You don’t have to look far to find conflicting information on the news, the Internet and from family and friends. The vaccine protects against the sexually transmitted disease called human papillomavirus (HPV), and girls aren’t the only ones at risk. HPV causes genital warts in males and females, and can result in cervical cancer and…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 23, 2016) – Norton Children’s Hospital announced a $2.5 million donation to enhance surgical orthopaedic and spine care for local children. The anonymous gift was made in honor of Rolando M. Puno, M.D., orthopaedic spine surgeon with Norton Leatherman Spine Center. As a result, the surgical services unit at Norton Children’s Hospital…
Recently, Consumer Reports decided to no longer recommend laundry pods due to the health hazard to children. The numbers back up these concerns. Over the past three years, the American Association of Poison Control Centers reports more than 33,000 calls to the nation’s 55 poison centers about exposures to liquid laundry packets related to children…
What do button batteries, medications and cleaning products have in common? They’re three of the items on the list of seven surprising poisons provided by the Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center of Norton Children’s Hospital to raise awareness during National Poison Prevention Week, March 20 to 26. “Our No. 1 goal is to educate the…
The word “fiber” may make you think of prunes and senior citizens, but the truth is most kids don’t get enough of this important nutrient that helps keep their plumbing moving. I’ve known many kids, including my own, who have had issues with constipation. My kids are somewhat light and picky eaters. Add to that…
The science is simple: Clean hands save lives. We all get that, right? From as early as kindergarten, children and adults hear a similar refrain. Signs around public facilities, posters in school restrooms and stories in the news constantly remind us that hand washing is one of the most effective ways to avoid getting sick…
Ever accidentally brushed your teeth with pain relief cream? If so, you’re not alone. You might think it’s mostly kids who are victims of accidental poisonings, but adults actually account for nearly half of the 60,000 calls to the Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center each year. Ashley Webb, director of the Kentucky Regional Poison Control…
At age 31, my husband, Lonnie, was diagnosed with cancer — a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. As if that wasn’t scary enough, the weeks of testing he underwent during the diagnosis process uncovered something suspicious in his colon. Lonnie underwent a colonoscopy, during which his doctor discovered a polyp so large that only part of…
Fact or myth? Drink milk if you swallow poison. If you get acid on your skin, you should neutralize it. Child resistant is the same thing as childproof. These are just some of the top five poison-related myths released from the Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center of Norton Children’s Hospital. “Our No. 1 goal is…
Poisonings are now the number 1 leading cause of death in the U.S., ahead of motor vehicle accidents and gun violence. As one of the longest continuously running, health and safety campaigns in the United States, the key goal of NPPW is to create national awareness about the risk of injury or death due to…
For a small, inexpensive, readily available pill that originally came from tree bark and traces its roots to ancient Greece, aspirin remains a modern-day marvel. You may be one of millions of people who take a low-dose aspirin daily to help guard against heart disease, and now there’s even better news: This humble nonprescription drug…
It’s here. Pollen counts are expected to top the charts this week, sending many of us scurrying to our local pharmacies to find relief. So many choices, so little time. Allergies really begin to flare up in the spring, when trees, plants and flowers are in full bloom,” said Brian DePrest, M.D., family medicine physician…
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