Five Common Concerns About Flu Vaccine
Every year I give flu vaccines. While working as a hospital Infection Control Nurse I literally gave hundreds of them. Each year I seem to hear the same basic fears expressed by various people in various ways by those who don’t want to be vaccinated. We all have fears and concerns that keep us from doing things that are good for us, like getting a flu shot. But thanks to the
Why the Way You Are Sitting Right Now is Causing Back Pain
If you’ve never experienced back pain consider yourself lucky. In fact, only headaches rate higher on the list of common complaints of pain. That’s right—headaches are number one and back pain is number two. There can be many causes of back pain, but common low back pain can be caused or exacerbated by poor posture. Admittedly, scientific research is mixed on this issue. Normally I favor the consensus of solid research, but