According to the Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center, 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug, and more than half of these people take two. The most commonly prescribed are antidepressants, antibiotics and painkillers. Over the last ...
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4 Foods To Eat When You’re Sick
We’ve all heard it … “Starve a fever, feed a cold.” But is it true? And what do you do when you have both a fever and a cold? Food has healing power More than ever, we’re realizing the healing ...
Read More »Get Rid Of Headaches With All-Natural Remedies
Headaches are very common chronic afflictions. Here are some way to determine headache types and appropriate interventions. Considerations that I would keep in mind, assuming serious ills such as a malignancy has been ruled out, include: migraine and other circulation ...
Read More »25-Plus Drugs In More Than Half Of America’s Drinking Water
You might be ingesting something poisonous each time you drink a glass of tap water — small amounts of prescription drugs. Researchers have found that half the water discharged from large water treatment plants in the United States is contaminated ...
Read More »Tylenol Launches Warning Labels After Deaths, Liver Failure Incidents
Tylenol bottles will soon sport red labels warning that the drug contains acetaminophen, which can cause liver failure and even death if consumed in excess. The company that makes Tylenol is taking the step under a cloud of lawsuits and ...
Read More »10 Foods For A Healthy Heart (And Low Cholesterol)
What we put in our mouths has a major impact on heart and blood vessel health. Fortunately a heart healthy diet is packed with delicious foods which provide healthy benefits for the entire body. Here are 10 tips: 1. Foods ...
Read More »9 Herbal Foods That Naturally Lower Cholesterol And Keep Your Heart Healthy
Keeping your heart and blood vessels healthy prevents many serious illnesses and enhances longevity. Many factors influence the heart and the circulation. Unfortunately, the stresses of modern life, coupled with poor nutrition and inactivity, put us at risk for several ...
Read More »Federal Regulation Would Turn Bone Marrow Donors Into Criminals
A proposed change to federal regulations covering bone marrow donations could cost some patients their lives. The proposed regulation would declare bone marrow an organ and would allow the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ban the ...
Read More »Make Holiday Treats Healthier With These Good-For-You Herbs
The fabulous scents and flavors which we associate with winter holidays are more than simply delicious memories of home and family. Sage, frankincense, myrrh evergreens, cinnamon, and nutmeg are just a few of the herbs which offer multiple health benefits. ...
Read More »Popular Bug Spray Ingredient Linked To Behavioral Problems In Children
A new Canadian study suggests common household insecticides such as bug sprays may be linked to behavior problems in children. According to the Scientific American, the study by researchers in Quebec is one of the first to examine potential human ...
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