Having normal blood pressure is crucial and vital to life. Blood pressure is the force that pushes the blood to flow thoroughly in the body through the circulatory system. This blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the various parts of the body which is import…
A new study says that the health of the students as well as their academic performance is at risk because of early start of school time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC reports that the 8:00 am school start across the country is too early…
A study has found that four out of five pregnant women are given a prescription and that more than 40% of them may be prescribed a drug that could harm their fetus.
The outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has peaked, but has caused 12 deaths and sickened 113 people. Even though the outbreak is subsiding, inspection and cleaning of the cooling towers in the affected area will continue.
Coca-Cola is teaming up with researchers and is giving financial support to a new organization that promotes the message that Americans fixate too much on what and how much they are eating rather than on exercise.
Dementia or Senile Dementia is a brain disorder seriously affecting a person's ability in carrying out daily activities. It is a loss of brain function which affects memory, thinking and even behavior. It is an inevitable phenomenon for those who are at risk a…
A new survey conducted by researchers from Drexel University found out sexting is a very common activity among adults. In fact, 82 percent of the participants admitted they have done the activity over the past year.
Every woman deserves a healthy life and every woman is gifted with the power to give life to others, to give birth. Yet, there have been numerous circumstances that have arisen in the past decades wherein the number of reproductive diseases in women continue t…
CVS Health has just published an argument against the unclear protocols in evaluating patients at risk of heart disease and who have abnormal cholesterol level as a new class of effective but more expensive cholesterol drugs has just been approved by the Food …
Women who experience a stillbirth or who have a late-term abortion because of severe fetal anomalies go through a heartbreaking event. Such events post challenges for all members of a healthcare team because they must provide empathic and supportive care.
Are you having problems feeding your child? Is he or she a picky eater? A recent study says that a child who displays pickiness might have an underlying health or mental condition. In the study published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, the researchers sug…
