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Tick Bite Suspected in N.C. Girl's Death
(Black Mountain Fire Dept. Facebook Page) A six-year-old North Carolina girl has died after doctors suspect she contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) from a tick. Emilee Russell, the daughter of the battalion chief at Black Mountain (N.C.) Fire Department, was vacationing with her family in Texas when she got sick, the Asheville Citizen-Times reports. (MORE: Identifying Bug Bites| Know THIS Before You Hit the Beach) Despite multiple hospitals, doctors and blood treatments, Emilee passed away Wednesday, June 12. "They...
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Sunburn Home Remedies That Work
As the weather warms up for summer, trips to the beach, boating excursions and days spent by the pool will become more and more common. Although these activities are important parts of enjoying the warmer months, time spent in the sun can be dangerous because of the sun’s harmful UV rays. (MORE: Does the Sun Help or Hurt?) “Sunburn is your skin's way of telling you that the cells have been hurt, and generally this means that the radiation has...
Tuberculosis Outbreak at Va. High School
When an outbreak of an infectious disease occurs – thinks SARS or the new MERS virus – human carriers who show no outward signs of the disease spread the infection. Click through to find out which other diseases can be silent, asymptomatic killers. Three students at Robert E. Lee High School in Springfield, Va. have been diagnosed with tuberculosis, a disease that infects nearly 9 million people worldwide each year, killing almost 1.5 million, according to the World Health Organization....
Healthy Food Traps to Watch For
“Smart” foods: Foods labeled smart, natural or healthy might not be, according to Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD. It’s a food’s ingredient list that really matters. Here, more foods that sound healthy but aren’t. (Jupiterimages) The summer season means fresh, local produce, farmer's markets and a focus on natural, healthy living. But some choices that seem healthy might be nothing more than a trap, according to New York nutrition expert Bonnie Taub-Dix, MS, RD, and author ofRead It Before You Eat It....
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