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Should I Wear a Face Mask During the Flu Season?

Should I Wear a Face Mask During the Flu Season?

Face masks are often limited in our culture to a handful of uses. Workers in hazardous conditions, those working with particulate matter, and the stereotypical image of a suited up CDC worker fighting infectious diseases are very nearly it. Masks are used regularly by...
Are Pet Allergies Worse in the Winter?

Are Pet Allergies Worse in the Winter?

I love my pets, and anyone who has pets of their own no doubt shares my feelings. Those of us who are allergy sufferers, though, certainly feel the frustration of the constant sniffles, stuffy noses, and parched airways. Pet allergies can be annoying, but...
50 Shades of Green

50 Shades of Green

While the northeast is still digging out from one of the most severe winters on record, spring is coming in with a roar across parts of the country – bringing a fresh new palette of colors with it. In Southern California the temperatures are up, the birds are...
Cold and Flu Masks Protect You from Germs

Cold and Flu Masks Protect You from Germs

More evidence is coming through from research community that shows the importance of protecting our respiratory systems from the chill of winter. Common cold ‘prefers cold noses’ By James GallagherHealth editor, BBC News website The virus behind the common...
Germ Alert – Mr Speaker! Please put on a Mask

Germ Alert – Mr Speaker! Please put on a Mask

Aw, shucks! There he goes, third man in line to be the leader of the free world, and he’s gonna grab hold of his nose right there in front of a national television audience. Mr. Speaker… please, you don’t know who’s been leaning on that podium...