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Disease Epidemic Health Concerns in Afghanistan
The status of health care in Afghanistan has been decimated by decades of war. Disease epidemics are common, including outbreaks of polio. Infant mortality is also high.
afghanistan • typhoid • polio • diseases in afghanistan • epidemics

Does Your Doctor Practice Psychotic Medicine?
Psychotic behavior occurs when a person repeats an action over and over while each time expecting a different result. Modern medical practice is frequently guilty of this behavior.
medicine • drugs • chiropractic • pharmaceuticals • disease

Eating to Prevent Disease
This article is about understanding basic nutrition. It gives information about a diet to prevent disease. This will give you an idea of what you need to eat and how to plan your diet.
diet • disease prevention • health • pyramid

Nutraceuticals and Disease Prevention
This week we continue our series on Nutrition and Disease Prevention by looking at the use of nutraceuticals or herbs as medicine and for disease prevention. Information, precautions, and the low-down on this popular way to treat and prevent sickness in your family.
nutrition • nutraceuticals • herbs • herbology • herbal medicine

Preventing the West Nile Virus
The key is limiting your exposure to the mosquitoes that cause the illness.
west nile virus • mosquitoes • insects • diseases • prevention

Sexual Health Linked to General Health
Men should be made aware of the associations between male reproductive health and the chronic diseases that affect their general health and well being.
reproductive health • testicular cancer • erectile dysfunction • infertility • diabetes

The Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet is probably the best available diet that still tastes good. It has an impressive list of health benefits.
mediterranean diet • coronary heart disease • cancer • health benefits • olive oil

Why is Tele-Health Good for Patients?
Tele-health is a relatively new concept that has come on the health care scene. Tele-health is the process of treating patients through some sort of telecommunications.
chronic illness • tele-health • disease management • health care • cost effective

Boost Your Immune System
A bout of physical activity affords the body so many benefits on the physical and mental levels; it would be foolish not to engage in physical activity daily.
immune system • seniors and exercise • kinesiology • environmental pathogens • lymphocytes

Common Illnesses in Pet Rabbits
Rabbit owners should be aware of the signs of illness in bunnies and which health problems to watch for. Here's an overview of the most common issues in domestic rabbits.
diseases rabbits • health problems bunnies • illness rabbits • illness bunny • health issues rabbits

Gum Disease Linked to Smoking and Cancer
Recent research in the dental health field go beyond simple tooth care and find associations between gum disease, smoking and cancer.
gum disease • smoking • cancer • pancreatic cancer • smoking and gum disease

Heart Attacks a Frightening Risk for Young Women
Young women are not immune to having a heart attack. In fact, they are likely to be misdiagnosed, often with disasterous results.
heart attack • mi • ami • myocardial infarction • heart disease

Labels, for better or worse
The language of mental illness is more confusing then the dynamics of the illnesses. Why can't people say what they mean and mean what they say. What exactly is a mental health issue? a kind of bad hair day perhaps?
mental illness • consumer • survivor • consumer/survivor • illness

Nutrition and Disease Prevention, Pt.1
Last week we discussed how to prevent acute infections with balanced nutrition. This week, the focus is on preventing the development of chronic conditions with proper diet and healthy lifestyles. Welcome to the Year of the Cat/Rabbit today as well!
nutrition • chronic diseases • prevention • health promotion • balanced diet

Osteoporosis in Young Women
Are today's young women becoming ticking time-bombs for an osteoporotic generation? A closer look at the factors.
osteoporosis • brittle bone disease • womens health • girls diet • bone health

The Mighty Almond - Health Benefits and Nutritional Content
Almonds are a kind of nut that has not only good healthy fats, but also other nutrients such as magnesium, copper, potassium, Vitamin B2, manganese, and protein.
almonds • healthy fats • antioxidants • protein • trace minerals

Water Quality at Beaches
The water quality at vacation beaches is worse than it's been in 17 years. In 2006 there was a record number of beach closings and warnings.
water quality • u.s. beaches • beach closings • pollution • diseases and health

What is Antabuse?
Description of the process and side effects associated with the prescription treatment option for chronic alcoholism Antabuse.
treatment of alcoholism • alcohol • alcoholism • women • health

How The 'Net Has Affected Healthcare
The Internet has exploded! This has affected healthcare, patients' lives and how we view the family doctor. How? Come and see!
lupus • sle • women's diseases • women's health • fibromyalgia

Lupus: Intro to a Disease You May not Recognize
A brief article describing lupus, its symptoms, and treatments for the disease.
lupus • sle • women's diseases • women's health • fibromyalgia

Omega-3
Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid that is a key player in the body's inflammatory response system, and has been found to treat a number of inflammatory-related diseases.
omega-3 • essential fatty acids • epa • inflammatory conditions • omega-6

Psychological Stress & Your Health
New research shows how psychological stress hormones physically affect breast cancer, heart health, and impotence. Plus, links to articles about coping with stress.
psychological stress & your health • coping with stress • tension and breast cancer • stress and impotence • treatment of breast cancer

