Category: Medical

Combat Seasonal Allergies Tips

128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric, a BBB A+ rated company with over 700 reviews online that has been servicing Eastern Massachusetts for 25 years, provides homeowners with tips and solutions to improve indoor air quality and relieve allergy symptoms this spring season. Nearly one in five people in the...

myLAB Box, at-home STD testing-to-treatment service, available through Target.com, Walmart.com, and Amazon.com

Digital health innovator myLAB Box, the first nationwide at-home STD testing-to-treatment service, today announced availability of its suite of screening kits through Target.com, Walmart.com, and Amazon.com. The company’s expanded distribution comes as access to affordable healthcare grows increasingly unclear and nationally reported STD cases reach record levels according to the...

American Heart Association survey finds patients uncertain about how to best manage their cholesterol

People who have high cholesterol may understand they need to manage their condition, but many aren’t sure how to do that, nor do they feel confident they can, according to a new survey from the American Heart Association. The survey was conducted as part of Check.Change.Control.Cholesterol™, the association’s new initiative...

‘Dancing’ is the New Miracle Drug ?

“New studies show that dancing increases your memory and helps prevent a wide variety of diseases such as Alzheimer’s,” says Dr. Patricia Bragg, CEO of Bragg Live Food Products, an international organic health company. Researchers found dancing also helps prevent Parkinson’s disease, obesity, dementia, depression and anxiety, according to Dr....

Ophthalmologists Urge Eye Protection For Recreational And Professional Sports

New research shows that about 30,000 people in the U.S. go to emergency departments each year with sports-related eye injuries, a substantially higher estimate than previously reported.1 This April during Sports Eye Safety Month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology reminds the public that the right protective eyewear is the best...

Sesame Street and SC Johnson Offer Lessons for Little Ones to Help Prevent Mosquito Bites

Another mosquito season is approaching, and Sesame Street and SC Johnson are working together to raise awareness and share critical information about mosquito bite prevention. A education program called 1, 2, 3 Stay Away Mosquitoes, features Muppet friends Grover, Ernie, The Count and Rosita, and provides free content to children...