Drew Brees may have stepped off the field, but he’s still in the game when it comes to wellness. While no longer throwing touchdowns, the former Saints quarterback has managed to stay busy, tagging in as an NFL game analyst for Fox Sports and being inducted into the Hall of Fame while spending quality time … Read more
It’s a medical domino effect no one could have seen coming. A 60-year-old man in Australia was suffering from stage four melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and it had spread to several other places including his liver and thigh bone. While he was in treatment, he had to undergo unrelated heart surgery — … Read more
Navigating a world with peanut allergies can be… well, nuts. Even if you’re not the one who’s allergic. More than six million Americans have a food allergy, and peanuts are the third-most common allergen. And it doesn’t just impact those who can’t eat it: Because reactions can be deadly, peanut-free policies and other restrictions are … Read more
A bride-to-be who wanted to look “like a princess” on her wedding day ended up looking far worse than that after a severe allergic reaction to a fake eyelash treatment. Polly Bibby, 26, an illustrator, decided to try classic eyelash extensions ahead of her big day compared to her usual minimal makeup look. She had a patch test done, she … Read more
Don’t flush this nutty allergy treatment down the toilet. “Poop pills” aren’t a new treatment for various ailments, with “crapsules” being used to reduce toxic side effects of cancer medications and even potentially increasing the odds of surviving pancreatic cancer. Now, new research has found they could be a life-saving treatment for the millions of … Read more
Federal regulators on Monday announced the recall of a popular allergy medication over concerns it may have been cross-contaminated with another drug, potentially causing “life-threatening” reactions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said certain lots of Cetirizine hydrochloride Tablets, commonly sold over the counter as generic versions of Zyrtec, are affected by the voluntary … Read more
What the cluck. Federal health officials have issued a warning about chicken products due to potentially dangerous mislabeling concerns. The problematic poultry, sold at Kroger stores in nine states, is the subject of a public health alert courtesy of the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The agency issued the alert … Read more
Diners at Outback Steakhouse and other major restaurant chains in California are about to see a permanent shakeup on their menus — and it isn’t a new cut of beef. Starting July 1, the chain will be required to clearly disclose if each menu item contains any of the nation’s nine major food allergens, thanks … Read more
A recall has been issued for nearly 6,000 pounds of a frozen meatloaf and mashed potato product over an undeclared soy allergen, according to the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). North Dakota-based Power Plate Meals, LLC, recalled about 5,795 pounds of its frozen Meatloaf with Garlic Mashed Potatoes products because of a misbranding … Read more
Earlier this month, an Illinois woman named Lily woke up with a sore on her lip and thought she’d just been chewing it in her sleep. By the time she went to bed that night, her entire lip had ballooned. After going to the hospital, she learned she was actually suffering from a life-threatening complication … Read more
Summer is here, and just as we are shedding layers and welcoming the sunshine, insects are lining up to feast on our flesh. While ticks and the scary diseases they carry are among the most fearsome of warm-weather insects, another tiny pest is making a meal out of mankind in a truly horrifying fashion. Chiggers, … Read more
It’s a shock in the fight against anaphylaxis. Affecting 1 in 13 children in the US, food allergies saw a 50% increase between 1997 and 2011 — a jump due to several factors, including more refined diets, vitamin D deficiencies and the “hygiene hypothesis,” which posits cleaner environments cause the immune system to overreact to certain … Read more
Ignore the itch that begs to be scratched. While rubbing our eyes may seem like a harmless way to relieve itching or dryness, we may want to think twice about the habit, an ophthalmologist warns. The second-nature response could actually bring a range of risks to the sensitive area, from spreading bacteria to more serious … Read more
At 15, Emma Widmar was a healthy athlete in Wisconsin before her body began to unravel. She developed facial swelling, unexplained prolonged menstrual bleeding, fainting spells and food reactions so extreme that she required a feeding tube. She lost 60 pounds. Over a decade, she saw more than 50 specialists, each treating a symptom, but … Read more
The unofficial start of summer arrives this weekend — and ticks are wasting no time crashing the party. Emergency room visits for tick bites jumped more than 25% nationwide in April compared to the same time last year, according to CDC data, with the Northeast getting hit especially hard as the tiny bloodsuckers swarm back … Read more
Spring in NYC is famously fickle — we have to prepare for everything from slushy snow and gloomy rain to gusty wind and even “pollen tsunamis.” Wait, pollen tsunamis? Before you consult your Farmers’ Almanac, a pollen tsunami is a significantly longer and more intense allergy season buoyed by warmer temperatures, rising carbon dioxide levels … Read more
Six years after the “Benadryl challenge” first appeared on TikTok, doctors are once again warning parents and teens about the deadly phenomenon re-emerging on social media. The challenge provokes people to purposely take too much Benadryl and fight the drowsy side effects that come with it, which will produce a high. Benadryl contains the active … Read more
Genius anxiety hack or just a hack that should be sacked? Some 19% of adults have an anxiety disorder, with Gen Zers notably packing panic pouches to calm themselves down. Those struggling with anxiety are reaching for any relief they can find — even if it means testing their own solutions. An over-the-counter one-two punch … Read more
Have sneezing fits finally met their matcha? With a particularly spicy allergy season brewing, people are looking for effective ways to control their symptoms. They might soon be swapping their visits to the pharmacist for stops at the neighborhood cafe. Matcha, the thousand-year-old grass-hued Japanese tea beloved by wellness influencers, could hold the secret to … Read more
This kind of “sick time” is no work perk. Since the term was coined in the early 1980s by the World Health Organization, “sick building syndrome” (SBS) has been used to describe the array of irritating symptoms some people feel when inside certain buildings, from headaches and fatigue to nausea and brain fog. It’s a … Read more