When you leave the comfort of your home country and travel to different climates and environments abroad, you risk exposure to diseases and health risks. Diseases that are not prevalent in the US such as malaria, dengue fever, rabies and yellow fever are prevalent in other countries. It’s important that you understand what to do in order to stay healthy during your foreign travel. Vaccinations...

If you’re studying for your MBA, there’s no doubt that your time is limited. Trying to find a balance between school, your relationships and your health can be difficult, if not downright impossible. What you must remember, though, is that if you don’t keep yourself healthy, you will suffer both physically and mentally. Failing health will ultimately take its toll on your studies. While you...

Remember how creeped out you felt when, as a child, your parents urged you to “sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!”?  Probably not the most kosher way to ensure a child’s sleep, especially when you consider that bed bugs are tiny parasites that can infest your bed, furniture, clothing, or almost anywhere in your house with little bloodsuckers.  No wonder that happy little jingle...

Hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities have patient safety at their core and this is something which is invariably achieved through the hard work and dedication of healthcare professionals such as nurses and doctors and the use of technology such as nurse call systems. This type of technology is essentially devised with the intention of making the day to day routine of nurses...

Blood pressure is the stress put upon blood vessel walls by the blood that circulates through them. In the body, blood gets pumped out of the heart, and travels through the various parts of the anatomy via arteries and capillaries, delivering life-sustaining oxygen. When that blood pressure is high, known as high blood pressure, or hypertension, those pathways shrink, and the heart has to work...

MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. An MRI machine is used to create detailed images of the inside of the human body from almost any angle. Using a combination of powerful magnetic fields and radio waves, an MRI scan can help doctors see and examine a body’s organs, bones and soft tissues. The procedure is painless and harmless, and can be used to detect the exact location and nature of...

These days it seems like everyone is on some kind of health kick.  If they’re not trying to lose weight, get fit, and reduce their cholesterol and blood pressure they’re eating organic, training for a marathon, or trying to quit smoking.  The truth is that there are plenty of health issues to contend with and people are starting to realize that the quick-fix mentality of diet pills and...

Running your business from home can sound like a great idea. Did you also know it can cause your health and relationships to suffer? If you are type A, chances are you will focus all of your energy on your company and forget that you need to push yourself away from your desk and get out of your office. If you wouldn’t put in 16 hours a day on-site, you shouldn’t be doing it at home...

Have you worn a favorite piece of jewelry for years only to wake up one morning and find the body part the jewelry is covered with a red, flaky rash? Or maybe you’ve bought a new piece of jewelry and found yourself reacting to it as soon as it touched your skin. If you’ve had this problem, chances are you are among the over 30 percent of the population with a nickel allergy. This allergic...

Any nutritionist or other health professional will tell you that there is no such thing as a diet. Diets don’t work. Diets, in fact, set you up for failure. Think about it: you diet, you lose weight, you go off of your diet and you gain weight. Rather than talk about diets, let’s discuss a lifestyle change: The Mediterranean Diet. Yes, we know, we just said there’s no such thing as a diet....

Car accidents are something certainly something to dread, no matter the season. Involvement in a winter weather car accident brings with it a whole new level of stress. Roads are more slippery, making it difficult for other drivers to stop, the temperature is lower making it more dangerous to be stranded, and if there is snow and ice on the road it can take longer for first responders to reach...

Everyone makes mistakes in life and when it comes to dieting, there are plenty of mistakes that people make. If you’ve been trying to lose weight and haven’t had much success, take a look at these ten mistakes and see which ones you’ve been making. Aim to correct just one mistake at a time and you’ll likely start noticing results. 1. Drinking Calories: While you know to...

Winter can be harsh on your skin. The cold temperatures outside and dry heat inside the home actively dry out your skin, leaving your complexion dull and lifeless. You can keep skin healthy and enjoy a natural glow throughout the winter by following a few basic tips. Humidify Add some moisture to the air in your home with humidifiers. They will prevent your skin from drying out during the long...

If we are lucky, we’ll live into ripe old age. However, along with a longer lifespan comes physical changes to our bodies that we aren’t ready for or would rather ignore. One of the first signs of aging is a change in eyesight, particularly how our eyes function at night. Fading night vision is common and shouldn’t be ignored. Denying the change in the functionality of your sight is not...