Health

Medical mistakes not only injure more people than you think, they can be deadly. Recent research shows that—after heart disease and cancer—medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in the US. More than accidents, strokes, lung disease and Alzheimer’s.

When a car starts to get old, its parts begin to malfunction. Many of the symptoms of a breaking down car are obvious to the driver, but sometimes, only a mechanic will know the true cause.

An ever-growing list of scientific professionals are putting on their lab coats and focusing their super-powered microscopes on Nanotechnology – also known as the study of very, very, very small things.

As humans, we know our bodies can be pretty wondrous things. For half of us, they can literally make other people (a mini version, but still). They can take a 12 oz. steak and magically — and deliciously — make it disappear. They also have these neat things called arms, that, when wrapped around another person in a hug, can prompt our bodies to produce the “love hormone” oxytocin.

For most of us, checking in to a hospital means surrendering to the professional efficiency of legions of white-coated doctors and nurses. We calm our nervous fears by assuring ourselves that the doctors have had years of training, and know exactly what they’re doing.

We’ve all done it; as soon as we feel a cough coming, we rush to the computer to find out what illness we have. Online research is valuable, but symptom checkers have issues. You can learn more about the diagnosis process with a search online. Online symptom checkers aim to help us uncover possible illnesses […]

You already know these habits are bad. But like any bad habit, it’s easy to justify and make excuses for them — except maybe when you learn just how bad these habits really are. Start a search today to learn more about bad vs. healthy habits. Recognizing and acknowledging the impact of these habits is […]

We’ve all received countless pieces of health advice. Some are too good to be true. Unfortunately, most of them are (especially the ones your grandmother told you)