Head lice – it’s every parent’s nightmare.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports an estimated six to 12 million infestations occur each year in the United States in children between the ages of three and 11. But teenagers and adults can get it too and it doesn’t discriminate. Rich ...
OGDEN — One thing a lot of rodeo fans reported noticing last week at the Ogden Pioneer Days rodeo was the level of nice Miss Rodeo Utah 2015 has achieved. Bailey Jo Woolsey, many said, is completely genuine and attractive thanks to a beauty that shines from within.And while it takes many ...
KAYSVILLE — To celebrate World Breastfeeding Month, the Davis County Breastfeeding Coalition is hosting a ‘Big Latch On’ event 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 1, at Barnes Park in Kaysville. Local breastfeeding women and their families are invited to attend.The event will include a variety ...
NORTH OGDEN — It is hell losing someone you love, especially when their mind is gone, but they are still alive.That’s how Kimberlee Shaw describes her experience with her mother’s Alzheimer’s disease.“You get to the point where you pray that they will die because you know they will ...
A recent outbreak of salmonella caused by close contact with live poultry has sickened 181 people in 40 states, including four Utahns.After interviewing 95 people infected with the disease, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported 86 percent claiming to have had close contact with their ...
Trampolines can be found in thousands of backyards across the Wasatch Front, and while they’re fun to bounce around on, they’re also quite dangerous.From 2002 to 2011 trampoline injuries contributed to more than one million emergency department visits in the United States, according to a ...
Too many people in the United States are dying of cardiac arrest and more bystanders need to get involved, according to a new report released by the <a href="http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/General/Institute-of-Medicine_UCM_475229_SubHomePage.jsp" target="_blank">Institute of ...
OGDEN — A couple of groups at Weber State University are discovering that participating in service isn’t just about performing good deeds, but more about seeing how service impacts the health of the community.Assistant Director at the Center for Community Engaged Learning Mike Moon says it ...
Next time you reach for that alcoholic beverage, check your medicine cabinet. Consuming alcohol with certain medications can be dangerous and downright deadly.According to a new study by the National Institutes of Health, more than 40 percent of Americans who consume alcohol also take ...
Human breast milk is a hot commodity that is emerging as a growing industry, one that states are now seeking to regulate amid a battle for control between nonprofit and for-profit banks that supply hospital neonatal units.[gallery_header ids="1048428"]
