Heart Health

If there is one word guaranteed to strike dread into the heart of a teenager, it has to be acne. As children grow closer to puberty, there are anxious glances in the mirror. Has it come? Will it come? Will I be able to bear it when it comes? There are myths and legends, each new generation reinventing the same terrible warnings of doom as the biological clock ticks on. Everyone is at risk. Who will be first? For a condition that is not a disease, it inspires the level of fear associated with an epidemic likely to wipe intelligent life off the face of the planet. It is as if, somehow, a natural part of growing up has been redefined as a major life crisis. Worse, people can only survive this crisis by the application of science and the consumption of some fairly powerful drugs. Money, sometimes in considerable… Read More…

In the world of today with its insane rhythm of life, sleep has become a “necessary evil” many of us have to deal with just because “they should”. And if given a choice many people, especially the younger ones would choose not to sleep at all. Everyone wants to work non stop and party all day long, but still there comes a point when the body requires some rest.

Forget about counting sheep if you can’t fall asleep. If your phase of life has put you in a situation when you can’t get enough sleep or can’t fall asleep at all, you first need to go to your doctor. Insomnia, whether chronic or transient can be treated with a variety of pharmaceutical and herbal solutions that only your doctor is competent choosing. You should remember that insomnia can have both psychological and physiological causes and identifying them is already a… Read More…

In a recent study Diazepam was found to significantly reduce the likelihood of intense convulsions resulted from fever, which thousands of young children and toddlers suffer from each year.

The study enrolled over 400 children examined in the course of four years, who were given oral doses of Diazepam, a strong sedative. The results have shown that by using this drug the frequency of febrile seizures caused by fever was significantly reduced. About four percent of all American children suffer from this type of convulsions each year.

Doctors state that such seizures don’t wield much potential hazard to the child in the long run, however they can give a strong stress to parents, and quite seldom can increase the likelihood of developing epilepsy especially among children who are naturally susceptible to this condition.

The authors behind the research and independent experts agree in that there’s a… Read More…