sickness

Angelina Jolie Syndrome is a phobia, or fear, of sickness. A person with this phobia takes preemptive measures to prevent hypothetically dangerous illnesses they may not even be at risk for. This may involve undergoing surgery, similar to how Angelina Jolie underwent a preventative mastectomy. Angelina Jolie Syndrome is also part of healthism, a growing ...click here to read more

When you wake up sniffling, coughing and sneezing, you may think that you’ll win the “employee of the month” award if you trek into work even though sickness has taken over your body.  But, in reality this is the worst thing that you can do for your co-workers.  By “being a hero” and making the ...click here to read more

Some of the fish products that you purchase and consume may not be what you think they are.  A new study from Oceana shows that many retailers and restaurants regularly mislabel fish products that they sell to consumers.  This is cause for concern as consuming mislabeled food products can lead to sickness and emergency situations ...click here to read more

On any given year, there are approximately 136 million visits to the emergency room and 41 percent of the population will seek out emergency room treatment.  Although the ER often conjures up images of dramatic life or death situations such as bullet wounds or other bodily injuries, the majority of ER visits are not caused ...click here to read more