How do you tell someone they look good without sounding creepy? How do you praise a co-worker without seeming patronizing? And how do you respond if someone compliments you? Saying positive things to another person is one of the building blocks of a relationship and yet sometimes it seems like one of the hardest things […]
Stress might feel like something personal that hits an individual based on his or her own reactions to situations, but stress is actually something that can spread from person to person like a disease. Stress, in all its forms from simple anxiety all the way up to full blown frustration and anger, is a communicable […]
Peanut allergies are a serious problem, with almost every one out of 55 people suffering from the potentially fatal allergy. There have been blood tests around for a long time that can check for a peanut allergy, but they have been inaccurate at best, often giving false positives because the test cannot differentiate between a […]
Alzheimer’s disease is a complicated disease that is difficult to treat symptoms of once it has progressed to later stages of the disease. Scientists have been working to create medication to treat the cognitive impairment symptoms of Alzheimer’s and since the 1990’s have been required by the FDA as part of the medication evaluation process […]
A study was recently published in the medical journal Nature Communications that a commercially available form of the vitamin B3 could slow the aging process. This works by boosting the already naturally occurring enzyme, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, in the body. This enzyme is responsible for DNA repair as well as it works with proteins to […]
It’s commonly understood that humor can be helpful for maintaining good health; that patients who regularly laugh tend to have better outcomes. Hope is also critical; for without hope, patients tend to have much worse health outcomes. Without hope, a person can feel like giving up, and their body or brain often follow suit and […]
A recent Israeli study has shown a possible link between use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and an increased chance of ADHD and autism. The study showed that there was a strong link between using Tylenol, or any other acetaminophen product, for 28 days or longer during pregnancy can lead to a 20% increase in chance […]
Everyone who’s ever been a teenager knows about acne. Particularly on your face. Some people even suffer from the unsightly facial blemishes well into their twenties. Further, even if the frequency with which you contract acne on your face might diminish as you get older, the problem doesn’t go completely away; and acne anywhere on […]
In the modern age, we love our technology. Everything has a screen, it all plugs in and goes online, and it provides us stimulation previous generations couldn’t even dream of. But all that content, and the attention we give it, can affect our sleeping patterns. Beyond even the mental activity that can trick us into […]
Cognitive diseases, such as dementia, affect every part of the patient’s quality of life. When even the simplest things become hard or impossible to remember, basic tasks are difficult to accomplish, if they can be completed at all. When cognitive decline sets in, the assistance of loved ones in a caregiver’s role become increasingly useful. […]
