There’s no overlooking the political issues associated with the water crisis in Flint, Michigan but the simple fact is that political infighting and stalled legislative action is only a small part of the expanding picture in Flint. Exposure to low quality water has some dangerous health implications, especially for small children and people with weakened... Read More

In early spring throughout the country, people are being reminded to “spring forward” to enter daylight savings time. This changing of the clock ahead an hour is meant to give us more productive time during the day and an extra dose of sunshine to boot. Now scientists are saying that daylight savings may have an... Read More

As far as sugary drinks go, Starbucks holds the monopoly. Not only do they offer syrupy sweet drinks that seem to mask the taste of the full-bodied espresso deep within it, but they also offer some of the biggest cup sizes in the fast food world. Starbucks in the Unites States has had an open-book... Read More

U.S.A. case studies have shown that an average woman has approximately 12% risk of developing breast cancer during her lifespan. Most of those who develop the illness don’t have a family history of it. In the case of positive family history of breast cancer there might be a bigger risk of contracting the disease by the... Read More

The obesity epidemic has received so much attention in the media that people now equate ‘obese’ and ‘unhealthy’ as if the two descriptions were synonymous and as if there was no way that a person could be healthy and obese. Part of this problem may stem from the widespread acceptance of the flawed Body Mass... Read More

The World Health Organization designated the present Zika virus epidemic a public health emergency situation as authorities show their concern about the virus moving more rapidly than it can be contained. The rapid spread of the Zika virus strongly reveals the threat posed by infectious disease calamities.The current zika virus outbreak has taken the world by... Read More

The new label for the healthonism trend is a portmanteau of the words ‘hedonism’ and ‘health.’ Essentially, it is the name for a philosophy and a set of rules that allows people to still be hedonistic and mindful of their health at the same time. Many people believe that going out drinking is automatically going... Read More

Zika virus is a mild illness-causing pathogen transmitted by the Aedes mosquitoes. This virus has over the past few months captured international attention due to its overgrowing presence in Brazil. Zika fever, the mild illness caused by this virus, is like a mild form of dengue that cannot be prevented with vaccines or drugs. It... Read More

Prostate cancer impacts millions of men, with approximately 220,800 new cases of prostate cancer emerging each year in the United States, making it second only to non-melanoma skin cancer in terms of prevalence. Males have a 1 in 7 chance of developing prostate cancer during their lifetimes, and while many cases of prostate cancer can... Read More