Tag: winter

Carbon monoxide chat isn’t the most thrilling – but it can save lives. According to research from Uswitch.com, fire services are being called to 10% more carbon monoxide incidents in homes than they were five years ago. But perhaps the scariest part is that almost a third (32%) of households say they do not have

Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, highly contagious variant is taking hold. As Americans observed a national holiday Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pleaded with federal authorities to curtail travel from countries where new variants

While we’re well on our way to a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House coronavirus task force and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases warned that a surge of cases is coming this holiday season. “We have to be careful now

Eczema is a common skin condition that is often the result of having very dry skin because the skin is unable to retain moisture. As the NHS explained: “This dryness may make the skin more likely to react to certain triggers, causing it to become itchy and sore.” Now the winter is in full-swing, some

Starbucks is giving customers an early holiday gift once again. Last year, customers went bonkers when the store handed out free reusable red cups to coincide with the return of Starbucks’ classic holiday drink line-up. This year, the offer still stands, but the cup has a makeover to tie into 2019’s “Merry Coffee” theme. Here’s

With a 7-year-old daughter and a 23-month-old son, Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Winter have their hands full — but their kids’ age gap has worked to their advantage. “She helps a lot,” the Rookie star, 43, told Us Weekly exclusively of Sebella at the 2019 American Humane Hero Dog Awards. “She wants to bathe him,

There are some surprising health benefits that come when the temperatures dip. Don't believe us? Read on. People often associate cold weather with sickness — temperatures drop, making it conducive for the cold virus to spread. Also known as the rhinovirus, it replicates inside the nasal cavity, giving us an itchy, runny nose. But, there

Chances are, if you live in one of the southern states of Australia, you maybe only think about humidity a couple of times a year. That’s partially because we tend of only think about humidity in connection to long, hot, sticky days in summer, or how we console ourselves with not being able to afford

Should we take in the Winter Vitamin D supplements? Especially in the cold Season, many people resort to Vitamin D supplements. But how important is the additional income of the so-called “sunshine vitamin” in the Winter actually? According to experts, such means are only a very few people makes sense. Inadequate Vitamin D supply in

Should we take in the Winter Vitamin D tablets? Especially in the cold Season, many people resort to Vitamin D supplements. But how important is the additional income of the so-called “sunshine vitamin” in the Winter actually? According to experts, such means are only a very few people makes sense. Inadequate Vitamin D supply in

Dangerous Hyalomma tick in Schleswig-Holstein demonstrated In Schleswig-Holstein, the dangerous Hyalomma has been proven-tick – in the Winter! This tick species is actually native to southern climes. The blood-suckers can transmit, among other things, the life threatening Crimean-Congo fever Virus. Non-native tick species found In the past few months, health experts have reported increasingly facing

Adults both with and without Alzheimer’s disease have better cognition skills in the late summer and early fall than in the winter and spring, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Andrew Lim of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues. There have been few

We get it – hibernation majorly appeals when there’s a chill in the air and the sky is greyer than the hoody now accompanying your workouts.  But mate, you’re not a bear, so it’s time to crawl out of this winter slump and dig out your suitcase. Simply planning a getaway can boost your wellbeing,