Tag: health
How Scientists Help Make New Medicines: Developing And Testing Drugs To...
UNITED STATES—Scientists play a critical role in developing new medicines, ensuring treatments are both safe and effective. From conceptualizing drug compounds to conducting clinical...
The Stress Of Waiting For Medical Results
UNITED STATES—There is nothing more stressful to me in life than waiting for medical results. I recently had to have some blood work done,...
Taking Control Of What You Eat
UNITED STATES—Food, it is the one thing that all Americans have in common. We all must have it in order to survive. With that...
Halting The Consumption Of Processed Foods
UNITED STATES—There has been plenty of talk as of late about the consumption of processed foods. I hate to say it, but just about...
Life Can Be Full Of Stressors
UNITED STATES—Life can be tough America. The older I get the more I am starting to realize that. I feel like as I age...
From Cigarettes To Wellness: Transform Your Health With These Smoking Substitutes
UNITED STATES—Smoking has long been recognized as a leading cause of preventable death worldwide. The detrimental effects of smoking on health, finances, and social...
Eating Healthy Backlash
UNITED STATES—This is a country where we are consumed with health and eating whether we want to admit it or not. Food is part...
Bad Hospital Cafeteria Food
UNITED STATES—I wanted to document my experience being at a hospital caring for a sick family member because it truly opened my eyes to...
Nurses Are Great People
UNITED STATES—I have always appreciated those who work in the nursing profession. It is not an easy field to work in at all. With...
Water People, We Need To Drink More Of It
UNITED STATES—I believe it is the one liquid that most Americans know is vital to our survival, yet it is not something we regularly...
WeHo Celebrating National Bike Month
WEST HOLLYWOOD—On May 1, the city of West Hollywood disclosed they would be celebrating National Bike Month in May. According to the city’s website,...
A Good Walk Goes A Long Way
UNITED STATES—Let’s face it, Americans do not like to exercise. It is just a stark reality, but there are things that we can do...
Food Deserts Are A Major Problem
UNITED STATES—This is a column I have wanted to talk about for quite some time because I think it is quite important, but regularly...
Making A Sacrifice For Lent
UNITED STATES—What are you giving up for Lent? I’ve heard that countless times in the past week, and I haven’t really thought about it...
Exercise, Even If You Do Not Want To
UNITED STATES—Oh, exercise, I am certain it is something so many of us hate doing, but let’s face it, in order to stay healthy,...
Advancing Nursing Practice With An MSN In Sports Medicine
UNITED STATES—Sports-related injuries are common. Statistics reveal that there are over 3 million sports-related injuries annually. All these injuries need to be addressed, and...
A Bit More Veggies Matter
UNITED STATES—I have to admit I have been skirting around eating my veggies lately and it is something that concerns me. I will admit...
Fight The Craving
UNITED STATES—Cravings, I think we all have them, and I have been fighting extra hard lately to curb carbs. I am a bread person,...
Ways To Manage Hypertension
UNITED STATES—Hypertension runs on both sides of my family. I remember my mother telling me at a very young age to avoid salt and...
Take Control Of Your Health
UNITED STATES—You have one body and you only get one body people. If you take care of it for the most part good things...
