Informational Health Articles

One can exercise the legs easily and efficiently at home. Exercises such as these are designed to tone up the legs without adding unnecessary bulk. When we exercise the legs...

Allergic reactions to medication are rare, but they do occur. There are several types of reaction that might occur, from mild rash to severe effects on vital bodily systems. Most...

The use of illegal drugs amongst high school students increased significantly during the mid 1990s, before leveling off after 1997. The use of illicit drugs amongst seniors has increased by...

The overload principle stands for a specific characteristic of our body and its reaction to physical exercise. Namely, your body will develop and progress only if you expose it to...

A couple trying to conceive a child for longer than 12 months by having unprotected, regular sexual intercourse without success is considered infertile. The problem with fertility may affect a...

Abuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs Abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs constitutes usage for a purpose other than what the medication is initially recommended for by a proper...

Drinking in Young AgeAlcohol has been a very popular drug among teenagers and young adults, while underage drinking is one of the main public health issues in the US. There...

When a person’s spine is not straight but rather curved from one side to the other, that person is considered to be suffering from a certain condition called scoliosis. This...

Overview of NarcolepsyNarcolepsy is a physiological disorder in which sleep patterns are disturbed. Narcolepsy is particularly characteristic by the inability to control the onset and offset of sleep. The causes...

Hypokalemia is one many imbalances of electrolytes in the body characterized by low level of potassium. This mineral is of great importance for practically all cells in the body, especially...