The umbilical cord helps keep a baby alive for 9 months, but did you know that the umbilical cord blood holds a secret that could save another life in the future?
Music is universal. People around the world enjoy hundreds of different styles and genres. But did you know music is also beneficial to the health? This is especially true if you play it yourself. Discover the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of playing a musical instrument!
IV vitamin therapy is a growing health trend on social media, but do vitamin IVs even work? Moreover, are they even safe?
Believe it or not, there's apparently an ancient science behind the acne breakout on your face. We look at the possible causes of spots and whether they correspond to an underlying medical condition.
It’s that time of year again. The trees are green once more, plants are flowering, and in the countryside, lambs are appearing in the fields. Unfortunately for some of us, something else has also returned, bringing with it runny noses and sneezing; coughing and wheezing; itching eyes or throats. The classic, seasonal pain in the neck that is hay fever...
Do you struggle to focus? Are you easily distracted? If you try to focus, do you find that you're distracted whether or not you want to be? This is a common challenge we tackle day-to-day. Whether or not our attention spans are actually worsening as a whole remains to be seen, but there are definitely ways we can find our focus again.
Most of us see our phone use as just a bad habit, but what if it were more than that? Could it really be that we are all pathologically addicted to our phones?
Should we look at smartphone use – and smartphone abuse – as a medical problem?
Stress is that feeling we often get when we’re overwhelmed or when we have more on our plate to deal with than usual. It is a daily occurrence and it’s what allowed cavemen to survive the myriad of dangers that existed for them. Stress is how our body reacts to changes or situations that require a response. This reaction is a combination of emotional, physical and mental responses. But, can these responses ultimately affect our health?
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