Brain fitness programs
Are you looking for a way to improve the fitness of your brain? If so, you are not alone. When it comes down to it, brain fitness programs are more popular than ever before. In the past people may have laughed at you for saying that you were going to exercise your brain. But in […]
Discount contact lenses online deals
I started wearing contact lenses 6 months ago and first of all I am very pleased that I no longer need to wear glasses but at the same time, I feel the pain in my wallet when it comes to buying new lenses every month. Disposable contact lenses is the norm these days and most […]
Amazing Discovery in Stem Cell Research
Stem cell research has been a hot topic for scientists, politicians and the general public due to the health implications, the potential moral dilemma, general social concern and the controversial way in which such science could be conducted.
So what are stem cells? They are the master cells, which are capable of forming every type […]
New Risk Factors Identified for Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that results in the body attacking the myelin sheath (the insulation that is around the nerve cells) that help propagate brain cell communication. There are essentially four types or clinical courses that patients with MS follow.
* Progressive-Relapsing
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FDA says Child Cold Remedies May be Harmful
Certain well known cough and cold medicines should not be used on children younger than age 6 says the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A review of the evidence showed that these over-the counter medications do not appear to be effective in young children and may even be harmful. Mary E. Tinetti of Yale University […]
Breakfast burrito for clogging your arteries
Enjoy having a burrito for breakfast? Then consider feasting on Hardee’s new breakfast burrito with a massive 60 grams of fat and a ticket for a meeting with your maker (if you believe in that short of thing.) The new burrito is brought to you by none other but the same people who sell the […]
Curing death
Modern medicine continuous to make small (and sometimes large) steps towards defeating all diseases and even preventing death. Recently, a new medical treatment has been shown successful in reversing death.
According to a story by CBS Station KYW-TV in Philadelphia, local doctors have been able to revive patients thought dead using a procedure that involves […]
Brain-Eating Amoeba
A rare Amoeba that causes a form of encephalitis that is apparently 95% fatal has recently popped up again, 6 deaths have already occurred in the US this year. The symptoms are similar to meningitis such as fever, stiff neck and headache. Children seem to be most susceptible to the disease. The amoeba flourishes in […]
Alzheimer’s Part I: Disease
In 1906 Alois Alzheimer a neuropathologist (or so they say) was the first to diagnose the disease which is named after him from a 55 year old patient Auguste D. Since for the most part, Alzheimer’s is a disease of the elderly, occurring in people over the age of 60, it was somewhat of a […]
Zero trans fat donuts
Dunkin’ Donuts announced today that they are about to start selling a new donut with 0 trans fat. Reducing your intake of trans fat is good news for your heart and arteries. But don’t think that the donut is healthy or low fat in any way. The donuts will still contain a considerable quantity of […]
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