HEALTH

The healing time for a horse’s hematoma depends on its size. The smaller ones will usually disappear in about 10 days. The larger ones can take as long as a month to heal. Whereas a hematoma is caused by bleeding, an infectious type of swelling often develops from a cut or puncture wound. What do you do for a hematoma...

E-cigarettes were promoted as safer than cigarette smoking when they entered the market. But they don't come without their health risks, including addiction. Plus, vapor from these devices contains chemicals that increase cancer risk. There's also evidence that vaping can cause acute lung injury and interfere with brain development in young people. It's no wonder that lung doctors...

Risk adjustment helps payers bring value-based benefits to their members, such as exercise programs, case or disease management, transportation to medical appointments, and more. The program relies on the accurate and timely submission of claim diagnosis codes mapped to CMS-HCCs each year to calculate a patient's risk score. HCC coding requires physicians and eligible non-physician providers to document...

Turns out, “Depressed Monday” might not be so depressing after all. Research dispels the myth that the third Monday in January is the "most depressing day of the year." However, the challenges we have faced over the past three years and the consequences on our mental health are very real. It has also been proven that nearly a...

Yeast will eventually change from a light tannish grey to a darker brown color and begin to clump together when it is getting old. Once you see these changes, the yeast has gone bad. But before that, it will probably look fine but may or may not be alive and well. Can I use dried yeast out of...

Male horses do indeed have nipples. They are quite rudimentary, and often difficult to see. They are located on the underside of the horse’s sheath. What are a horse’s nipples called? A teat is the projection from the mammary glands of mammals from which milk flows or is ejected for the purpose of feeding young. In many mammals the...

Horses are herbivores, meaning they eat plants and grasses. But can horses eat squash and zucchini? The answer is yes! Horses love these veggies as humans do. They make for a great snack or side dish to add variety to your horse’s diet. The best way to feed them is in small pieces with hay pellets or other grains. If...

Miniature donkeys, on average, carry a foal for 12 months. The average jennet produces one offspring every 13 to 14 months. Birth weights are generally between 18 and 25 pounds (8.2 to 11 kg). Twinning in miniature donkeys is rare. How can you tell if a mini donkey is pregnant? Signs of foaling The udder will swell and subside...

What are 80 days to get in shape? The 80-Day Obsession is a fitness and nutrition program created by personal trainer Autumn Calabrese. It’s streamed online exclusively through Beachbody On Demand and requires a monthly membership, exercise equipment, and color-coded food containers. How much weight can you lose in 90 days? 26 pounds For safe weight loss that...

Use a resealable, heavy-duty plastic bag to store the shellfish for freezing. Just place the shellfish inside, squeeze out as much air as you could then write the storage date. Stick in the freezer and you’re done. Do note that freezing live mussels will kill the shellfish. Can you freeze live mussels in their shells? Can you freeze...