Health

Standards to address child injury control and safety

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) has just published a new, improved guide to help standards writers address childhood injury prevention and control in new or revised standards.

Back Pain :: Backache

Back pain is the scourge of the new world. The majority of adults suffer from this at some time in their lives.

“AIDS perfectly mirrors the concerns, fears and spiritual state of humanity now. It has affected not only the gay society but also all the “main groups of society” in that sense AIDS has come about as some sort of a catalyst to society. AIDS is a logical development in the history of illness and medicine.” AIDS – The Homoeopathic Challenge (Stallick, J)

Oral health :: Canker sores and aphthous mouth

Canker sores are shallow, painful sores in mouth. They are usually red or may sometimes have a white coating over them. One may get them on the inside of your lips, the insides of cheeks or under tongue. Canker sores are different from fever blisters, which usually are on the outside of lips or the corners of mouth.

Sleep :: How sleep affects performance

Besides the connection between inadequate sleep and a number of major health problems, there is substantial scientific evidence that sleep deprivation affects cognition and motor performance. A recent study showed that people who were awake for up to 19 hours scored substantially worse on performance tests and alertness scales than those with a blood-alcohol level of .08 – the definition of being legally drunk.

Breast cancer :: Breast cancer in men

Cancerous cells can develop in the small amount of breast tissue that men have behind their nipples. Breast cancer occurs much more commonly in women and only 1% of breast cancers occur in men.

Hepatitis :: Liver disease – Hepatitis

Hepatitis A: is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Hepatitis A can affect anyone. In the United States, hepatitis A can occur in situations ranging from isolated cases of disease to widespread epidemics.

Women disease :: Cervicitis – Inflammation of cervix in women

Cervicitis is most often caused by an infection. However, in a few cases it may be attributed to chemical exposure or a foreign body, such as a pessary (a device inserted into the vagina to support the uterus), cervical cap (a birth control device), or diaphragm.

LASIK :: Understanding LASIK – eye refractive surgery

LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person’s dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser.