Medical Articles
It was not that long ago when the water crisis in Flint, Michigan took place and residents worried about the lead content. For years, home and property owners and managers, as well as mortgage companies have known about lead risks. Recent studies about the metal exposure in many parts of the country have raised significant…
A number of popular diets are focused on carbohydrates. Some demonize them. Then warn you against eating any carbohydrates. Others in fact, emphasize a high carbohydrate intake. Here is how high-carbohydrate diet plans treat carbohydrates. (Such as Ornish, Pritikin, and Food for Life) For years you've been hearing that eating a healthy diet. Means cutting…
The history of hip hop is complete with controversy. Fueled by money, fierce rivalries have been waged publicly by some of the most successful musical artists in the last 25 years. Unlike other music genres hip hop feuds have replied in the death of artists marking it a sport sport of sorts. The origins of…
People choose to exercise for an array of reasons. Typically exercise is a resolution for getting your body fit, losing weight and training for an athletic challenge. However, exercise is also a resolution for psychological roadblocks that you may be facing. Our body consists of connected networks that communicate holistically. In other words, everything you…
So you’ve settled into a long term relationship and your other half suddenly feels comfortable enough to tell you what she really thinks of your beard. The burst of honesty is not good. Words like jaggy, itchy and smelly were bandied about. Initially you might think you only have two choices a) say yes darling,…
There has been much discussion of population health management coupled with predictive analytics recently in the health care field. Why? Most who are discussing these topics see it as a means of improving the health of patients while reducing the costs of doing so. Providing better care at lower costs is becoming necessary as payers…
Are you a big fan of the sport known as ping pong (also call “table tennis”)? Or are you a passer-by looking for good and reasonable table tennis equipment and wondering which brand would be the best for your buck? You are definitely at the right page because over here, we would strongly recommend Killerspin…
Negative thoughts reduce energy in you and make you to lose focus The more you give in to your negative thoughts, the stronger they become. Likewise, a small positive thought can have the same effect blossoming into a beautiful outcome. Negative thoughts should be avoided at all cost. When we start to have negative thoughts,…
Performance anxiety can devastate sexual function. In this article we examine the way in which performance anxiety becomes established and the way in which it perpetuates itself. Addressing this issue is a vital part of dealing with premature ejaculation. The ejaculatory reflex can be triggered by anxiety alone. There have been many reports of ejaculation…
This article is about abdominal bloating causes. If you have abdominal bloating, you will need the answer to some serious stomach related questions, such as: What are some cures? Is what I have actually bloating or is it just fat? And, of course, what causes bloating. These are some of the questions that run through…
Obesity in teens costs the country billions of dollars a year in disease management and emergency room visits for heart problems and diabetes. However, the cost to teens is not as easily quantified; the problems that arise for obese teenagers range from physical to mental and can only be cured gradually over time. Below is…
How often when you are studying do you end up with a crick in the neck, a sore back, painful wrists and fingers and eye strain? Probably more times than you can remember. The reason we end up with aches and pains like this when studying is because most of sit hunched over our desk…
Blue blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus) are from the order Rhizostomae. These jellies are indigenous to the Indo-Pacific from Asiato Australia. They are most frequently found in large swarms. Their swarms are in fact so large that they are considered a nuisance by Australian fishermen because they can fill up entire nets. They have wreaked havoc…
It can be frightening as well as frustrating if you are under treatment, or about to start it, for social anxiety disorder. You can be under a doctor's care and have therapy as well as medication prescribed for you. CBT, or cognitive behavior therapy, is the commonest prescribed treatment for social phobia. If you do…
Joint pain relief and treatment options vary with the causes of the pain and when the pain is a result of an underlying condition, treating the condition, may offer long-term relief. There is currently no known cure for conditions like Osteoarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and medical treatment of these conditions aims to reduce…
