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Peer Pressure and Childhood Obesity
Date: May 28th, 2015
A study was done in the United Kingdom that indicated that childhood obesity was caused by different things according to the age of the child. The study also showed that children responded to different influences on their obesity as they age.
Restricting Calories may make you Angry
Date: May 27th, 2015
Most people are on edge when they are hungry. We are quicker to snap at others, to lose our tempers, and to become angered. Researchers from Howard Hughes Medical Institute have completed a study that may shed some light on why hunger makes us angry, and why some people seem to get more hostile than other people.
Drug Free Depression Treatments
Date: May 26th, 2015
Potassium Intake in Teen Years may Prevent High BP
Date: May 25th, 2015
We have all heard that what we do to our bodies when we are young will affect us when we are older. This is true and now we can add that what we put into our bodies today will affect our bodies when we are older.
More than half of all Adults Take 1 Aspirin a Day
Date: May 24th, 2015
A new survey sponsored by Partnership for Prevention and the Council on Aspirin for Health Prevention discovered that a little more than half of the adult population uses the one aspirin a day treatment plan to help prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular conditions.
Diabetes Risk in Children increased by Mothers Weight
Date: May 23rd, 2015
A mother’s obesity while she is pregnant may increase the odds that her child will develop Type I diabetes.
People with HCV may have Increased Cancer Risks
Date: May 22nd, 2015
An analysis of the medical records of patients who suffer from HCV shows that those patients had double the risk of developing many common cancers. This analysis was performed in San Diego by Anders Nyberg, MD. Nyberg is a part of Kaiser Permanente Southern California.
The First Sign of Alzheimer’s may be Depression
Date: May 21st, 2015
The latest research into Alzheimer’s and the progression of the disease suggests that many people show signs of developing depression before they start to show signs of diminished cognitive abilities.
The Differences between an MD and a DO
Date: May 20th, 2015
A Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine are actually both certified medical doctors, and the truth is that they treat almost the same types of ailments. The real difference in the MD and the DO is the way in which they are trained.
7 Ticks that May carry Lyme disease
Date: May 19th, 2015
Lyme Disease Prevention
Ticks are small little pests that feed on the blood of their hosts. Many times we pick up these interlopers without even knowing it, and they can become firmly attached to us before we find them. Before you simply pull that tick off and go on with your life know that these small creatures can carry bacterial and viral infections that can leave you very sick.
You need to know the difference between the types of ticks, and take the proper precautions to avoid them.