This Will Convince You To Listen To Music During Your Workouts
Music is a lot of things: It’s restorative, motivational, moving and educational. There are endless ways we use music to get through our days, whether listening to a sad song on repeat or hitting play on an upbeat tune. According to Ronna Kaplan, a clinical supervisor and adjunct music therapy faculty at Cleveland State University, […]
Tetanus Vaccine, Prevention, Causes, Early Symptoms & Wound
Things to know about tetanus Picture of Clostridium tetani, with spore formation (oval forms at end of rods). Source: CDC/Dr. Holdeman Tetanus is frequently fatal infectious disease. Tetanus is caused by a type of bacteria (Clostridium tetani). The tetanus bacteria often enter the body through a puncture wound, which can be caused by nails, splinters, […]
Opinion | ‘One of the Things That Just Breaks a Nurse’s Heart’: What We Heard This Week
“That’s one of the things that just breaks a nurse’s heart.” — Beth Ulrich, EdD, RN, of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, after most registered nurses said in a recent survey their unit was short-staffed more than half the time. “That’s a ray of hope.” — Wes Ely, MD, of Vanderbilt […]
Measles Vaccine, Symptoms, Treatment, Causes
Things to know about measles Measles on a child’s back by Watney Collection/Phototake A virus causes measles, a potentially serious disease that spreads easily. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease. Measles symptoms and signs include Many patients will get sick 7 to 14 days after exposure and will start with a prodrome of fatigue, […]
Date Rape Drug: List, Symptoms, and Side Effects
Things to know about date rape drugs* Someone may spike your drink with a date rape drug without you knowing. *Date rape facts medical author: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP Date rape drugs are drugs used to assist in a sexual assault, which is any type of sexual activity a person does not agree to. […]
5 Things I’ve Learnt About Masculinity Through Living With Diabetes
Jack Anderson shares five things he’s learnt about masculinity through living with diabetes.
If You’re Doing This In Your Sleep, It’s Time To See A Doctor
Stress. Anxiety. Noisy neighbors. Blanket-hogging partners. With the list of things that can disturb a person’s sleep being more of a scroll, it’s no wonder an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans are affected by sleep-related problems, according to the American Sleep Apnea Association. Included on that list might be symptoms you don’t even know […]
Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment, Test, Vaccine & Symptoms
Things to know about tuberculosis (TB) Tuberculosis (TB) is a multisystemic infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that’s transmitted from person to person. Consumption: an old and once common term for wasting away of the body, particularly from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at certain times in the past […]
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection: Symptoms & Treatment
Things to know about cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection Picture of owl eye inclusion bodies in kidney cells of an individual with cytomegalovirus infection; SOURCE: CDC/Dr. Haraszti CMV is a common virus in the same family as herpesvirus, and it can infect anyone. CMV spreads by direct contact with body fluids, such as saliva, blood, urine, semen, […]
Is Cholera Contagious? History, Causes, Treatment & Vaccine
Things to know about cholera Cholera is a disease that causes foul-smelling diarrhea that looks like rice water. Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria that produce watery diarrhea that can rapidly lead to dehydration. Cholera symptoms and signs include a rapid onset of copious, smelly diarrhea that resembles rice water and may lead to […]