Becoming a doctor in the U.S. requires many years of education. If you’re serious about your career, you may be able to find a medical magnet program while you’re still in high school. If there is no magnet program, let your guidance counselor know that you want to study to […]
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Could Swine Flu be Coming Back in 2014?
With winter comes the onset of typical influenza symptoms. However, while last winter California attributed only 9 deaths to the flu, this winter already 95 deaths have been ascribed to the H1N1 virus of 2009. Experts aren’t entirely sure why this year’s strain of flu is significantly more deadly than […]
Should Type 2 Diabetics be Excited Over the New Drug-Farxiga?
The number of Americans living with type 2 diabetes continues to grow each year. Although diabetes has genetic links in family members, it is also caused by unhealthy lifestyle habits. Yet in recent news, diabetics find a little levity with a new drug approved by the FDA called dapagliflozin (Farxiga). […]
How to Choose a Meaningful Tattoo Design?
Tattoos have become a passionate topic nowadays. People get tattoos for a lot of reasons. Millions of variations are actually applied and stay fashioned. But tattoos aren’t a new fixation. The history of tattoos is really like a novel, and they have made a lot of contribution in our history. […]
Back Pain and Insomnia: How Lack of Sleep Makes Pain Worse
People suffering from chronic back pain understand its detrimental effect on daily activity, but what about its effect on your sleep? Approximately 65% of people in the U.S. who suffer from chronic back pain also reported having sleep disorders, including disrupted or non-restorative sleep and even insomnia. Although too little […]
Trio Factors to Fight Obesity
If you are overweight then you are not alone. About two-thirds of the adults in U.S. are overweight or obese. Obese is highly associated with a higher risk of chronic diseases, mobility disability and death. Such risk factors are prevalent in older women that includes, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and sometimes […]
Blue Cig Electronic Cigarettes Go Social
Since their invention in 2003, e-cigs have revolutionized the 100-year old tobacco industry. Over the past few years, we’ve seen a lot of cool technological and social improvements in the e-cig industry, some of which were even displayed at the CES 2014 event. One of the newly developed social enhancements […]
Do You Really Need Your Wisdom Tooth Removed?
Wisdom teeth refer to a set of teeth that grow at the back part of a person’s gums. This is the last set of teeth that come through your gums. The majority of people has 4 wisdom teeth. Each one is visible in each corner. These frequently appear on your […]
What is Anoxic Brain Injury?
Anoxic brain injury, which is also called Hypoxic Anoxic injury, occurs when the oxygen supply to the brain is inadequate or substantially low. The brain can survive for up to four minutes without significant damage. However, after four minutes your brain cells will begin to die and the result is […]
Safeguard Your Garden Against Animals
Gardening is not only relaxing, but it can be easy on the pocket too. With the right type of space, skills and desire, you can have an entire grocery store growing right in your backyard. It gives your compound a lovely ‘nature’ look and you know for a fact that […]
Things You Should Know about Medical Malpractice
The Journal of the American Medical Associations lists medical malpractice as third in the leading causes of death in the United States. Medical malpractice comes in right behind cancer and heart disease, and over $3 billion was paid out in 2012 alone for medical malpractice settlements. This is an average of one payout every […]
How The Affordable Care Act Affects Preventive Care
With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in its functional stages, certain things are becoming clear with regards to the healthcare industry. Among them is the impact of the ACA on the notion of preventive care–an extremely important area within healthcare in terms of not only cost, but also the health […]