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Summer First Aid Myths
Nosebleeds and sunburns are common sights in the summertime. Do you know what to do for these and other summertime injuries? Plenty of summer injuries have conventional home remedies that are, frankly, wrong. These five first aid tips will help dispel those myths and give you the tools to take care of your summer mishaps the right way.

Eating on the Road
Are you planning a road trip? Here are some tips for choosing healthy foods and snacks when you travel. Feel great and have lots of energy for the trip when you choose healthy foods and snacks on the road.

Summer Exercise Essentials
Exercise and stay cool in the heat with these hot weather exercise products.

Prevent Foodborne Illness at Picnics & BBQs
Food safety is just as important at an outdoor picnic as it is in your kitchen. Here are some tips to keep your picnic or barbecue foods safe and to prevent foodborne illness.

Summer Safety Primer
A primer to help you keep your kids safe this summer, including helping you learn about avoiding sunburn, insect bites and stings, treating poison ivy, heat illness, and poisonings.

Traveling with Food Allergies and Restricted Diets
Tips and tricks for traveling, lodging, and going to events and business trips with food allergies and sensitivities.

Basic First Aid Resources
Summer is a great time to play outdoors, but getting out and getting active means more potential to get hurt. Here are some tips and tools to help you stay safe in the summertime.

Home Safety Tips for Landscaping Your Yard
A list of heavy equipment safety tips can never be complete, but I provide some of the most important for heavy equipment safety tips in this article.

Effects of Sun on the Skin
UV radiation from sun exposure causes changes in many vital skin structures. Find out more about the visible skin changes that are caused by exposure to UV radiation.

Understanding Lyme Disease
Lyme disease diagnosis is difficult because many of its symptoms are similar to those of other disorders.

Dealing with Summer Holiday Weight Gain
Learn how to deal with weight gain around the 4th of July and other summer holidays with circuit training.

Swimming Workout Tips for Hot Weather
Summer or hot weather often means a change to workout schedules, with more being done in the morning hours, and much of that being done outside. While workouts include a warm-up and a cool-down, the cool-down in summer does not always do enough to keep you from having some heat related slow-downs to performance.

Staying Cool on Hot Weather Walks
Readers' tips for staying cool on hot weather walks.

Attack of the Movie Theater Snacks!
A trip to the movie theater can ruin your diet! Find out just how waistline-damaging a serving of theater popcorn is to your waistline and check out some healthier alternatives.

How to Treat a Sunburn
Sunburns are a little different than other types of burns, but the treatment is very similar. Learn how to treat a sunburn before you need to.

Prevent & Treat Swimmer's Ear
Learn how to prevent and treat children with Swimmer's Ear.

First Aid Basics
Follow these tips to keep your pool or spa safe for kids and adults.

Bee Sting Allergies
Most people experience some type of reaction after being stung by a bee or wasp. Usually, these reactions include pain and swelling around the sting. Find out more about insect sting allergy, who should undergo testing, and the treatments that are available.

Seasonal Allergies
Think you might have seasonal allergies? Hay fever is the classic form of seasonal allergies, occurring in response to various plant pollens in the air. Find out which types of plants cause allergies during different times of the year, and how you might be able to avoid exposure to these pollens.

Summer Pregnancy Comfort Tips
Keep your cool with these sensible summer comfort ideas.