The brain of a person with ADD or ADHD is different from a person who is considered normal. There has been research done which shows that areas of the brain are underdeveloped (smaller for the child’s age as well as inactive) in children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. Additionally, it was found that if brainwaves were measured, [...]
The figures are astounding! Approximately 63 million Americans have been or are being treated for high blood pressure. Rounding it up, this figure represents at least 25% of the whole American population! What is even more frightening is the report that every year, at least 32,000 of these people die as a direct result of [...]
What is cholesterol? Usually people only focus their interest on ways of lowering cholesterol without ever really understanding what cholesterol is. If you understand what cholesterol is, can at least give you some better knowledge on why it’s necessary to keep it low, and how. If not, it may at least help prepare you for [...]
The condition of your teeth depends on how well you manage them on a daily basis. Although daily attention is what greatly constitutes excellent oral and dental management, what is also important is the quality of the dental instruments that you use. Here are the basic tools you need for keeping your teeth healthy. 1. [...]
Dental accidents happen and happen unexpectedly. It might be out at a friend’s house having dinner or you might chip a tooth playing football. Do you know what number to call when you have a dental emergency? Do you know what you should be doing? What if it happens to you or one of your [...]
From tooth decay to cancer, your mouth can be a source of pain and disease ranging from a mild nuisance to a disabling condition. It is very important to take care of your oral health and seek medical advice in early stages of your problem. Two of the most common and damaging Oral health [...]
Here you are, in the midst of menopause, single and childless. While your monthly cycle was a nuisance and always come at the most inopportune time, now it is leaving or gone. With the exception of several times in our lives we looked forward getting rid of it. Now, something unexpected has happened, you are [...]
Menstruation This is the complete process that begins when an egg ripens in the ovaries and is then released (ovulation) to be fertilised. The lining of the uterus (endometrium) thickens and fills with blood, ready to receive the fertilised egg. If the egg is not fertilised the lining breaks down, producing the menstrual flow (period) [...]
To an average individual, HIV spells AIDS. That is not, however, the case. HIV and AIDS are not very different, but the difference, inconspicuous though it may seem, is there. That may be why they usually go hand in hand. It is important however, to outline the differences. HIV is a virus; a lentivirus [...]
Almost every guide book recommends skipping San Pedro Sula and continuing on to just about anywhere else in Honduras. Keeping this in the back of my mind we, my daughter and grandson, flew into Honduras with the intent of visiting experts in San Pedro Sula dealing with the ravages of a growing HIV epidemic. Some [...]
