Disease prevention
What Peptide Lip Balms Can (Or Can’t) Do To Improve Your Lips – Health Digest
Ladanifer/Shutterstock If you’ve walked down a lip balm aisle lately, you’ve probably seen the word “peptide” on various brands. Peptides are essentially molecules of amino acids that are rich in protein. Although the body makes its own peptides – more than 7,000 of them — which are necessary […]
The Blood Type That Could Increase Your Risk Of A Painful Death – Health Digest
Choja/Getty Images Do you know your blood type? Don’t worry if you don’t. Blood type matters if you know you’re going to have surgery or you’re donating blood or organs. Everyone’s blood transports nutrients and oxygen throughout your body, but blood types differ by substances called antigens. […]
Why You Can’t Poop On Vacation (And The Best Ways To Make Yourself Go) – Health Digest
Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock Vacation does wonders for your body and mind. A week away from emails, the commute, the grind, and your boss’s ever-increasing demands can help you decompress and soak up something new. But for many people, just getting to that blissful destination is stressful in itself. […]
What Is Hantavirus And How Deadly Is It Really? – Health Digest
Annastills/Getty Images Following the tragic revelation about the cause of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s death, there has been growing discussion about hantavirus. Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell revealed that Arakawa passed away first from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and that Hackman, who was living with heart issues […]
Can You Get Norovirus More Than Once? We Explain – Health Digest
M-gucci/Getty Images If you’re hearing a lot about norovirus, it’s because there are more norovirus outbreaks spanning the United States in the 2024-2025 season than in the past decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Norovirus outbreaks are more likely to occur in places […]
James Conner’s Cancer Diagnosis Explained (And How He Overcame It) – Health Digest
Brooke Sutton/Getty Images In December 2015, professional football running back James Conner was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. At the time of his diagnosis, Conner was just 20 years old and had yet to begin his professional football career. While everyone who’s diagnosed with cancer deals with the […]
Can Hand Sanitizer Prevent The Spread Of Norovirus? We Explain – Health Digest
Andreswd/Getty Images If you’ve ever come down with a stomach flu, many times it’s due to the norovirus. Norovirus isn’t really a flu, although it’s also highly contagious. The flu comes from an influenza virus and spreads when you inhale or touch infected respiratory droplets. The norovirus […]
What Happens To Your Body When You Take Melatonin And Ibuprofen At The Same Time – Health Digest
Julpo/Getty Images Melatonin and ibuprofen are two commonly used over-the-counter choices for temporary relief. Melatonin is known as a sleep supplement, but it doesn’t work as a sedative like a sleep aid. Instead, melatonin helps your body recalibrate your sleep/wake cycle. Unlike painkillers like opioids that block […]
The Hidden Dangers Of Having Sex In The Shower – Health Digest
Katarzynabialasiewicz/Getty Images If we’re to believe what we see in movies, the shower is the hottest, most delicious place on the planet to have sex. From the perfect amount of steam that makes seeing a bit difficult, to the small, confined location that doesn’t allow for much […]
Sitting Too Much Has An Unexpected Effect On A Man’s Prostate – Health Digest
Marco Vdm/Getty Images The prostate is a small gland that sits in front of the rectum and underneath the bladder. It’s the prostate’s anatomical position that leaves it vulnerable to pressure when a man is sitting down — and all that pressure can be more than just […]