When imagining your dream vacation, you might not picture your mother-in-law sitting beside you on the beach. But, taking a vacation with the in-laws can be just the ticket for building stronger relationships with extended family, says Wake Forest University Professor of Counseling Samuel T. Gladding.
Loyola trauma physicians available to discuss injuries from sparklers, bottle rockets, cherry bombs and firecrackers.
Summer is here and for many that means enjoying more outdoor activities. While it's important to remember sun safety, from time-to-time sunburns are bound to happen. Covenant Health System offers some remedies to help you soothe your sunburn and protect your skin from the sun's harmful rays.
San Diego is one of the top 10 sunniest cities in the United States. Even when “June Gloom” clouds our skies, the sun is still very powerful. With that in mind, experts with UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center are helping raise awareness of the dangers of melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer.
Loyola University Health System pediatrician available to comment on how to keep kids safe near water.
As the weather gets warmer, many parents will turn to pools to keep their family cool. Due to their low cost and ease of use, portable pools - which include wading pools, inflatable pools and soft-sided, self-rising pools - have become an increasingly popular alternative to expensive in-ground pools or water park visits. While portable pools can be a great way for children to cool off during hot summer days, a new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital has found that these pools may be more dangerous than many parents realize.
Many parents do not understand risk of water infections from pools and water parks or recognize the role showering plays in preventing infections.
From July 4 fireworks to distracted driving, Loyola surgeon warns warm-weather months deadliest time of the year for youth.
The lawn mower is one of the most dangerous household tools. Each year 68,000 people are treated in the emergency department for lawn mower related injuries, and 9,000 of them are children under the age of 18. Most childhood injuries due to lawn mowers are related to riding mowers, and most are injured in their own yard.
Five things you should know about immunotherapy.
Men are sometimes criticized for being unwilling to ask for directions when they travel, but they can benefit from looking for help as they begin their journeys as fathers, according to a researcher on fatherhood. Along the way, they should not shy from asserting their roles, the researcher said.
Kendrick Whitney, a professor of podiatric medicine and orthopedics who specializes in shoe function and design, gives his thoughts on some of this summer's most popular shoe types.
It’s summer, and the rules are off, right? Ice cream for dinner! Expensive vacations! Your budget shouldn’t change because it’s summer. Your expenses will differ from the school year, but your budget is like your waistline — you do not want it to expand.
With school out for the summer, there’s no scheduled recess or lunch time, and UAB experts offer tips for parents to ensure their kids are physically active and eating right.
Loyola dermatologist warns popular warm-weather gear leaves overlooked areas of skin dangerously exposed to the sun.
Learn from an eye trauma expert what can be done to avoid fireworks injuries during the July 4 holiday.
Leaving behind “Leave it to Beaver” as a family model has helped men become better dads, said Andrew Smiler, an assistant professor of psychology at Wake Forest University who studies men and masculinity. Several decades of encouraging equality have paved the way for the changing role of fathers.
With record-breaking temperatures across the U.S., it's especially necessary to pay attention to older adults to ensure their safety in the heat.
The American Academy of Neurology is out with barbecue recipes sure to spice up everyone’s summer, but most importantly those with smell and taste disorders. The recipes are included in the Academy’s book, Navigating Smell and Taste Disorders, which includes 36 recipes, along with personal stories, information on how the smell and taste system works, treatments and tips for food preparation. The book was recently featured in the New York Times and is available at major bookstores and through the Academy’s online store, where people will receive a free water bottle with purchase.
MD Anderson experts offer tips for healthier grilling.
Loyola University Health System Pediatrician available to comment on keeping kids hydrated.
You hear “I’m hoooooooooooooome!” The refrigerator opens, and the TV channel changes to “MTV’s 16 and Pregnant.”
The traditional summer vacation structure is being affected, positively and negatively, as more schools across the nation adopt the year-round school calendar.
Time and again, Loyola University Health System pediatric podiatrist Dr. Edwin Harris has treated children who have lost toes or the front parts of their feet in lawn mower accidents.
Psychologist offers helpful tips for keeping your child safe online.
Kids Eat Right, a joint effort of the American Dietetic Association and its Foundation designed to help end childhood obesity, provides you and your family with valuable tools to learn the basics of shopping smart, cooking healthy and eating right.
Margaret McGrath, an expert on plant diseases and associate professor of Plant Pathology at Cornell University, comments on the impact of an unusually wet spring on the potential for an outbreak of late blight.
As Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start to the summer beach season fast approach, New Jersey’s only NCI-Comprehensive Cancer Center is making experts available to discuss the risks of developing skin cancer and what steps can be taken to prevent it.
When it comes to cooking over an open flame, men hold the spatulas and tongs as the dominant grillers, according the most recent North American barbecue study. As grills across the country heat up for picnics in the park or backyard barbecues, so does the risk of food poisoning, making this the perfect time to remind those at the helm of the grill how to protect themselves and their guests with simple steps from the American Dietetic Association and ConAgra Foods’ Home Food Safety program.
With summer just around the corner, Ryerson University experts can offer up tips on all things summer from amusement ride safety to green getaways.
Ideas for how to stay safe from summer allergy and asthma triggers.
Tips for dealing with allergies and asthma durin the summer sports season.
Ignoring the warnings about tanning doesn’t keep you from suffering the consequences.
Camp STAR, the Chicago area's only summer camp offering evidence-based therapy for children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and other behavioral, emotional and social difficulties, begins its fourth season in June.
When you fire up the Barbie for dinner this summer, you probably won’t be aware that you are using a technology that was created about 38,000 years ago. The charcoal wasn’t in neatly formed briquettes and there was no starter-in-a-can, but Cro-Magnon Man apparently did develop this means of cooking food, researchers told the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 240th National Meeting and Exhibition here.
Loyola Center for Fitness expert gives tips on exercising in the heat.
Intense heat and less-than-half of normal rainfall this past July in the Northeast have left landscapes dry this summer. Two Cornell experts provide advice: Water trees and shrubs, but not the lawn.
Tips on how to avoid heat illness during this heat wave.
Expert available to comment and provide tips on how to prevent drowning and remain safe at the beach or pool.
How understanding the differences between drowning in children and adults can save a child's life.
Loyola University Health System Pediatrician offers advice on keeping kids hydrated.
Summer is a prime time for animals, especially cats, to contract the bacterial disease tularemia, according to a Kansas State University veterinarian.
Hot-weather tips for people with asthma and other respiratory conditions.
It is a time most families look forward to every year – summertime. For parents, the warm summer months are often filled with family vacations and cookouts. For kids, it is a chance to play outdoors and enjoy a few months without homework. However, doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have recently noticed a trend in injuries that occur in children during the summer months that are both predictable and preventable.
UAB ophthalmologists say leave fireworks to the experts and don't use them at home. But if you do, here are some tips to keep you, and those near you, safe.
Allergists offer tips to steer clear of food allergies at summer celebrations.
Fireworks are one of the highlights of the Fourth of July holiday. However in the blink of an eye, a mistake can tragically turn their beauty into permanent injury, eye damage or blindness.
Loyola trauma physician warns about the risks from sparklers, bottle rockets, cherry bombs, firecracker, larger explosive devices.
Working students and other youth need to keep an eye on their own tax obligations, according to an accounting professor and lawyer at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.
The number of very hot days is increasing worldwide, but the rate of increase is more than double in the most sprawling metropolitan regions compared with more compact cities, according to a team of Atlanta-based scientists. This was true regardless of the urban regions’ climate zone, population size, or rate of growth.
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