Pandas – the New OCD Children Contend With

January 26th, 2010
The whole point of reading the latest health news these days seems to be about the sensational connections scientists make between the worst diseases, and innocent things in your life that you just don't expect to have an effect on your health. One day you read about how you can get a miscarriage from using canned food, because they apply a coating of rust retardant on the insides of cans… Continue reading

Obsessive Compuslive Disorders Are No Laughing Matter

January 25th, 2010
When I was studying psychology in college, we saw a film in one of my courses on people that suffered from obsessive compuslive disorders. It was something that I will never forget, because it helped me to recognize the disorder in people I meet in everyday life. Since most of us were new to psychology and unaware that it is such a serious condition, most of us laughed as we saw… Continue reading

There Are Many Obesity Health Risks

January 24th, 2010
The obesity problem in the United States is getting out of control, and something must be done to address this issue. It is not just that it makes things harder when you are carrying around excess body fat. There are many obesity health risks that can cause all kinds of problems in life, and in some cases, can even prove to be fatal. One of the biggest obesity health risks is… Continue reading

Nutrition and Wellness are Forever Linked

January 23rd, 2010
As a person who has worked and sometimes struggled with his health and fitness for most of my life, I have come to understand that nutrition and wellness are forever linked and critical to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. My father had to go through heart surgery eight years ago, and when he got out of the hospital, he had a problem with his stomach where he could not eat without feeling… Continue reading

How about a Government Order as Motivation to Lose Weight?

January 22nd, 2010
With the exception of the sumo wrestlers - those athletes whose careers depend on how massive they are - Japan is not a country you would expect has a huge problem with obesity. But they have a word for it - Metabo - and of late, they have posters with cute fat manga characters extolling the virtues of keeping your weight down and not being obese. Perhaps "obese" would… Continue reading

Top 5 Medical Jobs Based on Popularity and Demographics

January 21st, 2010
For those seeking medical jobs, one is always spoilt for choice. The medical field has very many specialist roles that one can train and recruit in today. The common conception however among the masses is that to pursue a career in the medical field, you only have to choose between being a doctor or a nurse. The truth however is that the number of specialist careers available in the medical… Continue reading

A Medical Encyclopedia is Handy, But Can Make You a Hypochondriac

January 20th, 2010
One book that I have had in my personal library for as long as I can remember is a medical encyclopedia. It is so useful for so many different reasons, but it can also be problematic in that, if you read from it enough, you can start to imagine that you have all the diseases that are listed. My mother used to work as a nurse and would always keep a… Continue reading

Medical Advice Online Can Be Quite Helpful

January 19th, 2010
As someone who spent a great many years without health insurance, I would often seek medical advice online and found that it was very useful. Like many people, I was very skeptical about getting such advice online at first, because I did not know whether to trust that it was an actual doctor that was giving me the advice. I learned, however, that there are many places to find legitimate medical… Continue reading

The Best Way to Lose Weight Safely

January 18th, 2010
Whenever I am asked about the best way to lose weight safely, I always say the same things - you should diet, exercise, and shoot for a one- to two-pound weight loss per week. This may seem obvious to some people, but I am always amazed at how many people don't seem to grasp this concept. One of the most important things to remember when you are trying to lose weight… Continue reading

Kids Eating Healthy Has Never Been More Important

January 17th, 2010
As more and more young people are becoming obese these days, kids eating healthy is more important in this day and age than in any other time in history. There is an obesity epidemic in this country today that one health official called the greatest threat to our national security. Children are having more health problems related to their weight than ever before, and proper steps need to be taken to… Continue reading