Zika virus is related to the viruses like Dengue, Chikungunya, and Yellow Fever Virus coming from mosquito bites. Zika is a newly discovered virus that causes alarm, especially to pregnant women because it can cause infection or Microcephaly which might lead to the baby experiencing Congenital Condition. According to World Health Organization or WHO, Brazil […]
In the 1850s, America was full of self-proclaimed doctors peddling patent medicines that. Not only they might kill you that definitively rarely cured you. It took doctors and regulators decades to differentiate fraud from authentic and ban toxic products. Now, claims Dr. James Madara, head of the American Medical Association (AMA), we are entering a […]
The credentials M.D. and R.N., and maybe N.P reminds you of Doctors but what about PSC.D or D.PSc? What do they mean? Well according to the trend those letters refer to someone who practices pastoral medicine — or better known as “Bible-based” health care. These titles come from the Texas-based Pastoral Medical Association (PMA), which “licenses” […]
If over-the-counter anticholinergic medications, such as Benadryl, Tylenol and Advil are your go-to drug for headache or pain – you need to heed this warning! A new study shows that taking these over-the-counter drugs can be harmful to the brain and cause it to shrink. Anticholinergic are kind of drugs that block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain. The […]
On April 13th 2016 nearly 2000 Nurses marched to Albany from New York State to register their protest to lawmakers to pass a minimum staffing law that would dictate how many nurses are on duty. The mandate is considered necessary and needed for better work environment. The proposal has asked to set out different staffing ratios […]
Flint, Michigan community has been struggling due to the contamination of their water supply since the city, which was under state financial management, began drawing its drinking water from the Flint River in 2014 to save money. It has been reported that in Flint anytime from April 2014 to today if one has drank the […]
