Would you be surprised if I told you that in a span of about 6 years (1999-2005) the mortality rate from unintended injury rose by 11% in the United States? Well you should be. Those numbers are almost too high to believe, but the statistics...
Well it looks like any children under the age of 10 will have to have 2 swine flu shots instead of the single one previously thought. In children under 10 years of age the vaccine protects only 36% or lower however, they will be able...
Buying bottled water and water jugs will burn a hole in your pocket - the money saving solution? Tap water. Studies have shown that there is very little difference between tap water and bottled water. "Bottled water may be no safer, or healthier, than tap water...
If you've worked out or done some sort of physically stressful activity you've probably noticed that your muscles tend to feel really sore a day or two after. This is called delayed onset muscle soreness. Now everyone I know hates this muscle soreness due to...
We've all had little clues that our bodies sent out to us when something isn't right. Here is a list of five body clues explained that are common in many young women! 1. More hair in the drain The reason may be because of your birth control...
For anyone that is fearful of contracting Swine Flu there is good news. United States health officials have approved the H1N1 vaccines and have said that there will be enough for everyone. Am I sold on the ideas that the vaccines works and there really...
Well if you've decided to really get serious about exercising and want to put on some muscle then you've probably thought about protein powders. Not because you know how they work, but because you always see them being sold at your gym and most guys...
Exfoliates dead skinThe magnesium and sulphate in Epsom salt nourish and exfoliate your skin leaving it healthy and smooth. Try making rubbing Epsom salt and bath oil onto your skin while bathing. Relaxation and stress relief A hot bubble bath is always relaxing and a good way...
Picking, popping, or squeezing pimples will actually cause them to become more red and inflamed – and the oil on your fingers will make them worse. 2. Salon Tanning No matter what kind of UV rays you expose yourself to, you are damaging your skin. Tanning beds...
A new study has shown that night owls (people not the birds) may have an advantage over those that are considered the early birds. First of all let me take a few seconds to enjoy this, as I myself am a night owl and would...
A recent study has shown that a fairly large part of teens that smoke regularly smoke contraband cigarettes. The study was probably meant to get people to tighten the manufacturing and sales of cigarettes because, "Oh no! The kids are smoking them." The problem is,...
If someone proposed a possible plan that could significantly decrease the number of unwanted pregnancies and slow the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD's), then wouldn't you want to hear more? Well that is exactly what the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),...
