood cancer will eventually stop working. The actor, known for his work on films Jurassic Park and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, shared he […]
A painful, itchy rash erupted across a man’s back and upper butt after he ate shiitakes. (Image credit: The New England Journal of Medicine ©2023) A man ended up in the emergency department with a painful rash that crosshatched his entire back after he ate a very common edible mushroom. The 72-year-old man had prepared […]
If you’re paying attention to how many steps you take a day, you may want to make sure about 50 of them are on a set of stairs. Climbing at least five flights of stairs a day—which equates to about 50 stairs—may slash your risk for cardiovascular disease by about 20%, according to a new […]
Since August, blood donations have dropped 25 percent nationally and five percent in Idaho. According to the American Red Cross, there are a number of reasons for the decrease. This includes recent natural disasters, people working from home, and one of the busiest travel seasons worldwide. “We normally, traditionally see blood donations slow a bit […]
Print Monday, October 16, 2023Taylor Bennett, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 The American Red Cross said that they are working to ensure patients have access to lifesaving transfusions, but additional donations are still needed to meet hospital demand. “The amount of blood that’s going out to hospitals is greater than the amount of donations […]
Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry had barely finished giving his victory speech late Saturday night when his first political casualty had already been recorded. The two-term attorney general rolled to an unexpectedly easy first-primary victory with 52 percent of the votes in a crowded field of 15 candidates. He was already the presumed next governor, but […]
ByVedanth Shinde Oct 16, 2023 10:31 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Actress Jana Kramer’s babymoon was disrupted by a kidney infection, underscoring the need to pay attention to pain and prioritize health. American singer and actress Jana Kramer recently shared her hospitalization ordeal due to a kidney infection during her babymoon with her fiancé, […]
Sam Neill has revealed that his year-long remission from stage three blood cancer is likely temporary, as the chemotherapy drug he is currently receiving will eventually stop working. In an interview with Australian Story, the actor shared that he’s made peace with his mortality because it’s out of his control. Instead, Neill is more concerned about […]