The Guide To Healthy Living

Anxiety is a term used for several disorders that cause nervousness, fear and worrying. While being mildly anxious can be a bit vague and perhaps unsettling, severe anxiety can be incapacitating and affect your life seriously.     Anxiety becomes a problem when certain symptoms affect a person’s daily functions and ability to sleep. Reactions [...]

Close to 200,000 Americans experience a ministroke, also referred to as a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). These warning strokes lead to almost one-third of that statistic having full strokes later. Fortunately, TIA’s can be treated and prevented. Here is what happens with a TIA: when the brain loses its blood supply, it tries to restore [...]

A report delivered at the Atlanta of the Gerontological Society of America’s November 2009 meeting highlights the issues associated with providing alcohol addiction treatment for the elderly. According to HealthDay, the study shows a correlation between age and levels of drinking, with older alcoholics tending to consume more drinks than younger alcoholics. According to the [...]

High-risk surgery patients have shorter stays in hospitals when seen by general internists trained specifically in managing medical complications, says a study carried out by the Loyola University Health. The study published in the Orthopedics journal, also reveals that patients who underwent high-risk orthopedic surgeries with the co-management program, experienced more courtesy and respect from [...]

Hypoglycaemia is when a person has abnormally low levels of blood sugar, which is the body’s main source of energy. Not considered a disease, Hypoglycaemia is more or less a sign that you have a health problem. You’ll know you have low sugar levels if you have the following symptoms: trembling, hunger, shivering, nausea, sweating, [...]

There are too many internal and external factors at play to ever be able to accurately predict which children are the most at-risk for drugs and alcohol problems or who will eventually need addiction treatment. However, the experiences that children have very early in their development can have a significant impact on their attitudes towards [...]