Avocados are a popular fruit known for their creamy texture and numerous health benefits. However, storing avocados can be a challenge, as they tend to brown easily when exposed to air. While there are various methods suggested to prevent browning, it is essential to be aware of the best and safest ways to store avocados....

Prescription medications are designed to help treat various health conditions and improve our quality of life. This doesn’t mean, however, that they come without any potential side effects. It is important to be aware of these potential side effects before taking them. In some cases, these can be quite scary and even life-threatening. These are...

Just when you think social media has caused enough trouble (we’re still trying to forget the Tide Pod Challenge), it brings a whole new issue that’s worse than the last. Seriously? Who came up with the idea of daring young teens to eat food with their packaging or outer coverings still on? Social media games...

A nurse with stage 4 esophageal cancer has been in a five-year remission thanks to cryotherapy. Karie Fisher, a nurse from Colorado, was initially fatigued when she thought she might have had a vitamin D deficiency, which an estimated one billion people have worldwide [1] Then, she began coughing up blood. Karie was admitted to...

A principal from Westfield High School in New Jersey will be remembered as a hero. At 44-years old, Dr. Derrick Nelson announced that he had the opportunity to save a strangers life, a 14-year old boy in France. His final act of kindness depicted the selfless legacy of Dr. Nelson. Be the Match contacted Nelson...

A ten-year-old running barefoot through a pigpen might sound innocent and cute to those who are unaware of the potential consequences. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case for a young girl who developed multiple itchy patches as a result of the innocent act. The lesions on her feet were brown in color and had black dots...

This medical breakthrough may finally put an end to cervical cancer among women. After 20 years of research, Eva Ramon Gallegos, a Mexican scientist has developed a promising approach to eliminate the human papillomavirus and in turn, prevent the spread of cervical cancer among women. There are over 100 variants of HPV, of these at...

This article was originally published in March 2019 and has since been updated 24-year-old William Brown from Fort Worth, Texas died in a fatal accident. His vaporizer pen/e-cigarette was reported to have exploded as he was trying to make use of it. A splintered piece reportedly lodged in his throat, which severed an artery in...

This article was originally published in February 2019 and has since been updated. What would you do for access to the latest tech products? Hopefully not as far as the teenager who sold his kidney on the black market in order to buy the latest Apple products. When Wang Shangkun was 17 years old he...

“How many cigarettes are there in a bottle of wine?” Ideally, you won’t find any cigarette butts in the bottom of your chardonnay, but it’s a serious question a team of UK researchers recently sought to answer. The scientists, led by gastroenterology expert, Theresa J. Hydes, published a study in the March 28 issue of BMC Public...

Ear infections are a common and often painful condition that affects people of all ages. They occur when the middle ear becomes inflamed and infected, usually due to bacterial or viral infections. If left untreated, ear infections can cause serious complications and even lead to hearing loss. In this article, we will discuss the signs...

Melanoma, a type of skin cancer, can be a serious and potentially deadly condition if not detected and treated early. Though prevention is key, it is also important to be aware of the signs and symptoms of melanoma to ensure timely intervention. One effective method for identifying potential melanoma growths is through the ABCDE rule. ...