Editor's Picks


A Link Between Asthma and Peanut Allergies?

  Parents of children with asthma can feel helpless when they watch their child gasp for air, unable to supply his or her body with...

July 6, 2015 / 3 min read


More Americans are Obese or Overweight Than...

The troubling report finds that fewer than one-third of Americans are now at a healthy weight, with the rest of the population either overweight or...

June 22, 2015 / 2 min read


Summertime Tips for Keeping Kids Safe

The Florida Health Department urges parents to take simple steps to create a safer home environment and prevent the five leading causes of home injury...

June 22, 2015 / 2 min read


Brain Power & Exercise

What's really drives your workout routines? Give credit to your brain. Recent studies make it clear that the body connects with the mind in ways...

June 2, 2015 / 2 min read


Secondhand Smoke & Vapors: First-Degree Danger?

Picture this true-to-life scene: In the back of a city bus, a man lights up an electronic cigarette and tells those around him, not to...

April 21, 2015 / 3 min read


Pregnancy Weight Gain: What’s Healthy?

According to experts, women who are pregnant, or thinking of having a baby, should heed the advice of appropriate weight-gain guidelines to prevent health problems...

April 15, 2015 / 3 min read


Stress Can Be Taxing on Your Health

For those taxpayers, stress is a common occurrence and likely affects their health, even if its a headache or upset stomach of short duration.

April 13, 2015 / 3 min read


Oral Cancers: Know Your Risk Factors

Most cancers of the head and neck start in the squamous cells that line moist surfaces inside the head and neck, in the mouth, pharynx,...

April 7, 2015 / 3 min read


Minorities at Risk for Heart Disease

A recent study by the American Heart Association shows that women’s awareness of heart disease is increasing. The number of women who know that heart...

February 18, 2015 / 2 min read


What You Should Know About Heart Valve...

If left untreated, advanced heart valve disease can cause heart failure, stroke, blood clots or death due to sudden cardiac arrest, warns Marco T. Bologna,...

February 16, 2015 / 2 min read