Author Archives: health

How to make your holiday dinner hearing loss friendly

Ready or not, here they come! The holidays, with all their festivities, are just around the corner. Whether you’re hosting a family event or attending one, planning for the season can help make things much less stressful. Take hearing loss, for example. According to our survey of more than 200 individuals, half of the family… Read More: How to make your holiday dinner hearing loss friendly »

Weekly Roundup for NOVEMBER 30, 2018: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health

What’s worse? Prenatal exposure to antidepressant medications or exposure to maternal depression?  Hutchison and colleagues observe that worse executive functioning was observed in the 6-year-old children of mothers with higher levels of depressive symptoms.  Prenatal exposure to SSRIs did not have any significant impact on executive functioning. Ruta Nonacs, MD PhD   A 6-year longitudinal… Read More: Weekly Roundup for NOVEMBER 30, 2018: Recent Publications in Women’s… »

The Children's Place recalls some infant snowsuits over potential choking hazard

The Children’s Place has issued a recall of some infant snowsuits because the metal snaps can detach posing a choking hazard to young children. The children’s clothing retailer issued the recall on Tuesday for more than 15,000 snowsuits sold in the United States and Canada from August 2018 to November 2018. The recall involves girls’ infant snowsuits sold in infant sizes 0… Read More: The Children's Place recalls some infant snowsuits over potential choking… »

Todo lo que necesita saber sobre los herpes labiales

Los herpes labiales son pequeñas heridas o lesiones similares a las ampollas que aparecen en los labios, barbilla, mejillas, dentro de las fosas nasales, encías o paladar (estas dos últimas con menos frecuencia). Normalmente, producen dolor, una sensación de ardor o picazón antes de que se rompan y formen una costra. Se suelen denominar con… Read More: Todo lo que necesita saber sobre los herpes labiales »