Infection on Shine

I Survived the H1N1 Flu

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By Sarah Jio

I write about health and fitness for a living, so when it came to flu prevention, I thought I was already armed and ready. I’m a frequent and religious hand washer, and I eat healthy, organic and immune-boosting probiotic-rich foods like yogurt and kefir. I rarely get

Beware the killer bikini wax!

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Looking hot in your swimsuit shouldn’t mean risking your health. But surprisingly, one common pre-beach beauty ritual—getting a salon bikini wax—can be dangerous, even deadly. And the popular practice of taking it all off (also known as a Brazilian wax) may carry special…

How Grody Are You At The Gym?

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I have spent the last month with major eye problems. I’ve had a couple of infections, and major irritation most of the time. The only common factor is that I get them after working out at the gym. I’ve had to throw out three expensive pairs of contact lenses, three mascaras and about five different eyeliners. And I’ve spent countless days looking not-so-glamorous in my old pair of glasses. (I have nothing against bespectacled people--I think rocking glasses can be quite sexy--I just really need a new pair!) As you can imagine, I was desperate to figure out the exact cause of my problem.

The Germy Facts About Public Hot Tubs (Don't Click If You're Easily Grossed Out!)

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We've tackled a lot of germy topics here on Vitamin G: the germiest jobs, the germiest foods, the ickies chillin' on the lemon wedge in your drink and most recently the germiest places at the gym. Now, we take on public hot tubs--like the ones at hotels, gyms, or the one you're about to dive into at your friend's pool party. Read this before sticking your toe in...

Swine flu: Should you ditch your passport?

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Unless you are living under a rock -- and perhaps even then! -- you know that we have an outbreak of

It burns! It burns!: The agony of bladder infections and UTIs

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Most sexually active women will at some point experience the agony of a bladder infection, or UTI. It's one of nature's missteps that our urethra (the short tube going into the bladder) is located so close to our vagina, making it easy for bacteria to be pushed north and cause a UTI....