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About 130 Americans die every day of opioid overdoses, and the majority of them are using valid prescriptions. Despite the risks, doctors continue to over-prescribe narcotic painkillers, which creates the perfect setting for addiction and misuse. Just as concerning is the money trail that traces directly to the rates in which doctors are prescribing these powerful and highly addictive drugs.Addicts...
2/28/2019 10:00:00 PM
Flu season is in full-force and is likely to last till May. The unfortunate truth is most people don’t know how to keep their germs to themselves. You can wash your hands and disinfect surfaces, but stray viruses can linger in the air, just waiting to be inhaled. Not to mention what you bring into your own home after being out and about for the day. Fortunately, you can eradicate most of those nasty...
2/28/2019 8:00:00 AM
Flu season is in full-force and is likely to last till May. The unfortunate truth is that many people, especially kids, don’t know how to keep their germs to themselves. You can wash your hands and disinfect surfaces, but stray viruses can linger in the air, just waiting to be inhaled. Not to mention the germs you bring into your home after being out and about for the day. Fortunately, you can eradicate...
2/28/2019 8:00:00 AM
Flu season is in full-force, and it's likely to continue till May. The unfortunate truth is that most people don’t know how to keep their germs to themselves, especially kids. You can wash your hands and disinfect surfaces, but stray viruses can linger in the air, just waiting to be inhaled. Not to mention the germs you bring into your own home after you've been out and about for the day. Fortunately,...
2/27/2019 10:00:00 PM
Pregnancy can take a lot out of a woman, and it can come with numerous complications. Some of those complications can have lasting effects on the mother’s health or even lead to death. Post-delivery care is as important as every other phase in pregnancy, but 40% of new mothers fail to make their post-delivery appointments. That's a staggering percentage.Part of this could be medical costs, low awareness...
2/23/2019 8:00:00 AM
Genetically mutated bacteria are being put into over 6,000 foods that you and I grab at the grocery store each week.And that’s just the tip of the iceberg...This disgusting ingredient accounts for as much as 75% of adverse reactions to food additives, according to some reports. Even seizures and deaths have been blamed on it.You should never eat it… or ANY foods like it. The full story can be found...
2/21/2019 8:00:00 AM
Not much compares to falling in love. The world becomes a different place, and you may become a different person. Literally. According to a new study, falling in love can even cause physical changes in women.A recent study at UCLA revealed women undergo immunological changes when they fall in love. Researchers can still only speculate, but they believe the changes may be related to the body preparing...
2/15/2019 8:00:00 AM
Addiction has taken a new form, and it’s affecting a surprisingly broad range of people. Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) affects up to 8.2% of the population. It can cause isolation, depression, anxiety and physical complications from excessive computer activity. Much is still unknown about Internet Addiction Disorder, but researchers agree that it’s a huge problem for hundreds of millions of people...
2/12/2019 10:00:00 PM
The American Cancer Society released some great news: U.S. cancer deaths have dropped by 27% over the last 25 years. Medical advancements and lifestyle factors (like reduced populations of smokers) have made the biggest impact. Poorer populations that can’t afford good healthcare are still about 20% more likely to die from cancer. Declining Cancer Death RatesIn an article published in CA: A Cancer...
1/23/2019 8:00:00 AM
Let’s face it, as a culture, we Americans aren’t always known for being the healthiest people, but some of that may have to do with location. For instance, people in northern states tend to suffer more from vitamin D deficiencies because of the cold seasons that force them to be inside for long periods of time. Those who live in densely populated urban areas might have more respiratory issues because...
1/21/2019 10:00:00 PM
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