Healthy Living Articles

Swine influenza is a respiratory illness that generally affects the pig population. Caused by the Influenza type A virus, regular outbreaks among pigs are common, however, while humans do not normally contract swine flu, it can and does happen.

Side effects of cancer treatment can occur before, during or even years after treatment has concluded, but here are many ways a patient can manage the side effects that may be experienced.

In the United States approximately 2-million people inflict some form of self-injury on themselves. Around 1% of the population has injured themselves at some point in time, with the most common age groups being 14-30 years of age.

The average person in the United States consumes more than 125-pounds of refined sugar per year or 46-teaspoons per day. Sugar has no nutritional value and is also devoid of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

Poison oak is a common cause for occurrence of rashes when individuals come in direct contact with the leaves, stem or root of the poison oak. Such rashes are otherwise referred to as contact dermatitis.

Individuals who come in contact with the leaves, stem or root of poison ivy tend to develop rashes on the skin. In medical terms such a reaction noted on the skin is referred to as contact dermatitis.

Strokes/Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) are the third leading cause of deaths and the leading cause of major disabilities in the US. There are more than 700,000 new and recurrent strokes in the United States each year and 163,000 ends up in deaths.

Diabetes mellitus, is most often simply referred to as diabetes and the name is derived from the Ancient Greeks. The syndrome is due to a metabolic disorder and is usually a combination of both hereditary and environmental factors.

Six out of 10 people in the United States are in contact with cats or dogs. Thus pets, by way of their close daily contact with humans at home, may provoke allergies. These allergies are commonly developed to cats and dog.

Foods containing white flour and sugar are not allowed in low carb diet. Even most fruits such as watermelon, bananas, citrus fruits, pineapple are restricted, but some are allowed.