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You may have heard the old joke: If your nose is running and your feet smell, you must
be upside down! But why does your nose run? Read on to find out the whole story.
JANUARY
What's Running?
Runny Noses: What’s going on?
To understand why your nose runs, you need to know
what mucus (said: myoo-kus) is. This is the gooey,
sticky, slimy material that's made inside your nose
(also known as snot). Believe it or not, your nose and
sinuses make about a quart of snot every day!
For something kind of gross, mucus does a lot of good.
It keeps germs, dirt, pollen, and bacteria from getting
into your lungs by stopping them in your nose. But
sometimes mucus doesn't stay put.
Quiz Corner
Reasons for Running
The 5-second rule
Fun Facts
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Why did the vampire need
medicine?
If your nose is running, there are several possible
explanations:
You have a cold or the flu: When you have either one of these, your nose goes into
mucus-making overdrive to keep the germ invaders out of your lungs and the rest of
your body, where they might make you even sicker than you already are. You know
what happens then: The mucus runs down your throat, out your nose, or into a tissue
when you blow your nose. Or it can fill your sinuses, which is why you get that stuffy
feeling.
You have allergies: Kids who have allergies get runny noses when they're around the
thing they're allergic to (like pollen or animal hair). That's because their bodies react to
these things like they're germs.
You're crying: When you cry, tears come out of the tear glands under your eyelids and
drain through the tear ducts that empty into your nose. Tears mix with mucus there and
your nose runs.
Baby, it's cold outside: When you're outside on a cold day, your nose tries its best to
warm up the cold air you breathe before sending it to the lungs. Tiny blood vessels
inside your nostrils open wider (dilate), helping to warm up that air. But that extra blood
flow leads to more mucus production. You know what happens next. Drip, drip, drip.
Stoppin' the Runnin'
He couldn’t stop
COFFIN!
If you have allergies, your doctor might give you medicine
called an antihistamine (said: an-tye-his-tuh-meen).
But sometimes the easiest thing to do is — you
guessed it — blow your nose!
From kidshealth.org
Try to figure out the question below and take your
answer to your school nurse by January 24th and
your name will be entered to win a great prize!
The beating sound that your heart makes comes from:
A) Blood going the wrong
direction
B) Valves closing
C) The heart skipping beats
D) Your ears playing tricks
on you
Here's what you need to know about the 5-second rule:
1. A clean-looking floor isn't necessarily clean: even dry floors that look clean can
contain bacteria. Why? Some germs can survive on the floor for a long time. And unless
you have a powerful microscope, you can't check to see how many germs are there.
2. Faster is better: A piece of food will pick up more bacteria the longer it spends on
the floor. So food left there for 5 seconds or less will probably collect fewer bacteria
than food sitting there for a longer time.
3. Fast may not be fast enough: Bacteria can attach to your food as soon as it hits the
floor. That means food left on the floor for an instant can get contaminated if
conditions are right. And foods with wet surfaces, like an apple slice, can pick up
bacteria easily.
4. When in doubt, toss it out: Some bacteria are not harmful. But others can give you
awful stuff, like diarrhea. You can't see the bacteria and it doesn't take much to make
you sick. So what are you to do with that
delicious piece of whatever that just slipped
from your grip? The safest choice is to throw it
out.
 Get your flu shot. We have available vaccinations for all ages.
Call to schedule for you and your family.
 Heart Health Month is coming up! SBCHC is offering
Did you know?
free blood pressure checks and $20 Cholesterol Panels!
 February is Dental Health Month – If you’d like a dentist
By weight bone is five times stronger than
to visit your organization contact
steel
Anne Heath @ 654-5100 ext. 271
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Humans loose 40-100 strands of hair per day
 Scenic Bluffs is celebrating its
After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a
20th Anniversary in 2014! Check
percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
out the new website and upcoming
events:
Human body contains over a billion miles of
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DNA.