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Ouch. That’s all I could think when I hear the news - and I’m not a guy. Ouch.
Honestly, I didn’t think it was possible to fracture a testicle, but that’s what happened to Arizona Diamondbacks’ catcher Chris Snyder on June 30th when he was struck in the groin by a foul ball.
According to emedicine.com, although […]
Just as Lyme disease is preventable with the proper precautions in many cases, West Nile virus can be too. The news hasn’t really seemed to cause a big change in behavior and it’s important that people understand the importance of preventing the virus. People who develop West Nile virus can be left with chronic pain […]
Not too long ago, Lyme disease was in the news quite a bit, but now you don’t hear too much about it. Unfortunately, that’s not good because Lyme disease is still present and causing problems for the people who become infected.
The long-lasting effects of untreated Lyme disease include chronic pain in the joints and muscles, […]
Admittedly, blisters are annoying. I used to get them all the time on my feet until I learned how to find shoes that fit properly. Yet, I still get them once in a while.
People get blisters on their hands from working with various hand tools and you can even get blisters from burns. But, whatever […]
According to this article, Nearly Half Of Eye Injuries Occur At Home, “nearly half of the 2.5 million eye injuries that occur annually in the U.S. happen in and around the home, and 90% of these injuries could be prevented if more people used protective eyewear.”
Today being the 4th of July and a special day […]
I go barefoot almost all the time; it’s one of the perks of working from home. But, I have also ended up with problems because of my habit of not wearing footwear - stubbed toes, broken toes, broken glass and sun burns on the top of my feet. Let me assure you that sunburns […]
Yup, I’m afraid of those monster lawn mowers and they don’t have to be big ones to frighten me.
When I was a teen, a friend of mine had a stone buried in her knee; it was thrown up from a lawn mower. I also knew of a man whose son had […]
They’re a fact of life in the suburbs and in the country: lawn mowers. For those of us who aren’t lucky enough to be able to hire someone to mow the lawn for us, we have to use those noisy dangerous beasts to tame our own yards.
Before you end up hurting yourself though, be sure […]
Who’d have thought that my 19-year-old daughter could get knocked flat on her back with a gallstone. but she did. And from the pain I saw she had, I never imagined that gallstones were that painful.
My kids like to bug me, saying that I ignore them or don’t take them seriously when they complain of […]
Even the innocent games we all played can result in tragedy. Hopefully, the pain this girl is suffering right now will be a distant memory soon. Eight-year-old Alyssa Martin was taking part in a charity event and was playing tug-of-war. Somehow, her left hand got caught in the rope and four of her fingers were […]
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