Kristina Brooks
Kristina Brooks was a digital editor at HealthCentral with a background in animal biology, ecology, and health science. While studying broadcast journalism, she discovered the great need for health reporters that could translate research to the public. In her work, she hopes to use research to help consumers make smart decisions about their healthcare, and empower patients to stay confident and in charge of their chronic conditions. She helped launch HealthCentral's inaugural MythWeek.
Conditions Covered:Allergies, Skin Health, Women's Health
Latest by Kristina Brooks
10 Ingredients That Eczema Patients Should Avoid
How to stay careful about certain foods, products, and environments that can trigger a flare.
Keep It or Toss It? The Products That Could Be Triggering Your Eczema
Are you listening to your skin? It’s time to take a closer look at the products on your bathroom counter to dodge these common ingredients that may be making your eczema flare.
What's It Like To Live With Chronic Hives?
Read real-world stories about the mental, physcial, and social challenges of living with chronic hives from people who experience it first-hand.
Explaining Your Child's Allergies
Managing your child’s food allergies can be a tough job on its own. But explaining them to others — from friends and family to restaurant servers — can also be difficult. Here are some ways to help explain food allergies on behalf of a child of any a...
Need Help With Hives, Allergies or Asthma?
These are the leading organizations and online support tools that can help you navigate the challenges of living with these sometimes overwhelming conditions.
Tips and Home Remedies for Hives
Hives, also called urticaria – an itchy, uncomforatble, inflammatory skin reaction that often develop suddenly and unexpectedly – can affect any part of the body. These lifestyle tips and home remedies can help you better manage a breakout of hives – ...
Gabe Howard Selected as HealthCentral's First Mental Health Social Ambassador
DepressionBanner2.jpg We’re thrilled to announce Gabe Howard, the second place winner of our Live Bold, Live Now™ Photo Contest, and regular contributor to bp Magazine and PsychCentral, as HealthCentral’s first Mental Health Social Ambassador! Gabe i...
Dining Out with Food Allergies (INFOGRAPHIC)
Social events at restaurants can instead be a source of anxiety for someone living with food allergies. A great way to get back to enjoying time at restaurants with friends is to go in with a plan. We’ve talked to HealthCentral guest writer and aller...
Leaky Bladder After Pregnancy?
Stress incontinence can be caused by and continue after pregnancy.
Sugar is to Blame
A big underlying culprit in the rise in obesity is sugar.