Fluoroquinolones are a class of antibiotics used to kill or stop the growth of bacteria (1).  Fluoroquinolone antibiotics include ciprofloxacin (Cipro), gemifloxacin (Factive), levofloxacin (Levaquin), moxifloxacin (Avelox), and ofloxacin (Floxin)(1).  Fluoroquinolone use has drawn concern from the FDA, among others, prompting the organization to update regulatory warnings on the antibiotic. A woman from Oklahoma is...

This article was originally published in May 2018 and has since been updated. Shortly after she sustained a severe head injury in a car accident, 52-year-old Kendra Jackson from Omaha, Nebraska, began to suffer some symptoms that the doctors misdiagnosed as ‘allergies’ or a ‘bad cold.’ She dealt with severe migraines, chronic nasal drainage, sneezing,...

Bars are an integral part of our culture. For decades, people have gathered at their local watering hole to have philosophical (and not-so-philosophical) debates, to check in on the local gossip, and to simply kick back with a pint on a friday night. Yes, bars can be fun places to meet up with friends and...

Drug addictions are truly devastating, as they are powerful enough to take over a person’s life entirely. Substances such as meth and heroin have a way of totally encompassing the lives of those who use them. There are very few addicts who are able to hold their lives together for long, as each hit brings...

Have you ever had surgery before? If so, then you’ve likely been put under general anesthesia. Most of us will already know what this is: It’s something that doctors administer to their patients ahead of surgery to make them unconscious and pain-free throughout the procedure. Have you ever stopped to think about what actually happens...

Inflammation in the body can have detrimental effects on our health. It can contribute to various chronic health conditions, not to mention just leaving us not at our best. Harvard gut doctor Dr. Jaqueline Wolf, has identified four specific inflammatory foods that she recommends avoiding. Remove these from your regular diet and watch how much...

When 81-year-old Marty Ingham Everett was 16 years old, her little black purse decided to play a number on her. It fell out of her handbag and landed behind the cabinet in the science room at Jeffersonville High in Indiana. This happened in 1954 and she never saw it again, until now. Erin Bojorquez, who...

Who really am I? Why am I here? What is the meaning of life? For millennia, people have desired to answer these questions in hopes of giving substance to their lives. While some people believe they have succeeded in finding the ever-elusive truth, others give up before they even start. In recent years, despite all...

Hugging is a powerful form of self-expression. We express various kinds of emotions, moods, and feelings through hugs. These include happiness, joy, excitement, fear, sadness, pity, love, and admiration. We also give to receive hugs to express care and comfort. Hugs are amazing. There’s a deep human connection that comes from linking your body with...

This article was originally published in June 2017 and has since been updated. Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people each year in the US alone. 5.3 million people are diagnosed every year with Alzheimer’s, which is just one of the long list of diseases that cause neurodegeneration. (1) Research is constantly being done to better understand...

Patricia Williams talks about her experiences having two amazing babies born with albinism. In a post published on the blog, she first talked about her second baby Redd, and how at the time she knew nothing about albinism. When her baby was handed to her, she was thrilled at his sparkly white hair and lovely...

Turning 2 years old is a really big deal! But for toddler Sienna Duffield, what was supposed to be a fun birthday party turned into a medical nightmare. Savina French-Bell noticed strange ulcers developing around her daughter’s mouth. The rash quickly developed into widespread itchy blisters, which burst and bled regularly. French-Bell describes the traumatic...