Injuries & Emergencies

A Strategy for Scars
To reduce scarring, keep the skin area out of the sun. Ultraviolet rays can darken your scar, making it more noticeable.

Bruise Control
We bruise when blood vessels beneath our skin rupture and bleed. As alarming as these purplish marks can be, they're usually harmless. With passing years, however, they become increasingly common with the mildest bump or blow.

Common First-Aid Mistakes
What should you do about a snakebite? What should you put on a burn?

Fitness Tips for Weekend Warriors
Exercise is good for you. But by doing it intermittently, you run the risk of a sports injury.

How to Prevent Back Pain at Work
People who work in certain occupations, such as nursing, are likely to have back pain. But so can folks who work in an office every day if they don’t take proactive steps to protect their backs.

Injuries Plague Athletic Baby Boomers
As we age, our bodies change. Knee joints have less cartilage; bones become more brittle and connective tissues less pliable.

Just Do It—But Don't Overdo It
Exercise is good for you. You're probably sick of hearing that message. But did you know too much exercise can make you sick?

New Options Can Fix Broken Bones
New materials and high-tech designs can make recovery a lot easier than it was when injured limbs were routinely encased in plaster and stabilized with pulleys and weights.

Save Your Child From Injuries
Every day, injuries send 25,000 children to emergency rooms. Simple precautions could head off most of those trips.

Snowboarding? Avoid Spills on the Hills
Snowboarders often break wrists and ankles because they go down hard when they crash.

Softball's Most Dangerous Move: The Slide
The best way to eliminate sliding injuries is to use bases designed to pop loose when they are struck too hard.

Soothing that Sunburn
Here's one effective remedy: Keep a bottle of moisturizing lotion in the refrigerator. If you suffer a sunburn, rub the cooling lotion on your skin. Repeat as often as needed.

The New Face of Aging
Not only do baby boomers expect to live into their 80s or 90s, but they are expecting to be independent, one expert says.

What You Should Know About Treating Cuts
Whether it's a slip of the kitchen knife or a run-in with a nail or slice from a piece of paper, everyone suffers a cut now and then.