Live long enough and the most amazing treatments will eventually be discovered and so it is with treating wrinkles. An article in the October 25th 2008 issue of New Scientist reviews the findings of two researchers …

We differentiate between the types of pneumonia depending on the setting for the infection. Pneumonia that occurs in the community is called “Community Acquired Pneumonia” or CAP. This is different from pneumonia that occurs within …

Vitamin D (which acts like a hormone in our bodies) and its precursors play many roles in the body. It helps:

the body absorb calcium
play a role in bone growth
prevent rickets in children and osteomalacia (adult form …

Between 90% and 95% of bronchitis is brought to us by the same viruses that give us the common cold. Someone sneezes, and you inhale the virus or touch the hand of someone who has …

The average person has between 2 and 4 million sweat glands. Of these glands, there are approximataely 3,000 sweat glands per square inch on the feet and hands – more than under the arms. Men …

Calcium and Vitamin D go hand-in-hand. Vitamin D is important because without it, the body couldn’t absorb calcium. During periods of rapid bone growth (during infancy, childhood and teenage years), the body requires increased amounts …

Studies have shown that an intake of 220 grams of alcohol daily for a period of 4 weeks, began to reduce the level of testosterone produced after only 5 days. This effect continued throughout the duration …

Have you noticed that after a while of being exposed to an obnoxious smell, you stop smelling how bad it is? The brain quickly adapts to the bad smell – in fact in as little …

First of all, the ‘flu virus is responsible for influenza, a viral upper respiratory illness that hospitalizes up to 200,000 and kills about 36,000 people in the USA each year.
The flu is different from other …

The small intestine digests and absorbs the nutrients that are carried to it from the stomach. It averages about 21 feet and is divided into three sections: the duodenum, (about 10 inches), the jejunum (about …