Are vaccines important today? The short answer is, absolutely. As a parent it is one of the most important things you can do for your child. It could even be the greatest gift you will ever give them.
Vaccines are very weak or dead versions of the germs, also know as antigen, that are injected into the body…
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Because of advancements in medicine, organ and tissue transplants have increased. Unfortunately, most people’s knowledge of how to prepare and how to care for those who are waiting to have or have just had an organ transplant has not kept up with the science behind them…
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Believe it or not the common childhood illness chicken pox has a season, and this is it. Chicken pox is most prevalent in March thru May. It is thought that this is a time when our bodies immune system is at it’s weakest. The weather is changing and many people have been cooped up thru the long weeks and months of winter and are anxious to get outside…
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When whistleblower Gerald Zirnstein came out to tell the world just how much of our ground beef contains LFTB (lean finely textured beef), now more commonly known as pink slime, he shed light on not only the problems of our meat industry, but also on just how far industry has taken over our government regulatory bodies. Zirnstein, an ex-USDA scientist, pointed out that 70 percent of our ground beef contains the pink slime, which recently became known to most of us when McDonald’s, Burger King and Taco Bell were exposed for using it and then…
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The very poor everywhere are desperate for just basic medical care. During that first trip we were able to not only give out medications but also to teach them how to improve and prevent health issues, even teaching proper body mechanics to prevent back and muscle injury as most of the adults had complaints of back, shoulder, or leg pain. Providing health education is just as important as handing out medicines…
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Fatigue, though one of the most common symptoms of rhuematoid arthrits (RA), is also one of the least talked about or treated. There are numerous causes for the fatigue associated with RA…
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There are numerous complications booth for the mother and the baby when the mother is a young teen. As most teenage mothers are not ready for pregnancy or childbirth either physically, emotionally or even financially their babies are also risk for increased complications…
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There have been many times when I have spoken to someone recently diagnosed with diabetes meletis (DM) who tell me they didn’t go to the their doctor when their symptoms began because they knew and didn’t want the doctor to tell them what they already knew…
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