Whether or not they are aware, individuals who suffer from snoring are not getting a good nights sleep. They may have headaches throughout the day, the inability to concentrate and just have an overall feeling of the blahs. Therefore, there has never been a better time to stop snoring than now....

Acne is a terrible scurge, afflicting people in every age group. Acne primarily affects teens and adolescents and can cause long lasting physical and emotional scars. For years we have either learned to deal with our acne, or spent thousands of dollars with dermatologists or on useless as seen...

According to WebMD, 80% of all Americans suffer from back pain at some time in their lives. Pain is subjective. It is suffered at whatever level the sufferer perceives it. What may be intense, debilitating pain to one patient is tolerable to another. What is unbearable to one may be low level to...

Medication errors occur every day, both in the health care setting and at home.

In the hospital, medicines pass through a series of steps to prevent possible errors before reaching the patient.

“Checks are in place at the point when medicine is prescribed, when the...

Statins are a group of medications used to decrease cholesterol in the body. This reduction is shown to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Recent research, however, is shedding a new light on the potential benefits of these drugs.

In a study involving more than 50,000 patients, statins...

Over seventy-five percent of the surgical instruments available today are made of Stainless Steel, which in most respects is an ideal material. It resists rust, takes a fine point, and retains a keen edge. But the term “stainless” is frequently taken too literally. Stainless Steel...

I discovered the St. Ives brand when a friend gave me some shampoo and conditioner. I really liked the products so when one day I saw that there was a sale on St. Ives Apricot Facial Scrub at the mall, I decided to try it out. Now, I am very picky when it comes to facial products as I already...

Am I talking about death here? No, Im talking about life after a spinal cord injury. Why did I phrase the title of this article as I did? Because for many people who suffer a spinal cord injury, their first thoughts after being informed of paralysis, or wheelchairs, or a severed spinal cord,...

Every day we hear of the benefits of Antioxidants. I know most of us area already well aware of what antioxidants are, and the benefits it has on our health in general. However, few of us actually know the sources of antioxidants. Our standard meal does not always provide the sufficient...

What exactly are antioxidants? And why is it so vital to our core health?

At the molecular and cellular levels, antioxidants serve to deactivate certain particles called free radicals. In humans, free radicals usually come in the form of O2, which is the oxygen molecule. The oxygen...

This is a condition which can make others laugh as well as irritate them if hiccups keep bothering you for a very long time. Hiccups are also spelt as hiccoughs as the sound is derived from act of hiccups. It is caused by the sudden contraction of the diaphragm, the muscle used for breathing....

A headache, when it strikes, is not very pleasant to contend with. It may strike you on a daily basis when you get up or it might be sudden and/or severe. For example, imagine a situation where you have taken your kid outside with plans of a full-fledged picnic just for the two of you. The plan,...