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Health

Living with Diabetes: Planning for Success

If you have diabetes, you know that managing this disease is often a challenge. From monitoring blood sugar and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, living with diabetes isn’t always easy. That’s not to say, though, that individuals with diabetes can’t live exciting, fulfilling and healthy lives, despite their diagnoses. In fact, […]

Family

Looking After Yourself When You Move Away

When you move away from family and friends for the first time (or the second!), it can be easy to fall into the trap of not looking after yourself properly. There are many ways in which you can take care of yourself besides just making sure you're eating the right […]

Beauty

Beauty: The Art, History and Tips

Beauty refers to a perceptional feeling of appeal, attraction, happiness or satisfaction towards a person, animal, object or idea. It is usually associated with the art of aesthetics and physical attraction depending on the context of use. However, beauty is a generic term used to refer to physical attractiveness of […]

Research

DNA Structure and Purpose in the Human Body

The genetic concept of DNA was considered as ground-breaking when it was first uncovered, and it has continued to evolve throughout the generations. While initially viewed with scepticism by both scientists and law enforcement agencies, the science behind DNA has been researched and developed to the point where it can […]

Nutrition

What are Indigestion, Heartburn and Dyspepsia?

These interchangeable terms refer to discomfort in the upper abdomen, which may be associated with belching, acid reflux into the gullet and abdominal pain. Treatment in the first instance involves the avoidance of foods and situations that seem to trigger the symptoms and taking small but regular meals throughout the […]

Education

Medical School 101: The First Two Years

Transitioning into medical school can be both exhilarating and intimidating. It feels like the start of a life-changing experience - and it is. You’ll learn more than you thought possible in an impossibly short period of time. You’ll learn, maybe for the first time ever, what failure feels like. And […]

Nutrition

The Truth About the Food Guide Pyramid

The United States Department of Agriculture has been telling Americans how to eat since 1894, when it issued its Farmers' Bulletin that said men should eat a diet comprised of protein, carbohydrates, fats and "mineral matter." For the latter part of the 20th century, the granddaddy of dietary guidelines was […]

Health

Holistic Approaches for a Better Night's Sleep

Trouble sleeping can wreak havoc on our lives in a number of ways. It impairs cognitive function, makes us feel weak and fatigued, and can even make us gain weight. We all have trouble sleeping now and again—a fight with a friend lingers in our mind or we feel nervous about […]