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Upset stomach, diarrhea after taking antibiotics? Did you make a mental note to not take that medication again, tell your doctor your allergic to it? Think twice before you do that. Ninety percent of reported penicillin allergies are not true allergies.
Fourth of July celebrations and a heat wave are happening simultaneously. Both are potentially enjoyable yet dangerous.
By: Juanita Carnes
In addition to my recent article on heat related illnesses and deaths, there are many medications that make one more prone to heat related illnesses.
A new vaccine by Pfizer and Valneva is progressing through clinical trials with a promising outlook to prevent Lyme disease.
By: Juanita Carnes
When reports of a medical condition go viral in the media (no pun intended), patients flock to doctor’s offices, urgent care clinics and emergency departments with the utmost certainty that they have the highly publicized disease. The latest headline is all about cyclosporiasis.
By: Juanita Carnes
Youth “cigarette” smoking rates have significantly decreased leading one to believe it is a positive trend towards improving the health of children. Actually, it is simply a sign of changing norms that are demonstrating a higher use of nicotine in youth with increased risks and damage to their developing brains. No victory here to be celebrated.
By: Juanita Carnes
Vaccine hesitancy and politics continue. Years of loud skepticism and outright campaigns against vaccination seem to have take their toll, a decrease in vaccine use has resulted in a resurgence of measles and other public health threats
By: Juanita Carnes
A turn of a calendar page does not occur without someone, somewhere experiencing difficulty, grief or any of the many emotions provoked by substance abuse affecting individuals, their friends and families. Awareness must be exercised every day because addiction does not have a single face or presentation.
Kratom, an addictive opioid-like supplement sold in gas stations, poses serious health risks including death, and Massachusetts has classified it as a Schedule 1 controlled substance.
By: Juanita Carnes
Not only did the world lose a very special person when Dolly died, her hometown and the nation mourn a public health advocate and change agent.
