Category: General health
THE GREAT TRUTH ABOUT VITAMIN C
New research suggests that vitamin C may help reduce the risk of disease, thereby leading to a longer life. The recent findings indicate that mc women who get high levels of vitamin C every day may live longer, more yi lives. A decade-long study involving over 11,000 adults revealed that wome had the highest level [...]
GAIN RELIEF FROM COLD SORES
These small skin blisters anywhere around the mouth are caused by the herpes simplex virus. The strain of the virus which usually causes cold sores is herpes simplex virus 1. Experts say that 9 out of 10 people worldwide have, at sometime in their lives, been infected by HSV1. You can usually tell when you’re [...]
16 THINGS YOU SOULD HAVE IN YOUR MEDICINE CABINET
1) A thermometer for taking temperature. If you have children younger than 5, a rectal or ear (tympanic) model is also good to have on hand. 2) Self adhesive bandages to treat minor wounds. Also a larger bandage to wrap pulled muscles or twisted ankles which do not require emergency attention. 3) An eye cup, [...]
COMMON CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES: MEASLES, GERMAN MEASLES AND MUMPS
Measles is one of the most serious and contagious of all childhood diseases. Medical experts say that about 1 out of every 6 cases of measles is followed by such complications as pneumonia, earaches, sinusitis, and encephalitis. In the first few days of a measles infection the symptoms will suggest that the child has a [...]
7 KEYS TO GETTING THROUGH MORNING SICKNESS
Women who experience it might not think so, but morning sickness may be a sign that the pregnancy is going well. In fact, some studies have shown that women who vomit during pregnancy are less likely to miscarry or deliver prematurely than women who do not. However, doctors caution that while typical morning sickness—usually limited [...]
