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Heath Risk of Swimming in the Chesapeake Bay
Ever wonder if it is safe to swim in the Chesapeake Bay? What are the risks of contracting disease from swimming in the Bay around Annapolis? Summertime is here and water-related activity is increasing — and the perfect time to review what you can get, from where and...
What’s in the Pool? CDC’s report: Poop
Public pools are opening in 1 week but swimmers beware! The headlines have blared: "CDC RELEASES ANNUAL POOP IN THE POOL REPORT AND IT’S GROSS: 80 PERCENT INSPECTED HAD A VIOLATION" (this one from Newsweek). Read more to find out what you need to know about your pool....
2016 Sunscreen Guide
2016 Sunscreen Guide Summer is here! Grab your towel and your sunscreen--but first get the inside scoop on sunscreens. Did you know that SPF 100 is only 2% better than SPF 30? Did you know that ALL sunscreens wear off after 2-3 hours? Read Evolve's quick summary to...
Drowning: How to Save a Life
Drowning: How to Save a Life Drowning is the #2 cause of accidental death in the US for kids under 15 years old and all too often, people do not recognize it when it is happening, even if the child is only a few feet away. Why? Because drowning doesn't look like...
Half of Heart Attacks are Silent
Almost half of all heart attacks are silent and women are more likely to die from these kinds of heart attacks according to a new study in the journal Circulation. The study published this week found 45% of all heart attacks are silent and that silent heart attacks...
Dirty Dozen: Foods with the Most Pesticides
Dirty Dozen: Foods with the Most Pesticides In follow up to this week's JAMA article linking pesticides to ALS, Evolve Medical highlights the 2016 "Dirty Dozen" list of foods with the most pesticides. Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) produces a...
Pesticides linked to ALS
In a new report published in JAMA, pesticides have been linked to ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease). ALS, many readers will recall, is the fatal neurological disease which spawned the "Ice Bucket Challenge" Facebook event a few years back. "We are identifying...
Medical Mistakes 3rd Leading Cause of Death
Medical Mistakes are the 3rd Leading Cause of Death Medical mistakes are the 3rd leading cause of death in the US killing between 250,000 to 440,000 people per year, placing it only behind heart disease and all cancers as a cause of death. According to this latest...
Maryland Zika Awareness Week
Maryland Zika Awareness Week Governor Larry Hogan has declared this week "Zika Awareness Week" in Maryland. The CDC recently reported that the Zika virus "is scarier than we initially thought." Thirty US states are now considered at risk, including Maryland and...
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