Health Infographics

Taking care of your eye health is important year round, but there are several summer-specific concerns to be on the lookout for. Learn more about eye health in this infographic from Frames Direct.

Your brain on LSD probably isn’t the disaster Nancy Reagan wanted you to believe it would be. Can this drug which is currently illegal in the U.S., actually provides some mental health benefits? Learn more about the efficacy of LSD from this infographic.

This infographic from Physician One Urgent Care covers the most common STDs with the latest statistics, myths, and facts that stress the importance of getting tested. Left untreated, STDs can lead to serious health issues including infertility, cervical and other genital cancers, paralysis, liver failure, and death.

Hay fever can make life miserable for people every summer. Look at the pollen calendar below, courtesy of Contactlenses.co.uk, to find out which weed, grass or tree causes hay fever at different times of year, how to minimize those effects and the effect on contact lenses.

How is a parent to know what is normal age appropriate defiant behavior or if their child is displaying signs of Oppositional Defiant Disorder? This infographic is meant to bring awareness to ODD and help parents understand what to look for in their child’s behavior that can be signs of the disorder.

A sedentary lifestyle isn’t the only hazard of being a desk jockey. According to this infographic from Frames Direct, digital eye strain is also a major concern. Read on to learn all about the hazards of being a “desk” jockey.

Many injuries are treated with RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. RICE helps reduce inflammation and swelling. Some of these solutions are obvious. But compression warrants a closer look. This infographic looks at the science behind compression garments.

Smaller particles like the allergens, microbes and pathogens could potentially lead to deadly airborne diseases. Being very lightweight, these elements can easily transmit through the air, cough, sneeze etc. You need to ensure some necessary preventive measures to avoid being infected by these diseases.

A major 2014 study found that 12 million US patients are misdiagnosed every year. That’s a huge, scary number, and the research got tons of press. Even non-medical news sources, like CBS, picked up on the story, crafting shocking headlines. But unfortunately, at least for patients, the study only looked into diagnostic errors affecting outpatients.