Social Security Options
Filing for Social Security Disability Benefits can be scary and confusing. Read about the process, learn who to contact and get some tips to help make this red-tape-laden job a little easier!
lupus • sle • women's diseases • women's health • fibromyalgia

Type 1 Diabetes versus Heart Disease Study
Is a high fat diet related to type 1 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and artery plaque? A Colorado University controlled study provides answers to these questions.
type 1 diabetes and heart disease • high fat diabetic diet • diabetes diet and coronary artery disease • diabetes plaque artery research • saturated fat

How Frequently Should a Cat Be Wormed?
Worms are intestinal parasites that can affect the health of cats and kittens. Cat owners can control them with worming medication treatments at appropriate intervals.
worms in cats • treating cat worms • cat owners • intestinal worms in cats • roundworms in cats

Psychoneuroimmunology the Study of Mind and Body
Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of how the mental and emotional health affect physical health. A person's state of mind can significantly impact their physical health.
auto immune system • autoimmune disease • bad stress • blood pressure • boosting the immune system

Exercise-Your Alternative Medicine
Exercising regularly not only reduces the risk of many diseases, it can also reverse the symptoms of many diseases.
exercise as medicine • physical activity treat illness • reduce sickness • improve health • high blood pressure

Gulf War Illness: Scamming My Money With A Pseudo-Health Claim
The Gulf War Illness is a health scam that's not only taking the country by storm, it's also taking our tax money!
"health" "scam" "gulf war" "illness" "gulf war ill

Roasted Tomato Sauce Recipe
For gardeners with too many tomatoes, rediscovering the time honored tradition of making a harvest tomato sauce is a healthy, tasty solution to a fortunate problem.
roasted tomato sauce recipe • tomato sauce • recipe • garlic • roast

What is an Epidemiologist?
Epidemiologists are at the center of the public health field. They perform studies to determine what factors cause or contribute to disease.
epidemiology • epidemiologist • public health career • public health profession • public health

Disease Epidemics Spread By Water
Disease outbreaks are common in areas of war and conflict and areas devastated by natural disasters. Diseases in unsafe drinking water spread quickly and widely.
waterborne disease • contaminated water • typhoid • dysentry • cholera

How Positive Psychology Works
Resiliency, balance, and freedom are 3 characteristics of mental health. Discover how positive psychology and wellness programs affect your mental and emotional health.
good mental health • how positive psychology works • holistic approach to mental health • personal health and wellness • martin seligman

Osteopathy
Osteopathy is an holistic manual therapy which reduces pain and improves the function of the body by decreasing tensions and restrictions in muscles, joints and organs.
osteopathy • touch • manual medicine • natural medicine • therapy

The Best Medical Insurance: Knowledge
Gone are the times when we should just blindly accept anything the doctor tells us about a possible diagnosis or prescribed medication or treatment. Armed with KNOWLDEGE, we can and should take part in our own health decisions and treatment. Knowledge is power ... and we have the right to use it! I invite your personal stories about traditional and alternative treatments, whether they helped or not. Let's share and make others aware!
knowledge • medical • alternative • treatment • traditional

The Catacombs of Paris
The catacombs, rich with history, are one of the most unique and fascinating tourist attractions in Paris. Recently, they have been closed indefinitely due to vandalism.
paris catacombs • paris catacombs closed • vandalism at paris catacombs • things to do in paris • history of paris

The Cost of Virginity in the United States
The United States federal and state governments' funding of abstinence only education could be interpreted as placing monetary value on the virginity of young girls.
abstinence education • abstinence only education • abstinence only education funding • virginity • title v block grant

What is Cleansing?
Spring cleaning shouldn't begin and end with your house! Removing waste buildup in the body can give you more vitality and relieve pain, disease and allergy symptoms.
cleansing • parasite cleanse • dietary cleanse • liver colon cleanse • supplements

Wulong Tea - Oolong Tea For Some
Oolong tea, also known as wulong or wu-long, first bloomed in the province of Fukien, China. It's a fruity brew, long regarded for its mellow taste and health benefits.
wulong tea • wu-long tea • wulong • oolong tea • oolong

Epigenetics and the Study of Diet and Health
A dentist named Dr. Weston Price conducted ground-breaking research on diet and health in the 1930s, leading modern day researchers into a new field: epigenetics.
the works of weston price • price pottinger foundation • diet and health • epigentics • epigenetic research

Health Psychology: What it is
Health Psychology is the Union of Medicine and Psychology. It's called Medical Psychology in the hospital. In the research laboratory it's Biological Psychology , and on the therapist's couch: Psychobiology. Although a relatively new discipline--Health Psychology borrows from long-standing traditional areas of medicine and psychology--it is widely accepted in America and abroad. With over 50 US and Canadian universities offering doctoral training in Health Psychology and the creation of special divisions for Health Psychology in both the American Psychological and the Canadian Psychological Associations, Health Psychology is bringing to the fore the latest research findings and clinical applications to advance understanding of how the mind and body interact
mind/body • psychology • medicine • psychosomatic • education

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