Public Health Warning Blog

Question by kevingalley2007: Quit smoking for over a month now have a weird illness. HELP?!? I recently quit smoking. Probably my 3rd or 4th time trying. I have gone over a year, a couple months, and a couple days. I got a bout of strep and just stopped smoking. Well after the strep I was More....

Question by Bamp Bamp: Ways to avoid illness while traveling? I’m a severe emetophobe (fear of vomiting), agoraphobe (fear of open/crowded places), have high anxiety/panic disorder, and may have signs of OCD (ha!). Me and my fiance are going to Las vegas next month, and all my worries about More....

Question by Bamp Bamp: How to avoid illness when traveling? I’m a severe emetophobe (fear of vomiting), agoraphobe (fear of open/crowded places), have high anxiety/panic disorder, and may have signs of OCD (ha!). Me and my fiance are going to Las vegas next month, and all my worries about More....

Question by Metal-Head: Questions about illness? My dad has this sort of bug, symptoms are: High Temperature Slight Vomiting diarrhea. Now I’m starting back work on the 5th, and i dont want to catch this! is there any precautions i can take to avoid me getting infected? and is there a More....

Question by AMBER M: If illness is caused by germs then why are people constantly warning kids not to go outside with wet hair? Wet hair is not the culprit, running into a germ is the culprit, right? So I would be no more likely to “catch my death” in January snow naked with wet hair More....

Question by K D: What do we do? Illness is going through our family and my son’s 3rd birthday is in 2 days!? Last Friday me and my 2 boys went to a pumpkin patch with our friends from church. Then, in the wee hours of Saturday morning my son threw up and then over the next few days he More....

Question by Alleykat: Does anyone know how to get over an illness FAST? I have something like a mild case of the flu. I already know the common things: drinking plenty of water/juice, getting lots of sleep, taking extra zinc and vitamin C drops, taking tablets such as airborne. Any other More....

by cheerytomato Decreasing Emissions May Decrease Respiratory Illness It is worth cutting emissions down for many well-known reasons. Some reasons have been identified as high emissions causing acid rain, pollution to our lakes and streams, corrosion to our buildings and automobiles and smog More....

How Desk Fountains Can Combat Common Workplace Illness There’s a certain time of year, beginning in late fall and going into early spring, where it seems like every single person in any given office building will come down with some sort of productivity-sapping illness. Even for people who More....

by dbking Question by ♥O.F.F.B.E.A.T.: What is the name of the illness kitties can give to pregnant women? I am wondering if this illness is airborne or tactile. Also, what are the symptoms if you do get it. Also, does it get more complicated for a woman to become pregnant if they have a cat? More....