Happy New Year Health Resolutions

With just a couple of weeks until the end of 2016, you might be thinking ahead to your new year’s resolutions. If you’re curious about how many people make such resolutions, you can check out Statistic Brain. Most telling, however, is that only 8 percent of people keep their first-of-the-year promises to themselves! Since a huge percentage …

Preventing Illness During Cold and Flu Season

When the weather dips, the incidence of colds and flu rises. In North America, peak cold and flu season takes place from November through March most years. While most adults get one or two colds per year, a sizable percentage will catch influenza, and a small percentage of these will have a severe enough illness that they end up in the hospital. Here …