The 9 Keys to Preventing Risks to You Have you or a loved one ever been harmed by a dangerous medication error? Considering an Institute of Medicine report that concluded at least 1.5 million Americans are harmed, sickened or killed annually due to errors made in prescribing, dispensing or taking a pharmaceutical drug -- a … Read More
If You Are a "People-Pleaser," Here's Why You May Be Fat!
How Over-Sensitivity Harms Your Health Remember that party at your best friend's house when you over-indulged big time on the homemade guacamole? Well according to recent research, if you are a "people-pleaser" type, you may be eating to make others feel more comfortable even when you're not really hungry ... gaining weight … Read More
Sacroiliac Joint Treatment
… The Best & The Worst Treatments Your sacroiliac (SI) joints, the points where your spine meets your pelvis, are located at the two "dimples” in your lower back. As you age, wear and tear on your SI joints’ cartilage can become damaged, allowing your bones to rub together, leading to pain and eventually even osteoarthri … Read More
What is Spondylolisthesis? What Are The Causes & Treatment Options?
Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra in your spine slips out of position, causing it to rest in an abnormal position on the vertebra below it. Most often, this occurs in the lower spine, between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in adults, although spondylolisthesis can occur among two (or more) vertebrae anywhere al … Read More
10 Signs of Gynecologic Cancer No Woman Should Ignore
Some 81,000 women will be diagnosed with some form of gynecologic cancer -- vulvar, vaginal, cervical, uterine (endometrial) or ovarian -- accounting for 10 percent of all new cases of cancer every year. Slightly more than a third of that number will die from gynecologic cancer over the course of a year too, according to th … Read More
Common Household Appliance a Dangerous Infection Machine?
Did you know some of the most dangerous disease-causing bacteria may be hiding out in your vacuum cleaner? All of the 21 vacuum cleaners tested by researchers released at least some fine dust, allergens and bacteria back in the air, according to a recent Environmental Science & Technology study. It was no surprise … Read More
Lower Back Pain
... The Top Solutions, Causes, and Symptoms About 25 percent of Americans experience lower back pain every year, and virtually everyone will suffer from a significant back pain episode at least once. In fact, the fifth most common reason for all physician visits in the United States is -- you guessed it -- lower back pain.[ … Read More
Are Pesticides Harmful?
(Includes a Girl's Shocking Science Project You've Got to See!) It's amazing that we still have to ask the question, "Are Pesticides Harmful?" According to a recent "talking heads" editorial comparing the pros and cons in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, however, the debate rages on as our environment worsens every day... … Read More
Beware! Suppressed Drug Research is Out of Control
Putting You at Greater Risk Suppressed drug research is running rampant, according to new data... and that puts YOU at grave risk! Even clinical trials funded by the federal government are shelved at the request of Big Pharma, according to recent reports from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal- … Read More
The Top 5 Pancreatic Cancer Risks
Take These Steps to Prevent This Silent Killer Consuming a small amount of processed meats can significantly raise your risks of pancreatic cancer, according to a meta-review of 11 studies encompassing some 6,600 patients by a Swedish research team. No more than 50 grams per day -- amounting to an average serving of bacon a … Read More