There is tightening within your chest. The more you attempt to breathe, the less air you can grasp. The sensation of drowning is overwhelming, but you have not set a foot in the water. Asthma is a chronic disease, which can rob an individual of its most basic necessity; air.
1. Asthma is a chronic disease, [...]
“This is all the effect of our good feeding; and lest when I am gone, you may be at a loss for an epitaph for me, let me give you one, in three words: “He Fed Fevers.” This quote; much like his discoveries, still remains on a statue erected in Dublin, Ireland for Sir Robert [...]
According, to recent statistic estimates, in the year 2025, 24,324,778 United States citizens will suffer from -blank-. Are you intrigued yet? Are you nervous? Well, what if I told you exercise and a proper nutrition can enhance your chances of never receiving this disease? Due to our sedentary lifestyle, and improper nutrition, the prevalence of [...]
The Spanish Flu; the Swine Flu; the Novel Flu; the H1N1 Virus; whatever you want to call it, it has affected more than 40% of the population throughout time. Now, if that was not bad enough, scientists have discovered an infection which could double the effects of that, the H5N1 Virus, more commonly known as [...]
The winter months are upon you. The coughing around you has become a insensate soundtrack; everyone around you begins to complain of a slight headache or an impending fever. That is right; it is the official kick off of flu season. In a veritable ocean of bacteria, how can any one be safe? Well, in [...]
I recently had the opportunity to speak to Jim Wilson who is part of CanLyme, the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation about what their organization does to add to Lyme disease awareness as well as some general information about the disease itself.
Jim before we start can you just tell me a little about [...]
A team at the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway and the Cleveland Clinic has reported a new finding regarding the debilitating Alzheimer’s disease — common over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen or naproxen may protect people from Alzheimer’s disease.
The team of researchers found that the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, often sold as Advil and Motrin, could [...]
Americans have begun to lose confidence in the government’s ability to control the spread of the H1N1 flu and blame drug companies for the shortages of swine flu vaccines, according to polls released early this week.
According to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll released on Monday, Americans have grown increasingly frustrated with shortages of H1N1 flu vaccines, [...]
History is often cited to have been changed by the competition between two entities. The competition between two warring armies may have changed the landscape of many nations throughout history. Competing ideas can cause an intellectual debate, leading to more research and an eventual, proven consensus. But the truth is, history is changed by many [...]
With the distant memory of mad-cow disease now in the proverbial rear view mirror of people worldwide, the recent outbreak of swine flu, or H1N1, has caused a significant panic. To people all over the world, swine flu is just another example of a number of deadly infectious diseases that have hopped species, whether from [...]