by Usha on January 10th, 2010
How does it feel when traveling to a far away place where we know nobody and don’t even know the language? It can be quite unnerving. It is the same with a hospital visit. Health problems are bound to arise at some point or other and getting admitted in a hospital can be a scary [...]
Tags: check each medicine you are given, doctors and nurses should wash hands, surve a hospital stay, surviving a hospital stay, take a list of medications to the hospital
by Usha on December 25th, 2009
Having moved away from whole foods for the past many years, fast foods are now a staple in American culture; especially the hamburger. These yummy instant eats have gotten a lot of bad rep in the last few years, primarily for being high in fat and deficient in essential nutrients.
But the major problem turns [...]
Tags: cargill food giant, cargill frozen burgers, cargill hamburgers, contaminated beef in hamburgers, frozen burgers from cargill, ground beef, hamburger
by Usha on October 20th, 2009
That continuous use of steroids is not good for health and causes side effects, is a known fact. But these potentially dangerous products are taken by many body builders.
The worst thing about taking steroids and the reason for so many side effects is that they are mostly taken without any supervision from a qualified [...]
Tags: anabolic steroids, body building products, steroids, unsafe body building products
by Eric on August 26th, 2009
Most of us believe that age-related mental decline is just something we have to accept as we get older. Thankfully, that’s not the case. With a little dedication, there are several prevention steps you can take to keep your brain sharp at any age.
Here are some tips to keep the noggin feeling young and fresh.
1. [...]
Tags: keep your brain sharp, mental fitness
by Eric on August 26th, 2009
I have shocking news for you. Many of the foods that are often marketed as “healthy” really aren’t good for you at all. Shocking, right? I mean who would have ever imagined that a company would stretch the truth or use misleading information in their advertisements?
Okay, enough of the sarcasm, let’s get down to business. [...]
by Health on August 2nd, 2009
Millions of Americans are going on a diet and using weight loss pills and more than $30 billion is spent each year on the various weight loss pills, foods and drinks. The choice of weight loss pills has always been a tough one. There are so many pills in the market that it [...]
Tags: fda, Hydroxycut Weight Loss Pills
by Health on May 17th, 2009
The high alert raised by the World Health Organization (WHO), placing the current incidence of swine flu one level below Pandemic, may sound scary but it could be because the H1N1 virus seems very similar to the deadly Spanish flu virus that let almost 50 million people dead in 1918. But then experts believe [...]
Tags: Swine Flue, what is swine flue, WHO, WHO swine flue
by Health on April 11th, 2009
You would be surprised to know that the “tasty and scrumptious” foods we eat can prove to be dangerous and fatal too in certain circumstances.
While most of the foods we consume are safe, there are a few foods that can prove to be potentially dangerous and even fatal at times if not cleaned, cooked or [...]
Tags: Blowfish, Most Dangerous Foods, Most Dangerous Foods We Eat, Shell Fish
by Health on April 4th, 2009
Here are two of the most dreaded diseases that nobody would want happening to them or their loved ones. It helps to understand them better in order to deal with them more efficiently.
Aids
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease that you can get infected with because of a weakness in the body’s immune [...]
Tags: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, aids, cancer, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
