There are viruses that make one sick and there are viruses that put people in the hospital and then there are viruses that tend to put people in the grave and the coronavirus is one of the latter and it’s raising alarms worldwide, including here in the United States. The current coronavirus outbreak is believed
I once knew a man with Parkinson’s disease and I’ll never forget what he told me. He said that the worse thing was not being able to write his name or feed himself because his hands shook so bad. He couldn’t keep food on a fork or spoon and needed help just to eat. His
Baby Boomer was the term given to the children born at the end of World War II and into the early 1960s, specifically from 1946 to 1964. With so many young men away during the war, when the war ended and the surviving service men and women returned home, they did what comes naturally and
Early reports last fall gave the impression that this year’s flu season would not be as bad or deadly as last year’s flu season was. That was because this year’s season seemed to get off at a slower start than the previous year. However, once this year’s flu season began, it picked up at a
With over 160 million Americans being overweight or obese, the search for the magic pill to instantly loose weight is a never ending goal. Everywhere one turns in today’s world, they are bombarded with ads for dozens of weight loss products and programs. Go on the internet and type in ‘diets’ and you’ll quickly loose
If you or a loved one experiences these subtle but possibly serious symptoms of memory loss, confusion, and trouble focusing, talk to a doctor. 1 / 12 Photo: mrmohock/Shutterstock Why early detection matters With grim prognoses and very limited treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, early detection hasn’t been particularly advantageous. But that may be changing—fast. One
Humans are mammals and as such, our bodies regulate and generate a fairly constant body temperature. This is referred to being warm-blooded or homeothermic. Ever since I was a kid, I was taught that a normal temperature for humans is 98.6ºF or 37.0ºC. if the body temperature reached 100ºF, it meant that one had fever
According to Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, over 30 million Americans, about 9.4% of the population, have some form of diabetes. Another 23.1 million Americans, about 7.2% of the population, have been diagnosed with diabetes at some point and another 7.2 million have diabetes but have never been tested. In 2015, there were 1.5 million NEW
I’ve written a number of posts in the past on various ways to live longer. As the number of senior citizens in the United States continues to increase every year, living longer has become a greater concern to a greater number of Americans. There are many supplements on the market designed to help extend one’s
Writing about the size of a woman’s breast is a delicate subject and one that I hope is treated right and with respect and decency. I do not intend to pen anything that is intentionally offensive, insensitive or sexist. If I do, please accept my apology in advance. While too many men equate the size
