We’ve all heard about how the over use of many antibiotics leads to the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria, often referred to as superbugs. MERSA is one of those and it can be quite deadly, but there is another that many people have never heard of that can also be deadly. Over the past month,
According to the CDC: More than 360,000 American deaths in 2013 included high blood pressure as a primary or contributing cause. That is almost 1,000 deaths each day. High blood pressure increases your risk for dangerous health conditions: First heart attack: About 7 of every 10 people having their first heart attack have high blood pressure. First stroke: About 8
A week after an off-duty sergeant became the 10th officer to die by suicide this year, New York City police are joining a national movement to help officers get confidential help from outside the department. New York’s rate of officer deaths by suicide this year is double the rate of recent years, a reality that
For the past ten years Republicans in Congress have been largely AWOL on health care. If memory serves, there has never been a hearing to showcase the victims of Obamacare. Nor has there been a hearing to show how sensible reforms could make the lives of those victims better. When it came to legislation, the
Prescription drugs help treat diseases, ease infections, and manage the symptoms of certain chronic health conditions. However, they can sometimes bring side effects, ranging in severity. Doctors and researchers are not always aware of all the possible adverse outcomes. A new study from the University Medical Center Groningen and the Maastricht University Medical Center, both
High blood pressure, more properly known as hypertension, is accurately known as the silent killer and it plagues far more people than you may realize, as reported by the CDC: High Blood Pressure in the United States Having high blood pressure puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in
No matter what age one is, it seems that it is inevitable that everyone will experience some kind of pain for various reasons throughout their lives. The pain could be from an injury, overexertion, straining a muscle, spraining an ankle, knee or wrist or even just a bad bruise. Whenever these things happen, many will
From our earliest years, we are conditioned to believe that vitamins are good for us and that we need them in order to live a healthy life. Children’s vitamins are responsible for generating hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Adult vitamins, especially those targeting women, also make up a huge multi-million dollar industry. Like
What can be better for your baby than feeding them commercially made baby food? Virtually every grocery store and many other types of stores in America have shelves filled with various brands of baby foods. Some of them come in jars, some in cans, some in boxes and some are even kept refrigerated. The baby
The first question you need to ask is whether or not your local hospital is a nonprofit or for profit hospital. Why is that important? Because many hospitals are nonprofit hospitals and according to Obamacare, they are required to offer qualifying patients a lower rate. Patients who earn a lower income or have no income
