Today, we are really experiencing different health risks that would lead our body to a worse scenario. As we are informed with the different current illnesses like A(H1N1), SARS, AIDS, TB and other virus-related diseases, we should always be concerned with our health. An old adage says: “Health is Wealth” and it states that no [...]

When a person starts to get old, one of the signs or shall I say one of the problems he/she might encounter is cataract. A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens that can cause vision problems. The most common type is related to aging. More than half of all Americans age 65 and [...]

Most childhood injuries can be prevented with careful attention to a child’s environment, parental supervision and knowledge of appropriate first aid. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians, every emergency can be handled by remembering four things: prevent, prepare, recognize, act. Quick action can save a life, since the initial minutes after an injury [...]

There is literary English which deals about the stage of a woman where she won’t be able to produce egg cells anymore and they refer it as “mid-life crisis”. This is medically termed as menopause. What is menopause actually? Menopause is the point in a woman’s life when menstruation stops permanently, signifying the end of [...]

For years, the media have trumpeted the vital role calcium plays in preventing osteoporosis — a bone-thinning disease that afflicts 10 million Americans. Almost 34 million more are estimated to have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis. The calcium clamor is so loud it sometimes drowns out messages about another nutritional [...]

Skin diseases are one of the ravaging diseases that hit people today. They should not be taken for granted since our skins are our one of our major investment when it comes to personal communication, especially when the communication deals with your future success. It is very shameful for us if we have a skin [...]

In year-round, high blood pressure is one of the alarming diseases of ages early 20’s above. This is usually worsened through what we call stroke. A stroke or “brain attack” occurs when brain cells die because of inadequate blood flow. When blood flow fails, brain cells are robbed of vital supplies of oxygen and nutrients. [...]