by Bruce Brown | June 29, 2017 | General News, Health
Constipation is a significant wellness problem for many people. According to a report published in the Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, between 2% and 27% of the population suffer from chronic constipation, depending on how it is reported. Constipation is an...
by Alfred Poor | June 29, 2017 | General News, Medical
About 300 million people suffer from asthma worldwide, which results in swelling of tissue in the lungs that results in restricted breathing. It is just one of many conditions that cause inflammation of lung tissue, which can lead to expensive medical treatment,...
by Bruce Brown | June 28, 2017 | General News, Medical
Timeliness in response after a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is crucial. According to a Joint Commission report on SCA sponsored by Boston Scientific, Medtronic, and St. Jude Medical corporations, about 295,000 people experience sudden cardiac arrest in the U.S. each...
by Alfred Poor | June 28, 2017 | General News, Medical
Everyone who loves getting injections, please raise your arm. For many of us, getting a flu shot or other vaccination is a necessary but potentially painful task. As a result, many people balk at getting the shots that they need. The fact that they must be...
by Bruce Brown | June 27, 2017 | General News, Health
Upper limb functional difficulties involving just the hand, portions of the arm, or the whole arm can arise from a variety of conditions. Paralysis following a stroke is a common cause of upper limb difficulty but you can also lose strength, flexibility, and movement...
by Alfred Poor | June 27, 2017 | General News, Medical
One of the insidious aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is that in most cases, the damage is not visible. The gold standard for diagnosis is a CT scan, but this is not possible on the battlefield or football field. Medical personnel are generally limited to...