When you think of a healthy person, high cholesterol probably doesn't come to mind. In fact, high cholesterol is a leading risk factor in the development of chronic diseases like atherosclerosis and cancer. By controlling your cholesterol levels...
The World Health Organization, or WHO, reports that depression affected some 121 million people worldwide in 2004, making it the fourth leading contributor to the global burden of disease. By the year 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and...
The body mass index scale, or BMI, is an assessment of your body fat level. Using a simple equation or chart you can estimate your percent of body fat. Optimal health involves controlling the amount of body fat you have, so it is no wonder then...
Cigarette smoking is well-known to cause illness and death, yet most people who smoke continue despite this fact. Quitting smoking can be extremely difficult for a person, even when faced with the evidence that smoking brings with it a higher...
Mortality tables are one of the main tools for the life insurance industry. Mortality tables are mathematically complex grids of numbers that show the probability of mortality, or death, for members of a certain population within a defined period...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a child born to a teen mother is more likely to have behavior problems, chronic medical issues and lower proficiency scores upon entering kindergarten. He is at risk of being...
Heart attacks are a leading cause of death in the United States. This is especially true among people who have a history of heart disease and previous heart attacks. Heart rate variability is a predictor for the risk of death from heart...
Ovarian cancer led to almost 14,000 deaths and accounted for more than 21,500 new cancer diagnoses in the United States in 2009, according to the National Cancer Institute. Ovarian cancer develops when the specialized cells that make up the...
Having an elevated blood glucose level increases your likelihood of suffering from cardiovascular disease, including heart failure. There are ways to reduce your blood glucose and thus reduce your risk of a cardiovascular event. Moving toward...
Mortal Kombat, developed originally by Midway Games, is one of the most popular martial arts fighting games of all time. Originally introduced in 1992, it has gone on to spawn numerous sequels and a line of movies. One innovation of the MK line is...
According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, resulting in approximately 17.5 million deaths worldwide in 2005. The earlier heart disease is caught, the better the prognosis for the patient. A...
Severe underweight or significant overweight is associated with negative health consequences. In the United States, obesity is the primary weight issue affecting health and is associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other...
A high intake of vitamin C could improve life expectancy by six years, according to Natural News. Not only does vitamin C help prevent diseases that shorten life, the vitamin may have life-sustaining properties. Vitamin C repairs blood vessels,...
According to the American College of Physicians, 17 percent of Americans under 65 have no health insurance. This is more than 43 million persons. Connecticut, the state with the highest per-capita income in the United States, has more than 350,000...
According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States ranks as 44th in the world for infant mortality. For every 1,000 babies born in the United States, more than six die within the first year of life. But parents who have experienced...
The National Cancer Institute reports that approximately 4.3 per 100,000 persons died from bladder cancer between 2003 and 2007. Leading a healthy lifestyle filled with physical activity and eating a healthy diet rich in nutrients can help prevent...
Heart disease has no prejudices. It affects men and women of all races. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2006, 26 percent of deaths were caused by heart disease. Risk factors for heart disease include smoking, high...
Trivora, the trade name for the medications levongestrel and ethinyl estradiol, alters the levels of the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone, preventing ovulation, thickening the mucus of the cervix and changing the structure of the uterine...
Investigators reporting in the February 2011 issue of "The Archives of Internal Medicine" found that a high-fiber diet has a tremendous advantage by reducing the risk of death from any type of disease. They analyzed data from the National...
Fatty liver is a common condition that is more likely to occur if you're overweight. As many as 10 to 25 percent of all Americans have fatty liver, a benign condition, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney...
The length of time it takes for your heart rate to return to normal after exercise is a measure of cardiovascular fitness. The quicker the recovery, the more efficiently the heart is working. A delayed decrease in the heart rate during the first...
Vegetarianism is often promoted as a healthier lifestyle option than eating meat. Those considering the health benefits of vegetarianism may wonder about the longevity of vegetarians --- do they live longer than omnivores? Studies on this question...
Caffeine is the most commonly consumed psychoactive drug in the world. That cup of coffee may make it easier to get through the day, but how does it affect your longevity? Rest assured, research studies have associated regular coffee consumption,...
In 2006, according to the Guttmacher Institute, 750,000 females under the age of 20 became pregnant. This represents about seven percent of young girls in the United States between the ages of fifteen and nineteen. California, Texas and New York...
Body Mass Index or BMI is a calculation based on height and weight that is used to help figure out body fat. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 for adults is considered healthy. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is overweight, 30 or over is obese and anything over 40 is...
The American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health report that several landmark studies have been performed to demonstrate how reducing high blood cholesterol levels will decrease cardiovascular (heart-related) death. These studies...
Cardiovascular disease is defined by the Mayo Clinic as a term that refers to conditions involving narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to chest pain or a heart attack. The risk of developing coronary heart disease, or CHD, increases...
The elderly require a balanced diet for good health. As more Americans become overweight, the percentage of elderly people with a weight problem increases as well. If you are elderly, you must use caution when dieting for weight loss; you should...
According to the National Cancer Institute, early breast cancer detection is a key for successful treatment. 1990, the Congress passed the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act. This helped the Centers for Disease Control and...
Symptoms of ectopic pregnancies. Learn about obstetrics from a doctor in this video on understanding pregnancy.
Pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition that occurs when pancreatic digestive enzymes become active within the gland and attack the pancreas itself. Learn about the different causes of, symptoms of, and treatments for pancreatitis in this...
Candidiasis or a yeast infection is an infection caused by a group of microscopic fungi or yeast. There are more than 20 species of Candida, the most common being Candida albicans. These fungi live on all surfaces of our bodies. Learn about the...
