Health

Alcohol, Immune System and Behavior

An Australian researcher has uncovered new evidence that immune cells in the brain may affect how people behave when under the influence of alcohol. . . . Read More

 

Cure for Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Vascular surgeon and wound specialist, Dr. John Crew, from Seton Medical Center in Daily City, California, has discovered a major cure for flesh-eating bacteria. He flushes out the wounds with a wound-cleansing product that contains . . . Read More

 

Depression in Women

The scene is Macedonia, 6,000 B.C. Danger surrounds ancient cavewoman and her little family, as ancient caveman is away in the . . . Read More

 

Exercise and Mental Health

Humans are complex creatures. The mental affects the physical, and the physical affects the mental. When your mental health is the most optimum, you will have more energy than when you are . . . Read More

 

 

Fear of the Dentist

No one gets excited about going to the dentist. This is because, for most people, dental treatment involves some element of pain. It is important. . . Read More

 

Feed a Cold; Starve a Fever

Does fasting during a fever and eating more when you have a cold, really work?  Probably not. There have been a few . . . Read More

 

Flu Bug

Recovery from this flu bug is really slow going. I have a bad cough when I sleep and wake up feeling wretched. But thank goodness that I do not have to be at a job or have any other kind of binding commitment. And I have my hubby and pets to . . . Read More

 

 

Laughter and Health

Did you know that laughter and health have a correlation? Laughter lowers blood pressure and decreases stress hormones. Laughter also improves sleep patterns . . . Read More

 

Laughter is Healthy

When I took a psychology class in college, we saw a film about Laughter Therapy. By the time the film was over, the whole class was in stitches. I still have no idea what the people in the film were laughing at.  * Why Laugh? *  There are many correlations . . . Read More

 

 

New HIV Strain

A new strain of the HIV virus has been discovered by scientists. This strain of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is much more aggressive in that it can develop into full-blown AIDS much more quickly. . . Read More

 

 

Physical Fitness and Mental Health

Humans are complex creatures. The mental affects the physical, and the physical affects the mental.  When your mental health is the most optimum, you will . . . Read More

 

 

Signs of Depression

Depression is an illness that can develop gradually or seem to happen overnight. Either way, though, its symptoms are fairly prominent.  Here is a listing of depression’s warning signs: . . . Read More

 

 

Sorting Through Emotions

Everyone has emotions, and people react to their own emotions in a myriad of ways. They may suppress them, believing that they aren’t entitled to experience them, or they may . . . Read More