A poisoning is when someone swallows, breathes, touches or gets splashed in the eye with a substance that can cause sickness or death. Many times the substances alone are not poisonous. An adult may take an aspirin to ease some pain, but when a two-year-old ingests a handful of pills thinking they’re candy, it can result in […]

Colon cancer affects men and women of all racial and ethnic groups, and is most often found in people 50 years or older. It is the third most common cancer in the United States, behind only lung and prostate cancers in men and lung and breast cancers in women. However, if everyone 50 years or […]

Two new drugs have recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Avycaz (ceftazidime-avibactam), is a new antibacterial drug product, to treat adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI), in combination with metronidazole, and complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including kidney infections (pyelonephritis), who have limited or no alternative treatment options. Avycaz is a […]

Oftentimes, we find ourselves caring for a friend or family member who is living with heart failure. Moreover, it’s an unfamiliar role and one that most of us go into without completely understanding what all is involved — especially if it’s taken it on as a full-time job. Here’s an idea of what you can […]