Category Archives: Healthcare News

News affecting the medical community

Colon Health And Dysbiosis by Max Hill

Dysbiosis is the imbalance of bacteria in the colon, or bowel, which often leads to bad health. The idea of dysbiosis was postulated by Metchinkoff in the nineteenth century. Read more »

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Aromatherapy/Essential Oils for Anxiety

Anxiety refers to the mental and physical signs experienced in response to perceived danger. When events, people, or even our own thoughts threaten us, our bodies experience a physiological and mental arousal that helps us cope with the threat. Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Swine influenza (swine flu) is caused by type A influenza virus and gives pigs the flu. Swine flu viruses cause regular outbreaks of flu in pigs but death is infrequent. Read more »

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Family-Based Lifestyle Interventions May Help Obese Children Lose Weight

Family-based lifestyle interventions that modify diet and physical activity and that include behavioral therapy can help obese children lose weight and maintain that loss for at least 6 months. Read more »

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Can the VA Keep Up?

Studies indicate that the troops who serve in the current conflict in Iraq are suffering from Post Tramatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Read more »

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