According to the Center for Disease Control, Zostavax is a medication that was licensed in 2006 to treat shingles. It is administered through a shot and only one dose is given to protect individuals from acquiring shingles. While the product is marketed as a safeguard against the shingles virus, the vaccine has caused adverse effects… Read More »
Miss England Alisha Cowie says sick images on Instagram drove her to self-harming and thoughts of suicide. The beauty queen backs Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s crackdown on graphic social media content as she pours out the story of her hellish childhood today. Relentlessly bullied at school, Alisha, now 19, became anorexic and weighed just six… Read More »
Border Patrol agents have spent nearly 20,000 hours since October driving asylum seekers to and from hospitals for medical evaluations, according to newly released Department of Homeland Security data. Since Oct. 1, 2018, the Border Patrol, which works in rural areas between border crossings, has “seen an increase in the numbers of apprehended individuals requiring… Read More »
With the cold and flu season in full swing, the attempts at illness prevention can be for naught. While hopefully the majority of readers have gotten a flu shot by now (if not, it’s not too late, and go get one), even colds and coughs that aren’t the flu can turn even the toughest immune… Read More »
By EJ Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials have warned all Americans to stay away from romaine lettuce this holiday season, due to potential contamination with E. coli. So far, 32 people across 11 states have been sickened. Although no one has died, illnesses have been so severe… Read More »