A Good Night's Sleep
As many as one-in-three to four adults experience problems sleeping with the consequences of a poor night's sleep- higher stress, increased mistakes, concentrating...
As many as one-in-three to four adults experience problems sleeping with the consequences of a poor night's sleep- higher stress, increased mistakes, concentrating...
Type 1 diabetic patients are often advised not to fast by physicians. The nature of type 1 diabetes makes fasting hazardous. Thus, type 1 diabetic patients are put in the category of very high risk in...
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and...
The study, which appears in the May issue of American Journal of Public Health, looked at the demographics of nearly 23,000 Canadian smokers. Physically active men were 36 percent more likely to have tried...
Uh, oh. There it is again, that annoying tingle in your nose. Your eyes start to water...AACHOO! Once and then again. With each sneeze, your nose gets stuffier and breathing becomes more difficult....
Poison Prevention Week provides an opportunity for families to take steps to protect themselves from household poisons. Families, especially those with small children, are most often concerned about the...
Dr Christopher Slatore of the University of Washington in Seattle, who led the study, said: "In contrast to the often assumed benefits or at least lack of harm, supplemental vitamin E was associated with...
Hypnosis is a natural psychological process in which critical thinking faculties of the mind are bypassed and a type of selective thinking and perception is established. Although some individuals experience...
Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn....
Alzheimer's disease can erase a person's memory of once-familiar surroundings and make adaptation to new surroundings extremely difficult. As a result, people with Alzheimer's sometimes wander away from...
Most cases of conjunctivitis are due to a virus or bacterial infection Treatment normally involves eye drops or ointment The infection should clear within about one week To prevent conjunctivitis...
Heat stroke is the most dangerous of the heat-related illnesses. If not treated immediately, it can be fatal. The exact cause of heat stroke isn't clear, and unlike heat exhaustion, it strikes suddenly...