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Did you know that every minute, a child around the world died from Pneumococcal (PnD)? What is pneumococcal ? Pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) bacterium, also known as pneumococcus. Infection can result in pneumonia, infection of the blood...
Image by Pixabay In this day and age, there are plenty of health risks and one of the most important things for your familys well-being is finding a good medical care. This starts from choosing the right primary care physician, who is the first person you are going to address when you or some of your...
Obesity increases a pregnant women’s chances of gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, long labour, labour interventions and miscarriage. Before she got pregnant in 2014, Lizzy King, 28, of East Lansing, Michigan, gave herself a “lifestyle overhaul”. She started running and lost 23kg. She...
Kids are five times more likely than adults to die from tickborne diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Doctors often avoid prescribing doxycycline, the most effective RMSF treatment, for young children because the drug’s warning label cautions that tooth staining may be a side effect in...
THURSDAY, March 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, are twice as likely to have autism as those conceived without assistance, a new study finds. But researchers only found an association, which may be explained by...
The terms autism or autism spectrum disorder are used to describe a group of complex disorders of brain development that makes it difficult for a person to communicate, to relate to others or to grasp abstract concepts. While some people diagnosed with the disorder may face severe intellectual challenges,...
Most of us have problem about pimples especially teenagers. It make worst especially when we get to meet someone special. Pimple is a result of a blockage of the skins pore. It is caused by clogged or infected pores.It is infected after blackheads or whiteheads develop in the skin.Pimple must be...
Do you know that toothbrush could be danger equipment for you? There are news that fatal germs are living on toothbrush because user dont wash it properly. Your toothbrush is home to more than 100 million bacteria including E. coli and staphylococci (Staph) bacteria. There (are) hundreds of...
It is a great news for healthcare as giant filmaker, Disney agreed to ban smoking in all movies under their banner. Disney Chairman and CEO, Bob Igers on Thursday shareholder meeting said “We are extending our policy to prohibit smoking in movies across the board: Marvel, Lucas, Pixar and...
As we know, smoking is a bad habit. It not only waste money but also effect on your health. I think most of us know that smoking may lead to health problem and deadly disease. From the CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) research,the result show that smoking will harms and damages almost every...
Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a form of child abuse by shaking a baby that will result in brain and head injury. It may strike inside skull leading to bleeding and bruising that cause subdural haemorrhage. The syndrome can occur even less than 5 second shaking. Most injury effect to children age below 2...
Celery is a plant variety in the family Apiaceae. It is commonly used as a vegetably. Celery seed is also used as a spice. Celery is a leaves that content of high vitamin A. It is a very nutritious vegetable .The stems also full of vitamin B and C. Natural organic salt in celery is safe for consumption and...
Homeopathy is not effective ? This could be a controversy statement from Australias top body for medical research. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has reviewed 225 research papers on homeopathy to come up with their conclusion. The report concludee that there are no health...
As English phrase Life Begin After 40 that means the time could be better as it is middle age for most of us. Or maybe it is time to face end of our life. To get better life, just look at this steps and maybe it could become our blueprint. 1. Extra hours of sleep This age, we need...
Very few people relish the thought of a trip to the dentist; yet few think beyond the pink mouthwash and the waiting room magazines to the very materials that are designed to replace missing or damaged dental structures. The false teeth, crowns and bridges that give us the film star smiles we desire. The...
As we know, sugar is sweet but also danger to our health. The World Health Organization has new advice to limit the sugar intake to less than 10 percent of total calories consumed each day. Sugar intake at just 5 percent of daily calories would provide additional health benefits. The WHO recommendation...
Do you know about lab test for LDL cholesterol ? The test is used as part of a lipid profile to predict an individuals risk of developing heart disease. Of all the forms of cholesterol in the blood, the LDL cholesterol is considered the most important form in determining risk of heart disease. Since...
Do you know about cataract? Cataract is vision problems that make your eyesight shows cloudy spot and becomes blurry. This problem occurs mostly because of aging and effect in either or both eyes. There is a person who is risk to get cataract such as person that get diabetes, smokers or get exposure too...
When kidney disease develops over a short period of time it’s called Acute Kidney Failure. This is usually caused by an acute insult (damage) to the kidneys. Unlike Chronic Kidney Failure, this can usually be treated and cured. Acute kidney diseases often cause symptoms that are quite...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Young children are at increased risk of becoming seriously ill with pneumonia — but unlike in years past, the cause is usually a respiratory virus, a large U.S. study finds. The researchers found that 66 percent of pneumonia cases in the more than 2,000...