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Gibson Miller didn’t think anything of the pimple-like bump under her left eye when she first saw it last year. “I noticed a little raised, pearlized bump on my cheek, but I wasn’t really worried about it at first,” Gibson, a 24-year-old middle school teacher from New York City, tells Health. “I let a year go […]
Exposure to C. difficile in infancy produces an immune response that might protect against this gastrointestinal infection later in childhood, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases journal. Researchers found that infants who were naturally exposed to C. difficile in the environment and became colonized with the bacteria had antibodies in their blood. […]
If you own a pair of AirPods (and, tbh, who doesn’t at this point?), odds are you’ve spent a decent amount of your time pushing them in, twisting and turning, and overall readjusting to ensure they don’t pop out. And, yet, if you’ve ever struggled through an a.m. commute without your beloved ‘pods, you’re now […]
Defensive driving isn’t just a concept reserved for automobile drivers. It’s just as important—probably even more so—for cyclists. “I think one of the biggest things as a bicyclist is to be a defensive rider, very focused and alert—able to anticipate what cars around you may do before they do it,” UVA Health System injury prevention […]
Stomach bloating is often caused by the foods consumed. It could be caused by a particularly indulgent weekend or a night out. Bloating often causes pain, discomfort and could greatly affect a person’s life negatively. Often the bloating goes away in time, however sometimes a person’s trapped wind could signal something far more serious. While […]
Model, 23, reveals she battled sepsis and ‘could have lost her leg’ after she developed a BLISTER from trendy shoes she had barely worn Gemma Downey noticed the straps of her shoes were rubbing last week ‘Tiny blister’ with a ‘strange colour’ turned into swelling all over her foot Doctors warned if she had left […]
Type 2 diabetes is a serious lifelong condition that can greatly affect a person’s everyday life. The condition is caused by problems with a chemical in the body known as insulin. It’s often linked to being overweight or inactive, or having a family history of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes affects blood vessels in the light-sensitive […]
The researchers said that determining a history of early menarche may help to identify women with an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Rural Chinese women who reported late-onset of menarche were 22 per cent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes in adulthood when compared with similar women reporting menarche from ages 16 […]
Constipation is common and it affects people of all ages, according to the NHS. Many of us may experience the odd day where we don’t pass a bowel movement and may feel a little full, bloated or sluggish. This could be due to lack of fibre in the diet, lack of water intake, being away […]
Among all the humiliating things that can happen during sex, farting might just top the list. It's inevitable, really. Sex involves all sorts of sounds: grunts, moans, squeaks, squeals, slaps, smacks—and yep, even farts. So why do farts tend to strike in the throes of passion? “It’s normal for people to pass gas 10 to 20 times per day, and […]