Healthy articles

Leukemia is the most common cancer that occurs in children, and therefore it is important recognize symptoms. Many of the symptoms in children with leukemia are related to anemia, enlargement of organs, swelling of lymph nodes and thymus, and genetics.

Marijuana has become the most widely used illegal drug in America; over 80 million Americans have used it at least one time. Of the 20% of eighth graders who claimed to have used marijuana at least once, 9% claim to be continual users.

On this World Heart Day, we consider the problems and possibilities of the world's most frequently prescribed medication for heart problems, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, including the all-too-common experience that taking statins causes weight gain.

You probably know someone who takes a statin, or take one yourself. But are they really beneficial and with increasing reports of side effects such as muscle injury, fatigue and cataracts, do the benefits really outweigh the risks?

The frightening finding of recent medical research is that even with no history of heart disease and normal cholesterol levels, you are at risk for a heart attack.

If there is anything that natural health experts, including this one, are sure of, it is that lowering cholesterol is no panacea for health problems. That doesn't mean, however, sometimes taking a statin cholesterol-lowering drug is never a good idea.

Healthcare professionals worldwide are advocating the use of probiotics for boosting our health. A recent study suggests that pregnant women should consume probiotics for lowering the risk of allergies in newborns. Read on to learn more about the study.

Staying adherent to a medication regimen, i.e. taking drugs exactly as prescribed is important to our health. However, remembering to take the meds can also be a tedious process. Luckily, there are many mobile pill reminder apps that can help.

Research at the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh in the UK finds that exposing the skin to the UV rays of sunlight can lower blood pressure, and likely also lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke.

The key to lowering your "bad" LDL cholesterol levels turns out not to be eating less fat, but eating less sugar.