Nosebleeds

OZARK, Mo. - You are born with it and have to live with it for the rest of your life. "It is a hindrance and it has been an aggravation. It is rough when I would be out working and I would have a massive nose bleed," says Guy Eakins. Eakins and his...

From sledding and skiing to building a snowman in the backyard, winter offers a wonderland of fun activities for children. But the cold-weather months can also pose safety concerns, such as frostbite and hypothermia, recreational mishaps and the spread...

Steven Riedle, who licensed out the NoseBudd he invented after a snowball stopped his nosebleed in 2004, has regained rights to the product and is beginning to turn a profit on international Internet sales. The reusable package of gel, kept in the...

Remember the old playground taunt, "up your nose with a rubber hose"? Well, change that to "up your nose with a piece of bacon." Doctors in Detroit have resurrected an old tradition of using bacon to stop uncontrollable nosebleeds. The researchers say it...

"Dead End in Norvelt" By Jack Gantos Farrar Straus Giroux, $15.99, ages 9-12 Twelve-year-old "Jack Gantos," (part autobiographical, part fictional) is grounded. Jack gets in trouble easily, and his chronic nosebleeds mark the spot(s). His hometown,...

Don’t blame Joe. Lehigh’s Joe Kennedy, ranked No. 8 in the country at 197, scored the takedown he needed with 48 seconds left in the match for a 3-1 lead over Pitt’s Matt Wilps, the 14th-ranked heavyweight in the country......

Hiccups What they are: Involuntary, intermittent, spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm, followed by a sudden closure of the epiglottis (the cartilage protecting the vocal cords), which makes the hiccup sound. They have no known function, but they...

UFC 121 takes place in Anaheim, featuring a UFC heavyweight title match between Cain Velasquez and Brock Lesnar. Check back for results through the night. Jon Madsen vs. Gilbert Yvel Yvel has a reputation for being the dirtiest fighter in......

In recent years, I've gone online the day the Phillies hold what is supposed to be their presale of single game tickets. I try to buy four tickets for one game and two for another so everyone in my family......

Bart Scott told ESPN reporter Sal Paolantonio "...all we hear is about they defense. They can't stop a nosebleed" in the midst of a very entertaining, angry rant against the New York jets "haters."...

Q: If I feel a canker sore coming on, I put a wad of chopped sauerkraut on the area, hold it there for a minute, then chew and swallow. I do this three or four times a day for two to three days. A: Trauma to the mouth from sharp food can trigger a...