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03/06/2020 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez

UK government launches campaign to stop coronavirus spread, urges everyone to wash their hands

The U.K. government is urging people to wash their hands as often as necessary and to avoid touching their faces with unclean hands. The advice comes as part of the second phase of a massive public awareness campaign, which aims to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Health officials say that the virus may be picked […]

02/29/2020 / By Darnel Fernandez

Travelers appalled by lack of screening at NYC airports amid coronavirus outbreak

With the coronavirus outbreak exploding around the world, with thousands of confirmed cases in over 40 different countries, international travelers are concerned about the safety measures being practiced to contain the virus and quell the aggressive spread. At the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, passengers looking to get through the immigration process […]

12/30/2019 / By Tracey Watson

Policies that promote healthy eating can help reduce medical costs and lower cancer risk: Study

The American Cancer Society estimates that over 1.7 million new cancer cases will have been diagnosed in 2019, and that it will kill over 600,000 Americans this year. Many of us have been touched by this terrifying disease, either through a personal diagnosis or through the loss of a loved one. But, despite cancer being […]

11/04/2019 / By Arsenio Toledo

Global study reveals obesity is skyrocketing in rural areas: Is a lack of affordable, nutritious food to blame?

A landmark study led by the Imperial College London found that obesity rates are increasing faster in rural areas, and researchers believe this is due to the quality of food available outside large cities. The research analyzed the height and weight of more than 112 million adults living in urban and rural areas of 200 countries and territories. The […]

07/02/2019 / By Stephanie Diaz

Face masks found to protect hog farm workers (and their families) from drug-resistant staph bacteria

Hog farm workers face many challenges at work. The laundry list of occupational hazards they have to deal with every day at work is diverse. That list ranges from simple needle stick injuries to long-term respiratory health problems. One of the more significant threats to hog farmers is staph infection — an often relatively harmless […]

06/03/2019 / By Edsel Cook

New research finds vitamin C can prevent cell damage caused by toxins in drinking water

Illinois-based researchers tested out the effect of natural antioxidants – vitamin C and epigallocatechin gallate – on hexavalent chromium. They reported that the two antioxidants appear to inhibit the toxic effects of the increasingly widespread water contaminant. Hexavalent chromium is a heavy metal that has many industrial applications. It is a crucial part of chemicals employed in carbon and stainless steel […]

04/25/2019 / By Michelle Simmons

NHS considers turning hospitals into wellness centers, if they can figure out how to afford it

The bosses of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) revealed that they plan to turn hospitals into wellness centers to encourage healthy lifestyles, as reported by the Daily Mail. Hospitals and doctor’s offices should be located near or on the same sites as gyms and spas to support patients to have healthier lifestyles. Within […]

02/10/2019 / By Jessica Dolores

Air pollution has gone from environmental concern to public health threat; authorities are calling for tighter standards

Air pollution is raising a collective outcry all over the world, one of the loudest of which belongs to England’s chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies. The concerned public official is calling on the government to pull out all the stops in fighting air pollution by introducing stringent new national standards to reduce the threat to health. […]

12/08/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Learn more about the Asian longhorned tick, a pest now spreading in the U.S.

U.S. officials are advising the public to take precautions against the longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), a tick species native to East Asia that has now spread to the U.S. According to reports, the Asian tick has shown up in several areas along the East Coast. The longhorned tick was first identified in the U.S. in 2017. The New Jersey Department of […]

10/25/2018 / By Zoey Sky

What you need to know about bed bugs (and natural ways to get rid of them)

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), bed bugs are a public health hazard. Thankfully, these nasty pests don’t transmit diseases, unlike mosquitoes that spread malaria. However, bed bugs need to be eliminated because exposure to these parasites may cause allergic reactions. In rare cases, some individuals bitten by bed bugs may suffer from anaphylactic shock. Scratching […]

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