House Asthma and Allergy Caucus Introduce Legislation to Honor Elijah Cummings
Representatives Eliot L. Engel (D-NY-16), Fred Upton (R-MI-06), Pete King (R-NY-02) and TJ Cox (D-CA-21), all members of the House Asthma and Allergy Caucus, have introduced legislation to honor Elijah E. Cummings’ long-time advocacy for those living with asthma. The Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act would expand federal, state, and local efforts to improve […]
By Marilyn Silverman If you google the words how seriously are concussions taken, you will be stunned that parents are not even alarmed if their sons and daughters are the recipients of this diagnosis by their trustworthy family physicians. As per WebMD, these mothers and fathers should in fact be alarmed, very alarmed indeed since […]
A patient, suspected of being infected with the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu), has been warded at the Scarborough General Hospital. Guardian Media was informed that the patient went to the hospital over the weekend, with symptoms of the virus. This was confirmed by Health Secretary Agatha Carrington. “The report that we got from officials indicate […]
By Kenneth Macdonald - BBC Scotland Science Correspondent
By Kenneth Macdonald – BBC A new ultrasound technique is being hailed as the biggest breakthrough in the technology for more than 60 years. Developed at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, it produces images that are 10 times better than current scans. Researchers believe its ability to precisely pinpoint tumours could one day replace biopsies in […]
By Drew Johnson It’s been a rough summer for Americans battling chronic diseases. The Trump administration scrapped a proposal that would have reformed the prescription drug supply chain and saved patients billions of dollars. Now, the administration is trying to impose price controls on drugs administered through Medicare. The president had it right the first […]
BBC News Putting vitamin D into the flour we buy could help stop tiredness, muscle aches and even heart failure, according to a study. The UK weather means not all of us get enough of the “sunshine vitamin” between October and April. Vitamin D’s important for growing and strengthening our bones. Researchers say adding it […]
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has announced plans to stage a Youth Leaders Initiative, aimed at bringing together people under the age of 25 to seek innovative ideas and solutions to address health problems that affect adolescents and young people in the Caribbean. PAHO said an estimated 237 million […]
Glucose, a substance obtained by eating carbohydrates such as cereal and pasta, is an important source of energy. Drinking alcohol can cause hypoglycemia, or dangerously low blood glucose levels resulting in dizziness, disorientation, and even coma. While a maximum of one alcoholic beverage per day is considered safe for most people, including individuals with blood […]
"It is time for the world to take notice," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva at which the emergency was declared.
By BBC The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of international concern.” The move may encourage wealthy donor countries to provide more cash. But the WHO stopped short of saying borders should be closed, saying the risk of the disease spreading outside the […]
Malfunctioning kidneys mean that toxins remain in the blood instead of exiting the body via urine. When the toxins accumulate, it becomes hard to fall asleep. So, not getting enough sleep, you actually help increase your risk of kidney function decline.
By Health And Fitness Shockingly, more than thirty million Americans have kidney disease, but what’s even more shocking is that most of them don’t know it. We live in a very busy world where we get lost in small or big endless daily circles, aka routine, which makes it incredibly easy to neglect what your body […]
