Before we go into why it’s important, just what is “Barometric Pressure” anyway? Barometric pressure, also called atmospheric pressure, is the measure of the weight of Earth’s atmosphere. The atmosphere has five layers: exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere, which is the layer closest to the Earth’s surface. Barometric pressure increases as altitude decreases, with […]
Health officials around the country are sounding the alarm: Syphilis cases are spiking. In New York alone, the number of syphilis cases have increased five-fold since 2013, Nexstar’s WIVT/WGBH reports, and the state isn’t alone. Compared to about a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said congenital syphilis cases are 700% higher nationwide. What […]
On April 16, Edwards Lifesciences introduced “Stay in the Race,” a national disease awareness effort that highlights the urgency of recognizing heart valve failure (severe aortic stenosis) before symptoms become life-threatening. The initiative, created in partnership with Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) Racing, taps into auto racing as a metaphor for heart valve health, emphasizing the […]
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) every May to inform people about the importance of mental health across the nation. Why Mental Health Awareness Month? Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and […]
Getting enough vitamins may have been drilled into you early on by parents who insisted you “eat your vegetables.” Getting nutrients is vital to health at any age, particularly as we rack up those birthdays. And nowadays, it’s hard not to doom scroll on social media or get through your favorite TV show without seeing […]
There are a lot of myths out there about eating at night, how it makes you fat, how it disrupts sleep, or how it helps you sleep. It’s hard to know how to separate fact from fiction. According to the experts, the first thing you need to know is that gaining weight is about the […]
If you’re like most Americans, you start your day with a steaming cup of coffee. Studies show that coffee may stimulate your stomach, changing the time is takes for food to make it through your digestive system. However, as Health magazine reports, your morning cup of coffee can also interact with medications you may be taking, […]
April is National Humor Month. Larry Wilde created National Humor Month in 1976 to show people how humor is a useful tool to improve our ways of life. He stated, “The idea of laughing and the use of humor as a tool to lift ailing spirits is growing. Scientific research now indicates that the curative power […]
Severe thunderstorms are known for producing hazards such as dangerous winds, damaging hail and large, destructive tornadoes. But medical experts say there’s another reason to take precautions before a storm. “Thunderstorm asthma” was first reported in the 1980s in England and Australia, and doctors have described it as an attack of asthma that starts or […]
An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of dementia. In a new study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers analyzing the health records of Welsh older adults discovered that those who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia […]