Health Articles

Health | By Ryan Moxie @ Tuesday, 15th July 2008 @ 1:04 AM

More than 1/3 of people who visit their doctor with complaints of chronic cough are diagnosed with acid reflux. Even people with no other signs of acid reflux, like heartburn, can experience acid reflux cough. Many people aren't even aware this is possible so it often goes untreated. Fluids are produced in the stomach to digest the foods you eat. Sometimes these fluids can back up into your esophagus. When this happens, you are experiencing acid reflux. Typically acid reflux wil... more...

Health | By Sherry Harris @ Tuesday, 15th July 2008 @ 12:58 AM

Fear and anxiety are part of life. You may feel anxious before you take a test or walk down a dark street. This kind of anxiety is useful - it can make you more alert or careful. It usually ends soon after you are out of the situation that caused it. But for millions of people in the United States, the anxiety does not go away, and gets worse over time. They may have chest pains or nightmares. They may even be afraid to leave home. These people have anxiety disorders. Panic disorder is an... more...

Health | By Catherine Harvey @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 10:07 PM

There are many reasons that people take up smoking but whatever they are, there comes a point in most smokers lives when they would like to quit. Many people will try, fail and try again throughout their lives and there is no doubt that the biggest obstacle is will power. That is no weakness. This will power is needed to overcome a chemical addiction and, smokers claim, is one of the hardest things to achieve. When people attempt to diet and there are certain things that that try to avoid... more...

Health | By Scott Salter @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 8:06 PM

Decisions in respect to our health are some of the biggest decisions that we will ever make. It is prudent therefore, whenever dealing with a doctor or some other medical practitioner to first do a background check on his her competency and experience. The problem of course, is that very few people actually know where to start looking for this information. This article deals with how one can check their doctors credentials. Information pertaining to your doctor's qualifications, expe... more...

Health | By Jordan McPelt @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 7:42 PM

There are various diet and exercise programs that have come about in the past. This is because concerns have risen that some diseases and physical problems are associated with the kind of diet one is involved in. Most of these programs are now in big demand in the market today. There were not as many options in the past for exercises and dieting as there are now and people nowadays are exposed to a variety of options to choose from. Apart from physical exercises there are other mental ways to tr... more...

Health | By Thomas Pretty @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 7:37 PM

Hair replacement treatments are becoming increasingly popular with those suffering from baldness. Hair loss has a variety of reasons behind it, the myths that state wearing a cap, or washing your hair too much will cause loss are simply untrue. Hair loss occurs due to aging and a change in hormones, predominantly it is caused by genetic reasons although the myth that is comes from the mother's father is once again, untrue. Most experts understand that the earlier the loss of hair begins, th... more...

Health | By Cindy Heller @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 7:34 PM

Cellulite is regrettably a fact of life for most of the human population. As a result, reducing cellulite is big business. There are many marketing firms, manufacturing plants and pharmaceutical companies all focused on the one result, reducing cellulite. Billions and billions of dollars are being spent every year in the effort to kill this unsightly monster. What a shame that this money and this focus could not be translated into more positive efforts for fixing a true medical condition... more...

Health | By Katie Kelley @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 7:07 PM

Aprotinin, known also as Trasylol by its manufacturer Bayer, is an intravenously administered medication used to reduce bleeding during complex surgical procedures, mainly in heart and liver surgeries. The major benefit of the drug during such delicate surgeries is the slowing down of fibrinolysis the process that leads to the breakdown of blood clots. It decreases the need for blood transfusions during surgery, as well as preventing major organ damage by preventing a drop in blood pressure. <... more...

Health | By Katie Kelley @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 7:04 PM

The federal government has not developed regulatory standards and guidelines to protect people from the potential health effects of exposure to coal tar creosote in drinking water and food. However, regulatory standards and guidelines in air and water exist for the key individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phenols --the major chemicals that cause harmful health effects--contained in creosote. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared creosote a restricted u... more...

Health | By Katie Kelley @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 7:02 PM

Levaquin levofloxacin is part of the fluoroquinolone group of oral medications prescribed to treat acute bacterial sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, noscocomial pneumonia, community-acquired pneumonia, complicated skin and skin structure infections, mild to moderate uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections, chronic bacterial prostates, urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis caused by Escherichia coli, also known as E. coli, which is an infection af... more...

Health | By Jim Brown @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 6:30 PM

Many parents concentrate on preventing vision problems with each of the children at home by requiring all to wear protective eye gear while participating in school sports programs. Those requirements will help prevent injuries to the eye that might cause vision problems later on in life. Wearing helmets for all contact sports is usually required by schools for all players on the playing field and parents institute rules about contact sports at home in a widespread effort of preventing vision pro... more...

Health | By Roberto Sedycias @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 6:13 PM

Studies reveal that blood pressure is the major medical problem in the world. An abnormal stress on the circulatory system leads to blood pressure and other related diseases such as stroke, heart attack and heart failure. Generally, high blood pressure has no specific symptom; the only way to know about it is to have some medical tests done. A regular check-up of blood pressure is essential to monitor your health and to prevent the conditions from worsening further. In standard blood pre... more...

Health | By Jim Brown @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 5:53 PM

Many people are turning to the internet to find out how to live well and add years to their life cycle. Some go to health experts on various health sites on the internet and ask pertinent questions about how to reach certain fitness goals. The health experts are thrilled to offer health advice at no charge and are happier to know that people are beginning to realize the importance of eating healthy. Setting goals for living healthy that are reachable will depend on how serious the person is on g... more...

Health | By Dennis Hampton @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 5:22 PM

How I quit smoking testifies to personal experience in the nicotine battle. Smoking is a serious problem that affects the entire world, more than 4 million people die every year from smoking illnesses, this means that every 8 seconds a person dies from smoking. Many scientists and doctors have concluded that the effects of nicotine over the human body are very similar to the problems caused by cocaine and heroine. How I quit smoking may be your story too. There is professional help found... more...

Health | By Jon Butt @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 10:54 AM

Anyone who ever spent time in the Boy Scouts remembers breaking out the first aid kits for the inevitable bouts of first aid training. Not quite as arbitrary as algebra, true, but any good Scout still remembers thinking more often that he'd like: "Why do we need to learn all of this? We have doctors, after all, and first aid kits!" The answer: you need to know basic first aid techniques for when you don't have doctors or first aid kits. You need to know basic first ai... more...

Health | By Sherry Harris @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 10:16 AM

Insomnia in children is not that uncommon. Many children have sleeping problems some time in their lives. Children who won't fall asleep or have irregular sleeping patterns can give much frustration to their tired parents. In children, insomnia typically is not a primary condition, but rather associated with psychological or medical conditions, such as anxiety, depression, pain and asthma. Insomnia in elementary-school children often involves complaints about nighttime fears and anx... more...

Health | By seomul Evans @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 2:00 AM

Try to picture a hospital scenario. When we think of nurses or medical practitioners we always think of them in their clean, white uniform. The medical profession is considered as the noblest profession and the people in these professions are said to be God's angels as they give a new lease of life to ailing people and a relief to their physical miseries. God as though, they are acting on the message sends it out. Over the years, since Florence Nightingale, we now fondly refer to nurses as ... more...

Health | By seomul Evans @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 2:00 AM

The Doctors and the nurses are looked on as the savior for a very long time. The Patients appear up to them as the caretaker who will be able to take them away from home of their gloom and darkness and cure them of their diseases. For this same reason, the medical profession is thought-out to be a very dignified and an honorable one. One of the most amazing aspects of this line of work is the Uniform. The white garb that doctors and nurse have been linked with, for many decades is a repre... more...

Health | By Katie Kelley @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 12:30 AM

Digoxin, also known as Digitalis, Lanoxin, Digitek, and Lanoxicaps, is a refined plant extract, a purified cardiac glycoside (drugs used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and arrythmia). Digoxin is commonly marketed under the names Lanoxin, Digitek, and Lanoxicaps. Digoxin has been used in the treatment of various heart conditions, namely atrial fibrilation and atrial flutter, both abnormal heart rhythms It is sometimes prescribed for heart failure that cannot be controlled by... more...

Health | By Daniel Millions @ Saturday, 12th July 2008 @ 8:53 PM

Many people say that they want to lose weight. Unfortunately, when it comes to sticking to their diets, by about day three they are putting an end to that diet and pulling in to that drive-through window. Sometimes we could all do with an extra dose of motivation, and fewer French fries! Dieters can motivate themselves in many ways. The first tip to successfully motivating yourself is asking yourself honestly, Why do I want to lose weight. Try to listen to your heart and wait for the true... more...