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Do you know what Lou Gehrig’s disease is? Lou Gehrig’s disease (aka ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is absolutely devastating. It attacks the nerves and causes complete ruin of the brain and spinal cord, disabling the body from functioning on its own.
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Ever had a heart attack? Or know of anyone who has had a heart attack? If so, you know how serious this can be.
Health.com, has provided a list of surprising factors in the cause of a heart attack:
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Do you know anyone who has suffered from ovarian cancer? Those of you who do might be slightly more self-conscious about this disease. But those of you who don’t know anyone affected, you probably have no idea what to suspect.
According to Time.com, an ovarian-cancer screening in Houston ended up detecting one of the most unlikely of women had early signs of this notoriously difficult cancer. Tragically, ovarian cancer causes 14,000 fatalities in women, per year in the United States. Rate of survival is very low because most women are not diagnosed in time to treat this aggressive cancer.
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Ladies: do you take birth control? Do you take Yaz or Yasmine? You must be aware of the Yaz commercials that have been airing. Lately, Yaz and Yasmin have been on every TV channel and almost every newspaper discussing how their form of birth control has women at a huge risk for heart attacks, pulmonary embolisms, sudden death, gallbladder disease, strokes and/or blood clots. This Bayer product has health advocates saying their birth control puts women at a more dangerous chance of developing these health problems than other birth control companies.
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Ever had food poisoning? If you have then you know exactly how miserable it is. Almost 80 million cases of food poisoning and 5,000 deaths are reported every year. It’s time to get a shield up to protect yourself from this avoidable sickness.
Health.com, has provided some tips on becoming more food conscious to avoid food poisoning:
1. Shop smart: frozen/fridge sections should be last on the list, raw meat should be separately bagged, take groceries home as soon as possible
2. Wash all fresh produce and your hands
3. Prevent cross-contamination- prepare raw meat separately from other foods
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Cadmium is a soft bluish-white malleable metal. It is highly toxic and it has recently been found in children’s Jewelry.
Recently, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission specified that a “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” charm bracelet was found to release high levels of cadmium. The agency advises that parents dispose of the infected jewelry immediately. The finding of this hazard is not the first and previous incidents have been reported before on PriceDoc.
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We all know that smoking can cause cancer, but now there actually might be a way to predict which smokers will eventually develop lung cancer. According to Reuters, “Researchers have identified a group of genes that are especially active in lung cancer patients– even in healthy tissue… The main gene is called PI3K and it affects a pathway of other genes.” Also, this gene is in the windpipes of smokers, which means that patients do not need any more dangerous and uncomfortable lung tests.
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In an emergency you can’t always choose what hospital you go to. Though, if you could, would you try to go to a busy hospital or a less populated one? Common thought may be that you will get served faster in a less crowded one, but, that has proven to be wrong. Wanna know why? Keep reading.
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A new study of Medicare patients found that people who were hospitalized with a heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia did much better at busier hospitals that treat these problems all the time. “Busier hospitals on average tended to have lower rates of death from these three common conditions than smaller hospitals,” states Alicia Chang from the Associated Press.
The study showed that the risk of death within a month of a patient’s admission to a large hospital was 11 percent lower for heart attacks, 9 percent lower for heart failure and 5 percent lower for pneumonia.
The study showed that the risk of death within a month of a patient’s admission to larger hospitals was 11 percent lower for heart attacks, 9 percent lower for heart failure and 5 percent lower for pneumonia.
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