Health from Head to Toe: Find Out What You Know (A Quickie Quiz)

Take this multi-choice quiz to test your knowledge about everyday illnesses and health malfunctions that you can take care of without going to the doctor–most times that is.  If you miss a few, no worries.  It’s meant to inform you and hopefully save you from annoying and hurtful mishaps. A.  Tension headaches can be relieved by: 1      Exercising vigorously and placing a cool cloth on your forehead 2      Taking a hot shower and then lying down to rest 3      Strenuous exercise and drinking cold fluids B.  A bloody nose could be cause by: 1      Dry air – very low humidity 2      allergies 3      A cold 4      1, 2 and 3 C.  The best way... [Read more...]

5 HEALTH BREAKTHROUGHS OF 2009 (So Far)

Number One:  Four-Fifths of all cancer caused by viruses and not environment or heredity? In New Science of Health, Sept. 30, 2009 (Discovermagazine.com), it was reported that infections are the reason for four-fifths of all cancers, and possibly more.  This means cancer would be much more manageable, because we already have the medical technology to fight  infections.  There are viruses already shown as connected to cancer, such as human papilloma virus to cervical cancer.  Treating the infections associated with cancer would  decrease cancer cases and potentially save billions of healthcare dollars. Number Two:  Half of the babies born in this decade may live to be 100 Health & Medicine,... [Read more...]