How to avoid getting the flu
We’re heading toward the height of influenza season and we recommend you take steps to try and avoid the miserable symptoms that go with getting the flu. Despite popular belief,…
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Firework Safety Tips
New Year’s is a time for celebrating—and what better way to ring in the New Year than with fireworks? However, before you light up that sparkler this holiday week, make…
All in the Family: Is Diabetes Genetic?
For better or for worse, there are many qualities you’ll continue to receive from your parents throughout your lifetime. Studies have found that your driving abilities, your pain tolerance and…
Tips to manage holiday stress and beat those holiday blues
The holidays can be stressful. Shopping, social events, debt, and other pressures can lead to anxiety. Missing loved ones and stewing about past events can also contribute. This change from…
New hope for hepatitis C patients
Liver damage from hepatitis C is the No. 1 reason for liver transplants at University Hospital and across the country. But that may change in the wake of a new study involving…
Everything you need to know to stay safe this holiday season
It seemed like a pretty good idea at the time, climbing your 12-foot extension ladder to hang the lights along the eaves of the house. Until you landed after free-falling…
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Finding hepatitis C
All Baby Boomers should be screened for hepatitis C, according to federal recommendations. That’s because an estimated three-quarters of infections are in people born between 1945 and 1965, and most…
Do I have the flu, a cold, or allergies?
SOMETHING is making you sick and miserable. And unfortunately, this time of year, it could be any number of things. While you may feel miserable regardless of the cause, identifying…
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How to cut calories from your Thanksgiving dinner
We start out with the best of intentions — trying to eat more sensibly and get a little exercise. Then comes the holidays. Everywhere you turn, people are offering you…
Spooky but safe – Need to know safety tips for Halloween
Halloween is supposed to be spooky fun. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the busiest nights of the year for emergency departments — including University Hospital’s. It’s not hard to understand…