2010 September
What makes triglycerides high?
Triglycerides are the most common kind of fatty molecule in most living organisms. A triglyceride is a glycerol which has been esterified with three fatty acids, which is why the prefix "tri" appears prominently at the beginning of the word. We hear a lot about triglycerides as they related to health, and how having too [...]
ADHD in children
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, more commonly known by the acronym ADHD, is a sort of neurobehavioral developmental disorder, and the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric condition in children. Most of us hear about ADHD all the time, particularly ADHD in children. Indeed, most of us probably think of ADHD as a children's disease, something which people outgrow [...]
Strep throat
Chances are that all of us, at one time or another, have suffered from the common malady strep throat. But it’s simple for us to think that, just because we are sick and our main symptom is a sore throat, that we have strep throat, when often times this is not the case. For example, [...]
Pterygium surgery
We have all heard about laser eye surgery for people who want to improve their vision, but for most people, that type of surgical procedure is merely cosmetic. While yes, it does change their quality of life, it is not necessary for them to go on living, especially when other – less expensive and invasive [...]
Vitamin E oil
We all know that vitamins and minerals are essential to our health, but very few of us know which vitamins are vital to which healthful processes. We may know that Vitamin D comes from the sun and is good for our mood for example, or that iron strengthens our blood, but at the same time, [...]
Astragalus health benefits
Probably almost as soon as they began to stand upright on two legs, early human beings began to wander what caused sickness and if they could cure it. Somewhere along the line back in the mists of time, they found that certain herbs and roots cured aches, pains, disease and other ailments, or at least [...]
Dental insurance plans
People are often plagued with problems in the teeth and solving these problems can be expensive. Through dental insurance anyone can secure a percentage of their expenses for dental care. There are dental insurance plans for families, individuals or groups. These can be purchased through an employer, online site or even a local insurance agent. [...]
Muscle milk protein
Have you ever gone to the story and bought a product based on its name alone, only to get home and realize that what you bought is something completely different from what you thought you were buying? That has been the case with several buyers of Muscle Milk Protein. Muscle Milk Protein is a dietary [...]
S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine
Ever since the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act in 1994, the market has exploded with dietary supplements. If you shopped for groceries in years previous, you would have noticed that there were very few dietary supplements on the shelves. In fact, some [...]
Peptic ulcer symptoms
We have all seen those old television shows where a character, usually a stressed out father figure or a harried boss type character, moans “Oh! If you don’t cut it out, you are going to give me an ulcer.” Generally these characters say that while clutching their stomach and moaning. Well, there’s a reason you [...]
