In spite of the numerous numbers of people that are now being tested for HIV in the United States, there is still an alarming number of the population who are unaware of their HIV status. It is estimated that there are over 200,000 infected people who do not know that they are infected with the […]
A patented technology for creating revolutionary hearing aids may offer a solution to those apprehensive of wearing traditional hearing aids. According to a past study by National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication, close to 36 million people in America have some kinds of hearing complications, and among them, only one out of five such […]
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved “Tekamlo”, a single pill solution to high blood pressure that combines two different substances, namely, aliskiren and amlodipine, of which one is the only approved direct renin inhibitor and the other is the widely used calcium channel blocker respectively. Tekamlo is a single pill therapy medication […]
The recently concluded Oscar Awards last April showed off amazing red carpet bodies including a leaner and meaner Jennifer Hudson. The American Idol reportedly has lost 20 lbs off her weight. “I didn’t expect to go as far as I did!” Hudson’s spokesperson told the media in New York City. Hudson is the spokesperson for […]
A medical breakthrough – for the very first time in surgical procedure history, a medical team was able to successfully use bone marrow stem cells as treatment for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa or RDEB, a rare and fatal kind of skin disease. On the record, the treatment was performed on 10 minor patients who have […]
Seven hours of sleep a day, including naps, keeps your heart healthy, and anything less or more could cause heart disease, according to a study by West Virginia University’s (WVU) faculty of medicine research team published in their journal “Sleep”. Sleeping for less than five hours a day can significantly impact cardiovascular health, with increased […]
BOSTON – Thankfully cancer related deaths are on the decline. Some of the reasons are a decline in smoking, earlier detection and better treatment. It’s predicted that there will be over 1,500,000 new cancer cases in the U.S. in 2010 with over 565,000 deaths. Death rates for all cancer patients fell by about 1.5 percent […]
For all your indoor tanners, be prepared to pay a 10 percent tax. The hope lawmakers claim is that this will help people stop tanning the same way that tobacco taxes have helped people quit smoking. Business owners are livid over the new tax. “The tax could hit an estimated 18,000 small businesses nationwide, jeopardizing […]
NORFOLK, Va. — State and local governments that manage health care services for those in need can now find a comprehensive solution in IntelligenceConnect(SM), a product offered by ValueOptions®, the nation’s largest independent behavioral health and wellness company. Today – when health care resources for the poor are shrinking and their health care needs are […]
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is focusing on films, music and other creative arts this week—at the same time that a new scientific study has found a possible explanation for the link between mental illness and uninhibited processing in the brain that allows people to think “outside the box.” In “Beautiful Minds: Creativity […]