If you have asthma, you know just how frightening the chronic condition can be. After all, according to the Cleveland Clinic, asthma causes airways to constrict. At the same time, your lungs produce excessive amounts of mucus, making it exceedingly difficult for you...
Month: September 2022
How to help children prevent dog bites
Most children have an intrinsic attraction to animals. They habitually reach out to pet these four-legged beasties without thinking. Though most canines remain harmless, particular circumstances make an attack more likely. As an adult, the burden rests on you to...
Watch for signs of a pediatric TBI after a car accident
If you have children, you probably know how dangerous your car, truck or SUV can be for them. Indeed, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, motor vehicle accidents are to blame for about 25% of all unintentional injury deaths for kids under 13. Car...
What are the most dangerous parts of stairs?
You probably do not think twice before approaching a stairway and climbing either up or down it. Still, stair-related injuries are alarmingly common in the U.S. In fact, according to the results of a study in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, nearly 25...