PERSONALSTANCE.COM

thehealthnewsblog.com

The Health News Blog: Summer Is Around The Corner In Canada: Are You Using the Right Sunscreen?

http://www.thehealthnewsblog.com/2013/06/despitenumerous-warnings-and-daily-uv.html

Drug and Alcohol Rehab. Summer Is Around The Corner In Canada: Are You Using the Right Sunscreen? Despite numerous warnings and daily UV index advisories, Aveeno and Neutrogena surveyed Canadians and discovered that 1 in 4 do not use sunscreen on a regular basis and 1 in 3 do not view tanning as a risk. 8220;That might help explain why more than 81,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year, including about 6,000 who will be diagnosed with the most deadly form, melanoma.”. In fact, &#8220...

thehealthnewsblog.com

The Health News Blog: June 2013

http://www.thehealthnewsblog.com/2013_06_01_archive.html

Drug and Alcohol Rehab. Summer Is Around The Corner In Canada: Are You Using the Right Sunscreen? Despite numerous warnings and daily UV index advisories, Aveeno and Neutrogena surveyed Canadians and discovered that 1 in 4 do not use sunscreen on a regular basis and 1 in 3 do not view tanning as a risk. 8220;That might help explain why more than 81,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year, including about 6,000 who will be diagnosed with the most deadly form, melanoma.”. In fact, &#8220...

thehealthnewsblog.com

The Health News Blog: Medication That Treated Gonorrhea Could Help Fight Cancer

http://www.thehealthnewsblog.com/2009/11/medication-that-treated-gonorrhea-could.html

Drug and Alcohol Rehab. Medication That Treated Gonorrhea Could Help Fight Cancer. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is placing many older medications under the microscope to see if they may have other functions than that in which they had once been marketed. One of these medications, acriflavine, was used in the 1930s for the treatment of gonorrhea. Professor Jun Liu hopes that some day this drug could be added to existing cancer treatments to prevent tumor growth so that more people win their...

thehealthnewsblog.com

The Health News Blog: Viagra May Reduce Symptoms of MS

http://www.thehealthnewsblog.com/2011/05/viagra-may-reduce-symptoms-of-ms.html

Drug and Alcohol Rehab. Viagra May Reduce Symptoms of MS. A group of researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have discovered that sildenafil, more commonly known as Viagra, can drastically reduce the symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). By studying animal models of the disease, scientists uncovered that, not only are the symptoms reduced, but 50% had experienced a complete recovery after only 8 days of treatment. Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis:. Hypoesthesia: A reduced sense of touch.

thehealthnewsblog.com

The Health News Blog: Wii Fit Injury Leads to Persistent Sexual Arousal Disorder

http://www.thehealthnewsblog.com/2010/04/wii-fit-injury-leads-to-persistent.html

Drug and Alcohol Rehab. Wii Fit Injury Leads to Persistent Sexual Arousal Disorder. According to several news sources, Amanda Flowers, of Manchester, England, has recently been diagnosed with persistent genital arousal disorder as a result of falling off her Wii Fit board and damaging a nerve. She admits to having sexual urges up to 10 times a day since the incident. Arousal can be very intense and persist for extended periods, even days or weeks at a time. “Orgasm can provide temporary relief,...Unfortu...

thehealthnewsblog.com

The Health News Blog: Social Isolation Affects Myelin Production

http://www.thehealthnewsblog.com/2012/11/social-isolation-affects-myelin.html

Drug and Alcohol Rehab. Social Isolation Affects Myelin Production. Researchers at the University at Buffalo and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine have uncovered more evidence for the plasticity of the brain. In particular, they found that animals that are socially isolated for prolonged periods produce less myelin in the region of the brain responsible for complex emotional and cognitive behaviour. After isolating adult mice for 8 weeks, researchers introduced to a mouse they had never seen before. The m...

thehealthnewsblog.com

The Health News Blog: Secondhand Smoke Just As Harmful To The Fetus

http://www.thehealthnewsblog.com/2010/07/secondhand-smoke-just-as-harmful-to.html

Drug and Alcohol Rehab. Secondhand Smoke Just As Harmful To The Fetus. A new study confirms previous research about the evils of secondhand smoke on the developing fetus. Long-term health may be affected by certain genetic mutations as a result of being exposed to the secondhand smoke. Previous research discovered abnormalities in the HPRT gene located on the X chromosome when studying the blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord of a mother that had been exposed to secondhand smoke. Of the ...

thehealthnewsblog.com

The Health News Blog: Elevated Heart Rate Increases Risk of Death

http://www.thehealthnewsblog.com/2010/08/elevated-heart-rate-increases-risk-of.html

Drug and Alcohol Rehab. Elevated Heart Rate Increases Risk of Death. Dr Peter Okin of the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has discovered that a persistent elevated resting heart rate is associated with a significant increased risk of death from heart disease or other causes. By studying the outcomes of 9,000 patients over a five year period, Okin has noticed that an elevated heart rate over a number of years is cause for concern. Generally...

thehealthnewsblog.com

The Health News Blog: July 2012

http://www.thehealthnewsblog.com/2012_07_01_archive.html

Drug and Alcohol Rehab. New Drug Prevents HIV. Finally, a new medication has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that can reduce the risk of HIV infection. Is a virus hat causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS), a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system. Allows life-threatening opportunistic infections. Just yesterday, the FDA approved Truvada as a method of preventing HIV among those people at high risk of contracting the disease. 8220;A three-ye...