Wifi Allergy: Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity is a Thing

Wifi Allergy: Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity is a Thing. Wi-Fi is a device used to connect electronic devices wirelessly. A Wi-Fi enabled device—a personal computer, video game console, smart phone or digital audio player—can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point.

An access point, or hotspot, has a range of about 20 meters (65 feet) indoors and a greater range outdoors. Multiple overlapping access points are used to cover areas as large as many square kilometers.

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Baby Positioner Good or Bad? Safe or Not? Does it Really SIDS?

Baby Positioner Good or Bad? Safe or Not? Does it Really SIDS? Beware of products which claim to prevent SIDS, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. Read on to see what these questionable products are and what you can actually do to prevent SIDS.

A new baby is always a reason to rejoice, and new parents are especially tempted to go overboard with the baby products. Visions of a crib filled with plush toys and soft bedding appeal to them and sadly, many ruthless manufacturers have exploited this nurturing instinct of parents.

This is why the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) has warned recently against over-the-counter baby products that are marketed with claims of being able to prevent or reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), or the unexplained death of a baby younger than age 1.

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Botox For Bladder Control: Good Treatment for Urinary Incontinence?

Botox For Bladder Control Update: In January 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of botox as a cure for overactive bladders to include adults “with overactive bladder who cannot use or do not adequately respond to a class of medications known as anticholinergics”.

In other words, botox treatment for urinary incontinence is no longer limited to those with “neurologic conditions” as mentioned in our earlier post below.

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Red Bull Side Effects: Adverse Health Reactions to Energy Drinks

Red Bull Side Effects: Adverse Health Reactions to Energy Drinks. Those of you who take in energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster Energy, Full Throtle, and Rock Star should read the recent issue of the Pediatrics Journal [PDF File] which published a damning study on the bad health effects of energy drinks to young kids and adolescents.

Okay, okay, we know you don’t have the time to read a medical journal and its kinda technical and “academese” too so we decided to upload this Today video of a good doctor talking about the study.

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Acetaminophen Overdose Causes Liver Failure or Injury: FDA

Acetaminophen is effective in treating pain and fever but what happens when you take more than what is prescribed by your doctor? According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acetaminophen overdose increases the risk of severe liver injury which could lead to liver transplant or death.

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Are Mercury Dental Fillings Safe?

Are mercury dental fillings safe? That, fellow Health Care Zoners, is the question that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is re-visiting. In 2009, the FDA declared that dental fillings (which contain mercury) posed no risk. However, it also cautioned against its use for some vulnerable population such as pregnant women and children.

Despite said earlier decision, the FDA will be re-examining the issue with the help of a panel of outside experts who are expected to weigh in on critical questions such as how much mercury dental patients are exposed too and how much is acceptable. A public meeting is also scheduled. Various groups from anti-mercury advocates and dental industry reps who favor the use of mercury are expected to picket the meeting.

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