Second US Nurse with Ebola May Have Started Showing Symptoms Earlier than Thought

October 17, 2014

We don’t often cover breaking news at YourMedicalSource, because our goal is to provide reliable health information — and breaking news is often anything but reliable. But we’re making an exception for a critical Ebola virus-related alert from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). CDC officials now have reason to believe that Amber Vinson, […]

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Children Need Booster Seats Longer than You Think

October 11, 2014

Children should ride in a booster seat until they are at least 4’9″ tall and weigh 80-100 pounds. Most children reach those height and weight standards when they are 8 to 12 years old. Children who ride in a booster seat are 60% safer than children who use a seatbelt alone. Love your kids. Buckle

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An Epidemic of Trauma on U.S. Roads

October 10, 2014

In an analysis released October 7, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in 2012, motor vehicle crashes sent 2.5 million people to emergency departments in the U.S. — almost 7,000 people per day. Of those 2.5 million people who visited emergency rooms after traffic crashes, 200,000 were hospitalized.

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Healthcare workers being trained in use of personal protective equipment during Ebola epidemic

What You Need to Know about Ebola Virus Disease

October 5, 2014

In March 2014, a few public health officials and virologists expressed concern as 49 cases of Ebola disease were diagnosed in Guinea, a poor, heavily populated nation in West Africa. They were right to be concerned. Those 49 cases would spread – slowly at first, then exponentially – into the first Ebola epidemic the world

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Prostate Cancer Risk

September 19, 2014

Prostate cancer appears to run in families. Men who have brother or father with prostate cancer are at more than twice the risk of developing the condition themselves. If a man’s brother is affected, his risk is higher than if only his father has the disease. And if several relatives have prostate cancer, especially at

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Milk and other Dairy Foods May Decrease Diabetes Risk

September 18, 2014

Got milk? Drink up, say a group of French-Canadian researchers. Dairy products such as milk, yogurt, cream, cheese, and butter may play a role in helping to combat metabolic disorders such as obesity and type-2 diabetes, according to research published September 16 in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. Key Findings This cross-sectional study

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High Cholesterol Levels Linked to Infertility

July 31, 2014

Trying to get pregnant? Get your cholesterol under control, especially if you’re a wanna-be mom. Findings published online in The Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism showed the couples who both had high cholesterol levels took the longest time to get pregnant. Fertility was also impaired in couples where the woman had high cholesterol levels but

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Some Acne Treatments Can Trigger Dangerous Allergic Reactions

July 25, 2014

Acne treatments that contain benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid can trigger dangerous allergic reactions in some people, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Thursday, June 26. The FDA issued the warning about certain over-the-counter acne treatment products that are applied to the skin. They include products marketed under brand names such as

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Back Pain Rarely Needs a Fancy Diagnostic Test

April 21, 2014

If you’re headed to the doctor because of back pain, don’t assume she’ll order a fancy test like an MRI. Only one out ten people who have acute back pain need special diagnostic testing. Most of the time, the cause of back pain can be found through a complete history and physical exam. Learn more

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Is that Big Food or Big Tobacco on Your Plate?

April 2, 2014

A few days ago, a press release summarizing the results of a study of food marketing techniques popped up in my inbox. To wit: “In research published on March 31, 2014 in JAMA Pediatrics, Dartmouth researchers found that one-half to one-third of children did not identify milk when shown McDonald’s and Burger King children’s advertising

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Infertility Affects both Women and Men

March 27, 2014

Struggling to get pregnant? You’re not alone. More than one out of 10 women ages 15 to 44 years in the United States has some physical condition that makes it difficult for them to get pregnant or to carry a baby to term. Nore are fertility problems limited to women. While 7.4 million women will

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Blood Vessel Trivia

February 28, 2014

If all the blood vessels in your body were stretched out into a straight line, they would stretch 100,000 miles — far enough to wrap around the Earth four times.

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