Ebola and Lassa are two viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. These viruses have longer incubation periods, making infected passengers potentially symptom-free and unaware that they are infected at the time of travel even though they can spread disease by droplet transmission.
Eye exposure to bright white light during the night suppresses melatonin production. Melatonin, in complete darkness, stops the growth of established small cancers because of its oncostatic effect.
Over-intoxication could be common because some of these products contain 4 or 5 times the “normal” amount that when ingested rather than smoked increases the metabolic effects of marijuana. The majority of marijuana related events of children forced to emergency rooms in Colorado were because of edibles. There are now more car accidents, psychiatric disorders etc.
A growing body of evidence suggests that phytoestrogens are not safe. Phytoestrogens have the same effect as estrogens produced by the body.
If you stop the statin, like Lipitor, Crestor, and Zocor, the problems usually go away.
Eating meat from 4 legged animals can increase your risk of premature death and increase your risk of cancer and heart disease.
The following increase the risk for osteoporosis for everyone including athletes:
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Glycine improved memory
People with blood types A, B, or AB have a greater risk for developing coronary heart disease and other chronic diseases
In one study OB/GYN physicians found less lumps compared to internists, family practitioners, or any other physician who spent more time in doing the exam.
We tend to shy away from talking about death and dying. Hope should always be given, but not false hope. We really need to start thinking in terms of EFFECTIVE or NONEFFECTIVE treatment and tell patients about treatments in those terms.
More than 15 million children in the United States live in households with domestic violence and 7 million of them see severe violence such as a parent using a weapon against the other parent.
You cannot drink grapefruit juice in the morning and take your medication later in the day. Seville oranges and tangelos can have the same effect.
Vitamin C can lower both systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Salt (sodium chloride) negatively affects athletic performance, cardiovascular health and the functioning of other organs. But now it is linked to autoimmune diseases.
1 in 10 Americans die from eating too much salt – almost 250,000 a year and ten times as many as caused by sugary drinks. Bread and cheese are the top two sources of sodium in the U.S.
Varenicline (Chantix), the smoking cessation aid, leads the list and was 18 times greater than all the other drugs combined; #2 fluoxetine (Prozac); #3 paroxetine (Paxil). Next are nine more anti-depressants, six sedative/hypnotics, and three attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder prescription drugs.
