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Study Shows Possible Link Between Vaccination and Childhood Epilepsy Unless they're stoned, drunk or have some mental health problem, most parents want their children to be healthy and active. The question of "to vaccinate or not" pits many parents between...

Millions of people remain glued to their androids, digital devices, and computers at home. People spend endless hours on social media sites; when not watching something online, they text. And all this has resulted in a major lack of sleep....

The one thing about the flu shot that many people hate is that it does not last long and each year one has to get another injection. Because of the need to get the flu vaccine each year, many people...

There has been some debate as to whether having the flu provides better immunity against flu in the future as compared to the flu shot. This is because when people acquire the flu, they develop antibodies that protect them for...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just sent out a warning to all cardiac surgeons indicating that there is a serious risk of infection in patients who have undergone open heart surgery where the LivaNova Pic heater was used....

Now that Zika virus has arrived in the US and with millions of American traveling to South and Central America, one would think that getting a test for Zika virus would be easy. Not so. To make matters worse, there...

According to recent research published in the Pediatrics journal, patients should not use the nasal spray flu vaccine  in 2016. This statement supports previous recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and...

Low blood sugar is hypoglycemia. Let us look at sugar in body cells, and when low, we can call that hypoglycellia. Glucose is the sugar involved. Other sugars are converted to glucose for cellular use. Blood sugar is the focal...

Knowing the difference between a milk allergy or a lactose intolerance can help you determine what appropriate action to take to reduce your symptoms. Most people often confuse the two together. Do not make the same mistake. The symptoms of...

When we are sick, inflammatory cells are essential to help us defend ourselves from infections, and other conditions. But, if inflammation is too high, or persists, then it can lead to other diseases. Inflammation is a cause of many diseases,...