Health and Wellness - Recent Questions and Answers
Each year, more than 80 million American adults are diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. Of these, 73 million have hypertension (high blood pressure), 16 million have coronary he...
In a complex society like ours people are required to fulfill many roles. These roles relate to career, family, friendship and many often find themselves wondering how they can ma...
With the changing societal and health norms, alternative medicine is one of the fast-growing domains across the world. The conventionalists might hate the concept of alternative sc...
Dry eye syndrome is a common quality of life concern that can be related to aging (particularly in women), systemic disease, contact lens wear, LASIK surgery, living in a dry envir...
An Ounce (or a Billion Dollars Worth) of Prevention: the on-going "early cancer detection" controversy
Consider a ghoulish and seemingly ridiculous hypothetical: You have been ...
I live in Seattle, Washington and my mother lives in Richmond, Virginia. She's experiencing the onset of dementia but is still able to take care of most of her daily needs. Because...
Tracking ovulation is one way for a couple to increase their chances of conceiving. Ovulation takes place when an egg is released from a woman's ovary, and travels to the uterus i...
Many people will agree that after a night of partying with friends, the day after, we often feel the symptoms of a hangover. Waking up in the morning (or in the afternoon), feelin...
Studies have shown that instead of having three heavy meals a day, people who eat six small meals are healthier. Although many people know this, due to busy schedules, they may fi...
Preventing sickness is something we are all concerned with and there are countless articles about how to keep from getting sick. They usually stress the importance of things like w...
You may be the smartest kid on the block with SAT scores that make others jealous, but by giving into the addiction carried by both drugs and alcohol, the dreams you once had will ...
Set a schedule. First thing in the morning works well for me. Always stretch first. Start off slow, just sit on the floor, legs out straight in front of you and bend from the wa...
What's the best depression treatment today? There isn't ONE! There is no magic bullet to cure depression.
Were you expecting to hear the name of the latest magical pill that will...
Nothing can replace basic weight training, except lifting on machines or with certain angles and your body weight. There are two types of exercise your body needs to stay in ultima...
It's good that you are taking a wholesome stance toward losing weight. Most diets fail because the dieter does not make up his mind to find ways to eat more healthily. He simply sh...
While it's normal to experience occasional periods of sadness or "the blues", depression is a serious medical condition that can put a person's life and health at risk. Primary sy...
Scott Infanger was sitting in his Nashville, Tennessee, apartment when the mail carrier delivered his August issue of Runner's World, Scott, a 29 year old doctoral student at Vande...
Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. This happens when a child or adolescent is highly above the normal weight for his/her age an...
Thousands are diagnosed with Keratoconus every year. With new technologies many can experience earlier detection of this progressive condition. There are several risk factors for K...
It is not easy to know that anyone is dying, but when you are present and watching their death ensue it is most difficult. To cope with dying is not something that is easily explai...