It comes on quickly…many times without any warning. An hour ago you were fine, but now you feel violently ill with nausea and abdominal pain. What could have caused this misery?
Although you may not know it by its official name, norovirus has the honor of being one of the most common causes of illness in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that there are more than 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis each year are due to norovirus infection.
Most people have suffered from diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain due to this pesky virus (which causes
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A Diet for A Sore Throat
Sore throats are, quite literally, a huge pain to deal with. It changes the way one's day works. A half-hour of exercise might be too painful to endure, and a simple sneeze might call for 5 or 10 seconds to recover from the ensuing pain. Here are a few temporary changes one can make to their diet in order ease the pain and be on the way to a healthy throat as soon as possible:
Drink plenty of fluids, mainly water. Your body is better at becoming healthy when it is properly hydrated. Even if you already follow the recommended
Drink plenty of fluids, mainly water. Your body is better at becoming healthy when it is properly hydrated. Even if you already follow the recommended
Fun Facts About Colds
The common cold – we’ve all suffered because of one. The symptoms - stuffy nose, sneezing, coughing, and sore throat - can be summed up in one word: miserable. Since they are so common, there seems to be nothing to learn about colds. But maybe there is! Check out the following facts to see if you discover something new about this pesky illness.
1. It is not feasible to develop a vaccine for the common cold.
The fact that there are literally hundreds of cold viruses makes it impossible to develop a “cold shot” like the
1. It is not feasible to develop a vaccine for the common cold.
The fact that there are literally hundreds of cold viruses makes it impossible to develop a “cold shot” like the
Coughs in Babies Can Be Deadly
Parents of infants beware: Whooping Cough, or pertussis, an illness long thought conquered, has resurfaced across the country. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently warned that this bacterial infection is threatening young children, especially in California.
The CDC explains that “…the illness is most severe for babies; more than half of infants younger than 1 year of age who get the disease must be hospitalized. About 1 in 5 infants with pertussis get pneumonia (lung infection), and about 1 in 100 will have convulsions. In rare cases (1 in 100), pertussis can be deadly, especially in infants.”
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The CDC explains that “…the illness is most severe for babies; more than half of infants younger than 1 year of age who get the disease must be hospitalized. About 1 in 5 infants with pertussis get pneumonia (lung infection), and about 1 in 100 will have convulsions. In rare cases (1 in 100), pertussis can be deadly, especially in infants.”
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Wash Your Hands
As a mom, I know I have uttered that sentence thousands of times. Maybe millions. As my kids have gotten older, there has been less need to say it, except when someone in our house is sick.
While washing hands is not a guarantee that the illness will be contained to one person, it definitely helps. In our household, it usually is one of the kids who gets sick. So, once there is a fever or a stomach ache or headache present, I usually begin to remind everyone to wash their hands. Additionally, the sick person is given a towel
While washing hands is not a guarantee that the illness will be contained to one person, it definitely helps. In our household, it usually is one of the kids who gets sick. So, once there is a fever or a stomach ache or headache present, I usually begin to remind everyone to wash their hands. Additionally, the sick person is given a towel
