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Hypoglycemia and DUI: Can you be convicted falsely?

For many people suffering from hypoglycemia, low blood sugar can cause symptoms that are strikingly similar to the effects of alcohol. Diabetes and many other kinds of diseases can result in hypoglycemia if blood sugar levels are not monitored and control... Read >
Author: hwells8

I Don't Need to Have My Balance Checked, I'm Fine...

I just returned from my daily trip to the hospital, and today, a nurse's station was setup in the foyer graciously screening blood pressures for passersby. It dawned upon me that I check blood pressure for patients all day long, but never have my own che... Read >
Author: Dr. A. R. Scopelliti

How to Stop Your Dog from Jumping

Hopping dogs, pleasing but most of the time annoying and you must find ways to stop your dog from jumping as early as possible. Dogs since time immemorial are considered as man's best friend, how they have manifested emotions by being responsive is reall... Read >
Author: Gerry Restrivera

Best Workout Program to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle

The best way to burn fat is to gain muscle and transform your body into a fat burning furnace. This article will show you how to burn fat in a healthier way. Every 10 years past the age of thirty your body loses approximately 10 percent of muscle mass. Mu... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt

Preventing Falls: Fall Risk is Key

Preventing Falls: Fall Risk is Key When I discuss falls and fall risk with people, their thought process is typically, "well, there is nothing wrong with me, I feel fine". That is exactly the inherent dangerous mindset that leads to fall related injur... Read >
Author: Dr. A. R. Scopelliti

Dizziness and Falls

Dizziness and Falls Current statistics show that approximately 13 million Americans over the age of 65 suffer from some type of dizziness or balance problems that significantly interfere with their lives. Consider that half of all falls among the elde... Read >
Author: Dr. A. R. Scopelliti

Injured Brain, What Can Be the Claim

Brain injury overview The brain controls the physical, emotional, social and intellectual parts of humans. When it is damaged, it would definitely affect one's life. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, brain injury is the le... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group

Startling Evidence of Brain Decay at Age 39

The coating on your nerves, like the black protection around electrical wires, is called myelin sheathing.  Deterioration of myelin sheathing causes a "leakage" of electrical energy out the sides of nerves, resulting in disrupted function.  This can cau... Read >
Author: Byron J. Richards

Tai Chi and the Elderly

The ancient art of Tai Chi has been used to promote health in China for hundreds of years. This graceful art uses slow, circular movements to exercise the body, mind, and consciousness. In China, Tai Chi is regarded as one of the best overall forms of exe... Read >
Author: yangguang01

The Foot of Diabetes

Copyright (c) 2008 Mountain West Foot & Ankle Institute Over the last several years, diabetes has been growing in affected population. According to the American Diabetes Association, about 24 million Americans (8 percent of the United States populatio... Read >
Author: Brandt R Gibson, DPM

How To Get Credit Cards With Low APR

Credit cards with low APR (annual percentage interest rate) are used successfully by financial institutions to entice credit card holders to transfer their balances to them. The new customer benefits from more money in his pocket during the introductory p... Read >
Author: Gordon Goodfellow

Parkinson's Disease - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Parkinson's disease occurs when nerve cells, or neurons, in an area of the brain known as the substantia nigra die or become impaired. Normally, these neurons produce an impor... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Parkinson's Permax Heart Valve Disease

Since Permax was approved in 1988, 12,000 to 25,000 patients have been prescribed the drug to treat the symptoms associated with Parkinson's. Permax is primarily used to treat Parkinson's patients during the early stages of the disease. Recent studies hav... Read >
Author: Steve Fields

You Can Feel Better Physically and Mentally if YOU Practice Senior Citizen

Exercise is the best way to lose weight and strengthen muscles, as well as improve balance and flexibility. A regular fitness program is recommended for a healthy lifestyle regardless of age, but is especially important to people over 65 years of age. N... Read >
Author: Nick Hurd

Exercise for Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a demylenating disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Loss of fatty tissue, or myelin, surrounds the nerves and adversely affects smooth and rapid conduction along CNS pathways. MS symptoms can range from mini... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

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