General Health

Depression is a serious illness that causes a person to feel very downtrodden and hopeless about life. Symptoms that include a loss of energy, apathy and sadness are some of the early stages of depression. In its worst cases, depression can lead to suicide. If you don’t personally suffer from depression, you probably [...]

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a serious condition that affects the body’s ability to fight off infection. A diagnosis of AIDS is made when a person develops some form of life-threatening illness not usually found in a person with a normal ability to fight infection. To date,more that fifty percent of all the persons [...]

Anemia is a condition in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your tissues. It occurs when the level of healthy red blood cells (RBCs) in the body becomes too low. This can lead to health problems because RBCs contain hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to the body’s tissues. Anemia [...]

“Alzheimer’s Disease” is the term used to describe a dementing disorder marked by certain brain changes, regardless of the age of onset. Alzheimer’s disease is the exception, rather than the rule, in old age. Only 5 to 6 percent of older people are afflicted by alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia–but this means approximately 3 [...]

When someone is injured or suddenly becomes ill, there is usually a critical period before you can get medical treatment and it is this period that is of the utmost importance to the victim. What you do, or what you don’t do, in that interval can mean the difference between life and death. Every household should [...]

Many herbs can help you maintain good health. If you are healthy, you will feel better in all areas. Herbs are like vitamins. Herbs are all natural so they will not harm you. On the market, you will find herbs of all sorts. How are herbs used and what do they do? Herbs are used for many [...]

Alcohol, term applied to members of a group of chemical compounds and, in popular usage, to the specific compound ethyl alcohol, or ethanol. Dr. Richardson, in his lectures on alcohol, given both in England and America, speaking of the action of this substance on the blood after passing from the stomach, says: “Suppose, then, a certain measure [...]

Schizophrenia known as a mental disorder which have a strong genetic component. A Queen’s academic, part of an international team which has discovered a gene that increases the risk of developing schizophrenia found that the discovery of the gene, MEGF10, could be a step in the right direction towards helping those affected. Dr O’Neill and his [...]

People use supplements for years. Even, recently, the use of this substances has skyrocketed, instead of natural vitamins and minerals. On the other side, government don’t take any regulation for the use of supplements. That’s why, we need to consume it wisely, knowing which supplements is safe, and which is risky for our health. Dietary supplements [...]

Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), AIDS leaves an infected person vulnerable to opportunistic infections. Since HIV was first identified as the cause of AIDS in 1983, a variety of tests have been developed that help diagnose HIV infection. Doctors determine if HIV is present in the body by identifying HIV antibodies. The [...]