Since the government passed Title IX in 1972 the number of girls participating in high school sports has increased 10 fold.  While there are many positives to this statistic, there is also a concerning trend: women/girls have statisically been more prone to injury that their male counterparts.  One major concern is that  girls/women are at […]

Blood pressure is a measure of how easily blood flows through your body - it is the pressure of blood in your arteries. Uncontrolled high blood pressure, or hypertension, is potentially fatal, yet the condition often goes undetected. Many people are unaware of its seriousness and do not understand how to control it or how […]

Frequent flyers worry about dangerous blood clots from deep vein thrombosis (DVT), but flying isn’t that risky for most of us.
European researchers studied 8755 adults for six years to evaluate cases of DVT and pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a clot breaks off and blocks blood flow. They found just one DVT in every 4656 […]

Brain Memory is the human’s capacity to retain and recall things. The Brain Memory is the grand storage system of many events and information.
The events, experiences, outlook of a human or animal, everything is deposited in the brain. Some of the events are stored without the knowledge of the person. Some of the things are […]

Having warts is not a very pleasant experience for anyone suffering from them. Genital warts are even worse. And should you have genital warts you should consider getting them taken care of by a doctor.
One of the most disturbing areas of sexual health problems in recent years is the prevalence of genital warts that affect […]

 Did you know…..we spend about one third of our lives sleeeping?
And even though the exact reasons for sleep remain a mystery, we know many of the body’s major organ and regulatory systems continue to work actively while we sleep.
So why is sleep….or quality sleep so important to us?

 You’re the best expert when it comes to your own body, so you’re the first one to know when something is wrong. Self-diagnosis and treatment is becoming more common as we take control of our own health.
It makes it even easier now with so many medicines available over the counter. But that doesn’t mean you […]

 Sleep apnea is a temporary interruption of breathing that happens repeatedly during sleep.
Many people think they have sleep apnea because they snore when sleeping. However, snoring is much more common than sleep apnea.
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type of sleep apnea. (The second, rarer type is called Central Apnea which occurs when the […]

It is important to check for breast cancer as how long one can live depends on the stage at which breast cancer is diagnosed. Women who are diagnosed early with breast cancer have a much better chance. Even for women whose breast cancer has not metastasized, their fighting chance to live for another 5 years […]

 Not many people wish to discuss this topic as it is seen as embarrassing. Many think that erectile dysfunction (ED)is a problem, but in actual fact, it is commonly a mere sign that there are other areas that can be troubling you medically.
Erectile dysfunction, however, is usually the result of some other underlying condition. This […]