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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to avoid using these 9 hand sanitizers manufactured by Esk Biochem SA de CV in Mexico because they containing methanol, which can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested:All-Clean Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-002-01)Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-007-01)CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol...[ Read More... ]
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If you watch "Shark Tank", "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" or "The Doctors TV", you might not be new to the really serious injury that can be caused by rings getting caught onto something: ring avulsion. The skin around the finger is ripped off, or in some cases, the entire finger can be ripped off. Mark Cuban got really turned off to Brighton Jones' and Aaron Dalley's...[ Read More... ]
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A good reason not to try out makeup testers in the store: "You could literally be applying and smearing someone else's fecal matter directly onto your lips," dermatologist Dr. Whitney Bowe said. That's gross even if it's not on your lips. And, "You can catch the herpes simplex virus from an inanimate object such as lipstick. In fact, that virus can survive on the surface of a lipstick tube...[ Read More... ]
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While the Freestyle Libre website accurately words what the new glucose monitor is, all websites reporting it have not completely.From Mashable: "Use sensors instead of needles to check your glucose level":Diabetics who have been pricking their fingers for years finally have another option. Freestyle Libre is a small patch that can be easily applied to the upper-arm. With a simple scan, the...[ Read More... ]
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Australia. Doctors thought 30 year-old woman had lymphoma due to her symptoms, but it was due to her immune system response to a 15-year old tattoo. After removing her swollen lymph node, they found black tattoo pigment in it.She had small lumps under her arms for 2 weeks, and a body scan showed even more enlarged lymph nodes in her chest, including near the bottom of her...[ Read More... ]
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Two stories in the news recently within weeks of each other of babies who have contracted herpes from an unknown source. Herpes can cause really painful cold sores and even life threatening effects on the body.According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, cold sores are highly contagious. They can be spread through saliva, skin-to-skin contact, or even touching an object contaminated by...[ Read More... ]
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Within an hour of drinking the tea made from the leaves supplied by the same San Francisco herbalist in Chinatow, a woman in her 50s and man in his 30s became critically ill. Both victims quickly developed weakness, and then life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms, requiring resuscitation and intensive hospital care...The male victim recovered and was released earlier this month, while...[ Read More... ]
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New clinical trial treatment that was being used for skin cancer, shrinks girl's tumors so that there are no more detectable tumors on scans. 8-year-old Allison Schablein's parents sent her scans all over the world and decided on this treatment locally that helped her:At age 4, Allison started telling her parents that she had headaches."We were back and forth with the doctor," Allison's...[ Read More... ]
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Kylie Armstrong of Melbourne Australia posted on Facebook a couple weeks ago a very personal photo of a lesser known sign of breast cancer to share a very important message and it went viral: Kylie Armstrong about 2 weeks agoPlease take a good look at this photo.These 3 very, very subtle DIMPLES on the bottom of this breast are a sign of BREAST CANCER!This is what MY BREAST...[ Read More... ]
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San Jose High School wrestler Blake Flovin says he contracted herpes gladiatorum, caused by the herpes virus, during a match. He wants this weekend's state tournament postponed until after an incubation period is over to protect other students, as he may have exposed students during practice."Either they need to be stopped from wrestling or the state tournament needs to be postponed. Just...[ Read More... ]
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