Teeth – How To Keep Them Healthy

As long as parents care for the health of their children’s teeth they will make sure that they are checked every six months but as children get older it is up to them to look after their teeth. Here are some easy suggestions on how to keep your teeth in good shape. Use an electric toothbrush. It can remove food and other things better […]

At 27, Your Brain Starts Getting Old

Old age starts at 27, at least when you look at the human brain. Scientists have found out that the power and strength of the brain is best at 22. In your late 20s certain functions of the brain start getting weaker. In order to test the powers of the brain people who took part in the studies had to […]

Diabetes – Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

About 200 million people all over the world suffer from a disease called diabetes. Sometimes people don’t even know that they have it because they you can’t see any symptoms. But if you don’t treat it it may cause health problems and sometimes may even be deadly. Diabetes happens when the body has too much sugar in it. It is the energy we […]

Breaking a Bone

The medical term for a broken bone is a fracture. But there are different kinds of fractures. A single fracture is when a bone is broken in just one place. You may have heard the term hairline fracture. This is a single fracture that is very small, like the width of a hair. A complete fracture is when the […]

The Swine Flu – Basic Facts

he outbreak of the swine flu in Mexico has caused panic in the medical world. But what is the swine flu and how dangerous is it? The swine flu is a disease of the respiratory system. It is very common among pigs. There are many different kinds of swine flu and the illness can spreadthroughout the year. It makes pigs ill but hardly kills them. The virus is very active […]

Stress – Signs, Symptoms and How to Manage Stress

Stress is a feeling we have when we react to events that don’t make us feel very good. Such events can happen at school, like a test or examination, at your office, like getting a new boss or in your private life, like preparing for a divorce. Our body has certain hormones that it releases during times of stress. In […]

Acupuncture – Old Chinese Medicine

r more than 4,000 years people in Asia have used acupuncture to treat illnesses. It is an old Chinese form of healing in which your skin is pierced with thin needles to relieve pain. Today acupuncture is also very popular in Europe, America andAustralia. Acupuncture can control pain and sickness. It can also be used if you have aheadache or back pain. Some doctors use acupuncture […]

Drugs Under Control in Portugal

Not the Netherlands but Portugal is the European country that has the most liberal drug laws. In 2001 the Iberian country was the first in Europe that did not punishpeople for taking drugs like heroin, cocaine or marijuana. Instead of sending a drug addict to prison the Portuguese authorities offer a therapy to get them off drugs. As the government says punishing them might drive more […]

Cancer – A Killer Disease – Forms of Treatment

There is no real cure for cancer. But if you go to the doctor early enough it may betreated successfully. About a hundred years ago people who developed cancer were certain to die. Today, medicine has made so much progress that about half of all cancer patients can be treated successfully depending on the form of cancer. There are three basic methods of cancer treatment: Surgery If a cancer […]

Cancer – A Killer Disease – Symptoms, Causes and Prevention

symptoms of Cancer Doctors and scientists have found out that there are some symptoms that are typical of cancer. Victims feel pain, sometimes lose weight and become tired or they may feel a change in their skin. Each form of cancer also has other special symptoms: Blood in your urine may be a signal of bladder or prostate cancer. Lumps in a woman’s breast may mean breast cancer. A cough that does not […]