I recall a time when the diagnosis of breast cancer was pretty much a death sentence to millions of women. In those days, they often faced disfiguring surgery that sometimes worked but more than often would not rid the body of the deadly cancer cells that migrated to other areas. Far too many moms, grandmoms,
Today is Christmas Day and some families will be welcoming a new warm cute and fuzzy puppy into their household. Better than a stuffed or plush animal toy, there’s nothing cuter than a young puppy. Their playful and loving features are irresistible. They jump and run around and then lick your face and cuddle up
Probiotics are beneficial microorganisms that have been shown to offer a wide array of health benefits. As such, probiotic supplements and probiotic-rich foods have become popular natural treatments for a number of health conditions, including digestive issues like diarrhea. This article explains how probiotics may help combat diarrhea, reviews which strains are the most effective,
On any given day, medical professionals heal the sick, tend to the wounded, and prepare their patients to hear that their lives are coming to an end. There is no way that anyone would be able to stomach this kind of job if they weren’t driven by care and compassion. As with any profession, there are
Nearly half of all adults in the US will be obese just 10 years from now, according to new projections published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Nearly a quarter will be severely obese. Currently, about 40 percent of US adults are obese and about 20 percent are severely obese. The new modeling study,
Who wouldn’t like to live longer? Younger people generally don’t think about how long they’ll live, but the older one gets, the more the idea of how long he or she will live becomes more important. When I was a teenager, I did a lot of very dangerous things and had the mindset that if
For centuries, it has been known that various natural things are good for treating a variety of illnesses and health conditions. For example, many tribes of American Indians would use willow bark for things like headaches, fevers, aches and pains and even for upset stomachs. It turns out that willow bark contains the basic compounds
Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when her body decides that child bearing is over with the ovaries ending their production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Depending on the woman, this change can begin as early as 45 while others may not undergo the ‘change’ until they reach their 50s and 60s.
Migraine headaches can be and often are so intense that it leaves a person incapacitated and unable to work or perform normal daily functions. It’s common for those who have had regular headaches without ever experiencing a migraine to not understand the real severity of the migraine. This is a common phenomenon with many employers.
Traveling carnivals are not as popular today as they once were, but many of those carnivals had someone who would try to guess your age. They usually studied the person’s face, looking for wrinkles and lines around the eyes and mouth. They would also look at other facial characteristics including the length of the earlobes
