Healthy articles

According to statistical information, smoking causes approximately 435,000 deaths or 18.1% of deaths, each year in the United States. With this data in mind, there are also several other health related reasons why a person should stop smoking.

Being pregnant is one of the most joyous times in a woman’s life but it can also be one of the most difficult times as well. A large percent of women will notice an increase and severity of headaches while they are pregnant.

Golfers elbow is very similar to tennis elbow, though the primary difference is the location of the pain and activity that caused the injury. Both conditions are a result of repetitive motion of the tendons and muscles of the forearm.

About 40 percent of Americans ages 40 to 74 — or more than 41 million people — have "pre-diabetes," a condition in which people have higher than normal blood sugar levels but are not yet diagnosed as having diabetes

According to the statistics from the Center for Disease Control, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States and strikes more than 53,000 people each year.

The condition primarily happens to people during adolescence with more than 80% of teenagers in the United States being affected. However, acne can also present in people of any age, with approximately 20% of cases occurring in adults.

There is an interesting question being posed which is, is alcohol abuse a factor of anxiety disorder or is anxiety disorder caused by alcohol abuse? It is a classic “which came first” scenario that has a lot of people looking for answers.

Anxiety is the most common mental health problem in America with more than 19 million of the adult population affected. Treating anxiety disorders costs the United States approximately $42 billion per year.

Hyperhidrosis can be an embarrassing condition and affects countless numbers of people of all different ages. Approximately 0.6-1.6% of the population in the US experience excessive sweating and have to seek medical intervention and seek treatment.

Every year approximately 15 million Americans suffer from an episode of major depression. The most common form of major depression is bipolar disorder, which occurs in 3% of the adult population in the US.