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Taking zinc can shorten the life of the common cold, says a review of numerous medical studies. And while chicken soup might soothe the soul, zinc can make symptoms like a runny nose and sore throat feel less harsh and also shorten the length of a cold by a few days. The only catch is that it must be taken at the very first signs of a cold to work. Fifteen studies looking at the effects of zinc Read more
Over the Fourth of July weekend, four friends and I were all hit with a doozy of a cold, the worst. It even made us question the accepted belief that more people get sick in the Winter. But viruses still survive in the Summer sun, and some people can't fight off infection as well as others. There are ways to protect yourself, which is a must, given all the traveling, eating, and lounge time Read more
Here's a lesson on suffering from the OnSugar blog An Outside Eye. In my last blog I went on and on about how, when I finally succumbed to the plague for the first time this season, I took pristine, unwavering, ferocious care of myself and immediately started to feel better. But alas, that wasn't the end of the story. On day two of my plague, I decided to brave leaving the house in order to go Read more
The idea that a beloved pet could make us sick is a scary thought but, thankfully, not that common. With the first H1N1 cat case popping up last week, I've gotten many questions about which illnesses people could catch from animals (like rabies) and which are only for the dogs (like the H3N8 flu, parvo, or bordetella. To help out, I've rounded up 12 diseases that people could get from pets, wild Read more
I have hard time believing that this is a fever reducer. Source Read more
I'm sure we've all experienced it firsthand at one time or another— the "man cold." He's just as sick as you, but somehow he's so much more miserable. He's merely sneezing and sniffling, but from the way he's carrying on, you'd think he was dying from some rare, life-threatening strain of the common cold. But no, he is not dying. He's just a big baby. read more Read more
Two of my favorite funny guys, Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert, team up to play a couple of waiters in this short skit. What's the catch? They're waiters who double over at the mere mention of "chicken" because food makes them sick to their stomachs. Oy vey. Watch what happens when a customer asks to hear the daily specials. Big mistake! Read more
Disclaimers and food don't mix. Source Read more
There is nothing funny about being ill, but then again, we never get to see what the docs write down in those top secret hospital charts. Now there's some sick humor: She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a Read more
After a long weekend of partying, do you plan on extending that holiday a day longer? I'm sure we will all consider it. *Cough, Cough* Luckily, we don't all work for Conan O'Brien. Read more
