Recognising Depression

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

In Japan, more than 30,000 suicides are reported a year, and it is speculated that many of the victims suffered from a depressive disorder.

Travelers’ Diarrhea

Date: 2007 | | Read Article

has been treated for years by antibiotics because it is caused by bacteria found mainly in local food.

Meningitis

Date: 2007 | | Read Article

While there are good reasons the very word “meningitis” strikes terror, there are also good reasons why such terror is mostly needless.

Cryptosporidium

Date: 2007 | | Read Article

Cryptosporidium infects many animal species, including cows and horses, that then spread it to humans,

Male Breasts

Date: 2007 | | Read Article

The medical term for enlarged breasts in males is gynecomastia. True gynecomastia affects only a small number of men.

Soothing Water

Date: 2007 | | Read Article

Water. It is as much a part of summer as long, hot days. The warm smell of it from the backyard garden hose. The salty massage of it in an ocean tide. The crisp splash of it from a running jump in the pool.

Pregnancy in Japan

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

Being pregnant and having a baby in a foreign country can sometimes be a frustrating process. There are many cultural and procedural differences in maternity care between Japan and other countries.

Health Considerations Associated with Tanning

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

It's very simple. UV radiation damages your skin, and this damage can lead to skin cancer. It's also a well-known fact that fair-skinned people get skin cancer far more frequently than those with darker skin.

Sexually transmitted diseases and cervical cancer

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

It began with a pap smear during a routine well-woman exam. Patricia Boyd started to bleed.

Freckles, tanning and a the dangerous road to beauty

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

The freckle, it turned out, was melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Tanning booths and sun worshipping had left their mark early.

The smoker invites 3,000-plus chemicals into the body

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

This produces a rise in blood pressure and heart rate. Nicotine also interferes with insulin absorption, exposing the smoker to diabetic complications.

What do you know about high blood pressure?

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

Each time your heart beats, it is pumping out about 2-3 ounces of blood into the major arteries-our garden hoses-that lead to our organs.

What do you know about breast cancer?

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

Each time your heart beats, it is pumping out about 2-3 ounces of blood into the major arteries-our garden hoses-that lead to our organs.

Breast Cancer: this is no time to panic

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

The most common type of mass in women under the age of 20 is fibroadenomas, which are harmless benign breast lumps. but sometimes...

AIDS: Prevention

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

Lecithin contains phosphatidyl choline, a precursor to acetylcholine, which is the predominant parasympathetic nervous system neurotransmitter which is essential for a healthy nervous system.