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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
How to Fight Cancer: A Flu Shot Story
Physicians and scientists at Rush University Medical Center observed a fascinating phenomenon. It has the potential to change the way cancer is treated. A boost to current cancer treatments like immunotherapy that could increase patient survival and augment time spent with loved ones.
By Julien Dimastromatteo, PhD6 years ago in Longevity
Coronavirus: Is it really that serious?
Novelty Coronavirus, as it's correct scientific name, is a new strand of the coronaviruses, a large family of virus that cause a wide range of illnesses ranging from the common cold to more serious ilnesses such as the Middle Eastern Respitory Syndrome. Scientists believe that the nCoV (Novelty Coronavirus) came from bats and snakes, a delicacy around some parts of China. The virus then quickly adjusted it's DNA structure to attack humans, primarly affecting the human breathing system in its later stages. Sypmtoms appear as if you've caught the common cold, or the flu, and you can be asymptomatic, meaning you're displaying no symptoms even tho you are carrying the virus, for 14 days, which has caused mass panic in other countries such as the US and Italy. You could be carrying the virus AND infecting others around you without you knowing you are sick. And it's highly contagious, traveling in the suspended particles of salaiva after you sneeze or caugh, which can linger in the room for a couple of hours. But, before you start to panic, and give out to anyone who sneezes near you, the nCov isn't as dangerous as the media seem to make it. Let me explain.
By Atis Bomiks6 years ago in Longevity
Simple Things You Can Do Right Now To Improve Your Health
Getting healthier doesn't have to be a long, drawn-out process. Sure, it takes time to see the full results, but there are plenty of things you can do right now to get started on the path to better health.
By Dennis McKonkie6 years ago in Longevity
NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT, SOMETHING MORE DANGEROUS THAN CORONAVIRUS
The world is concerned about the spread of the coronavirus. While the virus which in terms of mortality rate is slightly above a normal flu and has so far proved fatal only for the elderly and patients debilitated by pre-existing diseases is studied to find a vaccine and effective countermeasures, in Italy episodes of racism towards every citizen of Asian origin.
By Buyer Fatin6 years ago in Longevity
Sleep Disturbance
We’ve all been experiencing this: lying sleepless at night, gazing at the roof, inadequate to sleep. It’s a feeling that’s certainly unpleasant, especially if you have to wake up early the next morning for work or school. Sleep disorders are a common problem for many people, although it can sometimes be hard to tell if your sleepless nights can be classified as a disorder or just a circumstantial fluke. Several disorders cause sleepless nights by affecting your sleep health and stealing your sweet dreams away. Below are many of the most common of these sleep problems — their symptoms and effects, so you can see if any apply to you.
By Evie Mills6 years ago in Longevity
