Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:49 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/entlife/705209975/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/entlife/705209975/ Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:56 -0400 Headaches, a nagging sore hip, a stiff neck after a day at the computer. These are prompts that send me to my medicine cabinet to pop a couple of Tylenol or ibuprofen. I throw these back without a whit of concern because I've been doing so for years. Many Americans have gotten so comfortable using over-the-counter pain meds that they overlook the very real danger of serious side effects. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/entlife/705209973/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/entlife/705209973/ Fri, 17 May 2013 15:13:38 -0400 It's a germy world out there. Microbes prevail in our environment from cloud top to subterranean urban haunts to the tongue and paws of the family dog, a trio of recent studies reveal. The research is part of a larger effort to better understand where people pick up the roughly 100 trillion microorganisms that live on and inside each of us, some causing disease, but most harmless or aiding our... http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209928/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209928/ Sun, 19 May 2013 22:27:55 -0400 Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red." She told the crowd: "You are the longest and best relationship I ever had." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/entlife/705209969/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/entlife/705209969/ Fri, 17 May 2013 11:51:26 -0400 Let's say you are living in the moment, feeling giddy — a little tipsy, maybe — and you decide to go for it. You decide to get that tattoo. Dr. Suzanne Kilmer has a warning for you: Think twice before acting. Not only do you face five times the risk of contracting hepatitis C, chances are you'll change your mind about whether you like your tattoo before you reach middle age. Kilmer,... http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/entlife/705209957/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/entlife/705209957/ Fri, 17 May 2013 15:55:31 -0400 It was a chronic thing: Almost every time Erma Taylor's great-grandson caught a cold, he also ended up having a severe asthma attack. This left Taylor, a retired nurse, wondering what was causing the attacks. The one thing Taylor never suspected was that something inside the Falls Church, Va., Cape Cod that she shares with her granddaughter and great-grandson was a source of the 3-year-old's...