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Cold season is here, and, as you know, there’s not a lot you can do to get rid of a cold virus. Your best option is to treat the symptoms and stay home so you don’t spread the cold to others. When it comes to treating a cold at home, most of us are quick to run to the nearest general store to stock up on over-the-counter medicines like pain relievers and decongestants. But how safe are these medicines? Every medicine comes with risks, and determining if the...

Few people doubt the flu vaccine has been instrumental in preventing prolonged illness and even flu-related deaths in modern times, but even the biggest proponents of the vaccine admit we’ve got a long way to go before it’s considered “perfected.”  “Even in a good year, the effectiveness of the vaccine is about 60%. On a bad year, it’s as low as 10%. And there’s a reason for that,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of...

October 10 is World Mental Health Day and National Depression Screening Day. Today, we know more about mental health and its conditions than ever before. But, we still have some progress to make when it comes to acceptance and awareness of mental health illnesses, including self-awareness and acceptance of our own state of health.  Many people simply don’t understand what it’s like to live with a mental health illness, and others who do live with a mental...