If you're old enough to use tobacco products you most likely are aware of some of the health hazards associated with cigarette smoking, but the association between cigarette smoking and reduced life span has never been clearer and the clarion call for all smokers to quit smoking has never been ... Views: 1260
A phenomenon recognized as the obesity paradox might change the paradigm of weight management and weight-loss strategies in the future. The obesity paradox is a phenomenon which has been observed in several clinical studies in recent years showing that individuals who are overweight or slightly ... Views: 1179
It is vitally important that a successful weight reduction diet include the necessary properly balanced nutrients which promote optimal brain health in addition to nutrition for other parts of the body. It is common knowledge and nothing new that nutrition affects mood and behavior, but it is ... Views: 925
TobacAlert is an instant result home nicotine test kit performed on a urine specimen and is the only quantitative instant test kit on the market that determines a person's level of exposure to tobacco whether the use of tobacco is in cigarettes, pipes, chewing tobacco or cigars. The information ... Views: 1566
Proactive health is a term coined by the author to represent the state of well-being and degree of improved health resulting from actions undertaken by an individual to promote and achieve the goal of improved health. The measures or actions on which it is based are directed towards disease ... Views: 5484
Because genital herpes is one the most common sexually transmitted diseases, early diagnosis and treatment are necessary. Unfortunately however, the variability or nonexistence of symptoms associated with it causes it to oftentimes go unrecognized and undiagnosed unless proper herpes testing is ... Views: 1654
Because of improvements in methodology in recent years herpes blood tests for diagnosing genital herpes have made herpes testing more accurate and reliable. Currently available FDA approved tests are highly sensitive and specific, which means they result in few false positive and few false ... Views: 1222