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Stroke Awareness Month — enacting better protocols can save lives

The reality when it comes to strokes? The closest hospital is not always the best option.

10 Potentially Deadly Accidents That Cured People Of Medical Ailments

Potentially deadly incidents and accidents like earthquakes, lightning strikes, and hard falls are not always bad---at least to people who have benefited from them. Over the centuries, people have been cured of illnesses and other medical conditions after experiencing some of the aforementioned incidents and accidents. Their medical conditions ranged from blindness and deafness to mental illnesses and even cancer. Yes! People have been cured of…

You Want To Go To Medical School, Do You?

When applying to medical school, you're GPA and MCAT matter most. But what else is considered for med school admissions? Click to read our insight.

Ways to help manage chronic bone and joint pain

Musculoskeletal pain of the bone, joint and muscles is one of the most common reasons for primary care visits in the United States.

How Long Is a Cold or Flu Contagious?

Learn how cold and flu viruses spread, find out when to seek medical care for influenza or a cold, and discover the contagious period for the flu and common cold.

How hospitals could be rebuilt, better than before

What the WHAT? New Study Recommends Eating Donuts for Breakfast to Lose Weight!

5 Exercises to Relieve IT Band Syndrome

IT Band Syndrome: Symptoms, Risk Factors, Exercises The warm summer weather is the perfect setting for people to get outdoors and participate in the activities they enjoy. However, too much of a good thing can lead to overuse injuries. Iliotibial band syndrome, or ITB syndrome, is one of these injuries.

How to Start a Kids Band

Hey kid, have you ever wanted to start a band? Ever wanted to have your own fans? Well here are some simple steps that will lead you to your very own kid band!! Find people to join your band, such as friends or family. Your band should...

9 Clever Things You Can Do with a Rubber Band

Rubber bands—those unassuming desk accessories—seem to multiply every time you turn around. If you’re like most people, you have a junk drawer and an office caddy full of these versatile little loops. And while surreptitiously shooting rubber bands across the room at your spouse might be fun and entertaining for a while, there are a lot of other, more practical things that you can do with these ubiquitous stretchy ovals. Here are just a few handy household uses for rubber bands.

Rubberbands create a no-slip grip

A quick and easy way to make a glass tumbler or container no-slip is to place rubber bands around the outside to help the hand get a better grip.

We Know What Kind Of Marching Band Kid You Are

Marching band is like one big family; everyone is important and unique.

8 Signs You Were in a Christian Rock Band

These days, if you want to determine whether or not a rock band is a "Christian" rock band, it's pretty easy: just listen to the lyrics. Most of the

The Right Way to Fix Your IT Band

IT band syndrome creates tightness and swelling around your knee. Luckily, it's a pretty simple fix. Here's how.

Iliotibial Bands: How to Prevent Injuries

The Iliotibial Band, or IT Band as it is commonly referred to, is a fibrous, thick connective tissue. It begins at the hip bone and runs down the outside of the thigh and attaches at the shin bone. The IT Band works in conjunction with the thigh muscles to provide stability when the legs …

10 Reasons Being In Marching Band Makes You A Better Person

Perseverance in the face of adversity...and polyester.

Getting the Band Back Together!

My friends and I always say that when we have the time to all get together! Anyway, these Webril Cotton Bands were the talk of the town las...