It has become a commonality in the United States for individuals suffering from sickness and pain to turn to over the counter and prescription medicines for treat various ailments. Next time you feel the need to open a bottle of ibuprofen, try a more invigorating method of managing pain provided by nature, without added chemicalContinue reading “3 Pain Fighting Powers of Essential Oil”
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Share your thoughts on community-based interventions in promoting health, well being and safety
Share your thoughts on community-based interventions in promoting health, well being and safety
Community-based interventions employ a broad array of strategies that include education/behavior change, engineering/ technology, and legislation/enforcement. Educational strategies increase awareness of injury risk or the importance of risk-reducing behaviors, and they may include media broadcasts, public service announcements, classroom instruction, or written material. Behavioral strategies have the same goal and may involve incentives, negative feedback,Continue reading “Share your thoughts on community-based interventions in promoting health, well being and safety”
Ebola may not be a deadly disease for everyone
A newly developed mouse model suggests that genetic factors are behind the mild-to-deadly range of reactions to the Ebola virus. WASHINGTON: Ebola may not be a deadly disease for everyone, suggests a new study that found the virus affects different people differently. A newly developed mouse model suggests that genetic factors are behind the mild-to-deadlyContinue reading “Ebola may not be a deadly disease for everyone”
High Milk Intake Associated With Mortality Risk? by Larry Hand
Swedish researchers have found that a high intake of milk may be associated with higher mortality and fracture risks in women and higher mortality risk in men, but they caution against basing any dietary recommendations on their findings, which were published online October 28 in BMJ. Karl Michaëlsson, MD, PhD, professor in medical epidemiology andContinue reading “High Milk Intake Associated With Mortality Risk? by Larry Hand”
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Does Cancer Grow More Aggressively at Night? by Dr Michael Breus
Scientists studying relationships between different types of cells have encountered some new and potentially important information about how — and when — cancerous tumors grow most aggressively. According to a new study, cancerous tumors may grow faster at night, during the hours typically taken up by sleep. Their discovery may point the way toward new,Continue reading “Does Cancer Grow More Aggressively at Night? by Dr Michael Breus”
Energy drink vs Sports drink by Dr Demorest
Energy drink vs Sports drink by Dr Demorest
As a member of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee for the California Interscholastic Federation on High School Sports, we had our semi-annual meeting in Los Angeles this week. One active discussion topic was energy drink use in athletes. What an energy drink is and how we define it was a surprisingly challenging topic for theContinue reading “Energy drink vs Sports drink by Dr Demorest”