As we age, we find ourselves facing more aches, pains, stiffness, feeling blah and ailments. We may have been morning people most of our lives, but getting up in the morning is harder than ever before, often because we have trouble sleeping. We don’t have the energy or ambition we used to and we find
A century ago, the flu virus would kill thousands of Americans on a regular basis. Many of the victims were young children, the elderly and people with other health conditions. The virus spread and acted like a plague of sorts, causing many people to fear it just as much as the plagues of old. I
Most type 2 diabetics become that way because of their diets and lifestyles. Sometimes it can be genetic, but even then, the genetic tendency to develop the disease can be avoided in many cases by simply watching one’s diet and activity. Did you know that in the United States today, about 1 of every four
For years, we have heard and seen the warnings and dangers of fire ants. Actually, only a few members of the genus Solenopsis are fire ants. They are called fire ants, red ants and ginger ants because of their reddish-brown color and because they are stinging ants. Many of us have been bitten by ants
We often hear about someone having a sudden heart attack and either ending up hospitalized or dead. I think of people like Dr. D. James Kennedy, Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At 76-years of age, Kennedy suffered a sudden heart attack in his sleep and died in 2007. His death
For the past couple of years, we’ve heard a great deal about the Zika virus. It’s a virus that is spread by mosquitos of the genus Aedes. These are the same type of mosquitos that also spread dengue fever and chikungunya. Once bitten by an infected mosquito, the virus can travel through a person’s bloodstream
As we get older, many of us find that getting a good restful sleep at night becomes more and more difficult. Sometimes, a good night’s rest is due to physical issues such as aches and pains of various injuries, illnesses or conditions. Some people find it more difficult to get a good restful night’s sleep
Republicans have been promising to repeal Obamacare for over 7 years. While Obama was still squatting in the White House, House Republicans passed several bills that would have repealed Obamacare, but none of them ever made it through the Senate, let alone to Obama’s desk where it would certainly have been vetoed. In the interim,
Whether we like to admit or talk about it, each sex has their own key identifying physical attributes. For many women, it’s their breasts and the thought or realization of losing one or both breasts is like asking many of them to give up their femininity or womanhood. To many women, losing their breasts is
As Dr Eva Orsmond uncovers Ireland’s contrasting eating habits, Alex Meehan asks the experts if a low income inevitably leads to bad meal choices? If they were honest, many people would admit to doing just that. But is it fair and, most importantly, is it right? Or are there more complicated issues at play than
