Posted by admin | Apr 8, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical |
I was quite surprised to learn that ciguatera poisoning is the most common non-bacterial, fish-borne poisoning in the US. Because of the global marketing of tropical fish, there have been cases reported throughout the US, although it’s normally found primarily in Floridan and Hawaii…
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Posted by admin | Apr 8, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical, The News Wire |
It appears as though the “worst shortage in over a decade” of 2012 is continuing into 2013. The Red Cross along with America’s Blood Centers are reporting a continuing trend in the severe blood supply shortage. One Red Cross official has stated that “this is one of the worst ones the Red Cross has seen.” In addition to the severe shortages being experienced throughout the Northeast there are numerous major cities throughout the country that are in urgent need of blood including…
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Posted by admin | Apr 8, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical |
People with celiac disease are unable to properly digest a particular protein called gluten. Gluten is in many of the foods we eat everyday such as bread and crackers as well as pasta. Any food that contains wheat, barley or rye has gluten in it…
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Posted by admin | Apr 8, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical |
One of the questions I am asked most frequently by new mom’s is when to start their infant on solid food. Unfortunately, a recent study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that approximately 93% of infants were given solid foods before 6 months of age and that at least 40% were given solid food before reaching 4 months of age…
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Posted by admin | Apr 8, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with health officials in Maryland, have confirmed that a man has died of rabies. And how did this man contract rabies? Through organ donation…
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