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21 Surprising Triggers of Migraines and Headaches

Do you know what’s causing your migraines? A number of environmental factors and situations have been found to trigger headaches. While doctors and researchers don’t always agree on what physiologically causes migraines, most agree that ...

Obstructive sleep apnea

Statistics presently show alarming numbers of people who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea; only in the United States there are around twelve million patients facing this health problem, showing breathing difficulties every night. Obstructive sleep ...

A Positive Link Between the Relief of Parkinson's Disease And Nicotine

Over the Past few years the western world has treated smokers as social pariahs helped by governments, media, and the politically correct anti-smoking brigade. They have been quick off the mark todemonise all forms of smoking in general, butkept dark about the benefits of the drug nicotine. This art

Use of Gloves for Handling Food

Once you've lived in a place where food workers are required to wear gloves, it's hard to think of a reason they shouldn't. The hands transport loads of germs and bacteria, and while exposing yourself to some of these organisms keeps your immune system strong, ask yourself: do you really want a stra

How Common is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

In the 1980s, people thought only "yuppies" got Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and called it "the yuppie flu."However, this stereotype had less to do with who was actually afflicted with the disease versus who sought medical treatment for it.Chronic Fatigue Syndrome currently aff

Idiopathic Scoliosis: Spinal Curvature to the Sides

Scoliosis is a type of abnormal spinal curvature to the sides, either to the left or to the right; under an x-ray the spine appears to be somewhat s-shaped. This medical condition has different types ...

Important Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging, it is not something that inevitably happens in later life. Rather, it is one of the dementing disorders, a group of brain diseases that lead to the loss of mental and physical functions.Many of the symptoms mentioned in this article seem rather

An Insight into The Best Treatment for Genital Warts

Genital wart is a sexually transmitted disease that can occur at any age. In addition to oral, anal and genital sex, genital warts can also be contracted by direct contact with the infected area. It ...

Reduce Your Children's Flu Symptoms by 50 Percent

While Swine Flu has been in the headlines so much lately with terrible stories of children with no underlying health issues dying from the illness, thank goodness most children who get flu do recover after a few days. However, the symptoms during that time for all types of flu can be severe.

Kawasaki Disease - A Rare Disease in Infants

Children are the bundle of joy to parents. And it devastates parents when their child is diagnosed with rare disease which can be fatal and may cause an early death. One such disease is Kawasaki disease which is a rare illness that mainly affects the young children who are in age till five year old.

Heart Attack – Causes, Signs, Symptoms and Treatment

Any of a number of conditions that can affect the heart. Some examples include coronary heart disease, heart attack, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary heart disease and high blood pressure. Heart dise

Learn How To Overcome Your Dyslexia

When we think of adult dyslexia we should think of it as being defined through a disability in language-based learning. This disability will then make a person unable to read, write, comprehend and sometimes even ...

Occupational Risks And Safety Measures

It is now widely recognized that exposure to chemicals, dusts, vibrations, noise, or radioactivity can be hazardous to health. The industries concerned have, where possible, reduced the risks of exposure. For example, since the second ...

Main Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D is rightly called the vitamin of the sun. In the presence of sunlight, UV rays falling on the skin stimulates the production. The recommended dose is 400 IU for men and women, but sometimes there may be vitamin D deficiency in the body.

How to help your back ache

All too often, people who have back aches, will reach for a pill for a quick fix. There are natural remedies to get better !