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…
Many men are utilizing supplements to hone their muscles in addition to their daily toning routines to achieve their ripped bodies. It turns out, excessive use or abuse of these products is now an emerging eating disorder in men, just like anorexia and bulimia…
Down syndrome is an anomaly which entails an extra copy of chromosome 21 that is why it is termed Trisomy 21. The normal number of chromosomes is 23 pairs. In this condition, it can be detected immediately after birth even without newborn screening due to its …
The menopausal stage of a woman is a natural phenomenon that every woman undergoes once in her lifetime. In every culture, there is a variety of experiences with menopause and with that, there are also diverse experiences in every woman. Here are things to re…
