In a week, the Fourth of July will be here. And for many kids, that means fireworks.
Fireworks were special for me and my friends growing up. Now, as I watch kids at fireworks displays, from small community gatherings to those at the Washington Monument, the looks of awe and wonderment remind me of many years in my past.
The need to hydrate yourself is critical. If you are an athlete, it can literally mean life or death. This is a tragic story of a young girl, whose life ended due to an unbelievably preventable accident.
Terrie Jean Cate died (or as her Mother put it, “was killed”) on August 22, 1992, while undertaking the opening day’s 6-mile training run she had prepared for all summer. It was the inauguration of her freshman soccer season at UC Irvine.
They may know all about high-tech treatments, but these M.D.s can’t resist a few do-it-yourself cures.
White Out a Burn. After cooling a minor burn with cold running water, apply a thin layer of egg whites to the area and let it dry, says Steven Rosenblatt, M.D., a physician on staff at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. The egg’s proteins speed healing; reapply daily. Read the rest of this entry »
Can’t sleep? Join the other 43 percent of Americans who have trouble. Though the standard treatments usually combine behavioral therapy with medication, says doctor, director of the Stanford Center for Human Sleep Research, there are several nondrug alternatives that may also help.
