Whooping Cough Cases On Course For Highest Level in 50 Years

Babies and young children are especialy susceptible to whooping cough (examiner.com)

With nearly 18,000 cases of whooping cough already reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health experts fear this year's outbreak may be the worst since 1959 if infections continue at this rate. Whooping cough, or ... Read More...

May is High Blood Pressure Education Month

Processed foods are one of the main contributors to our high-sodium diets (impulseemotions.wordpress.com)

According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 68 million adults in the U.S. are living with high blood pressure, or hypertension. That's 1 in 3 people. But while its nicknamed "the silent killer," there are things you can do to fight ... Read More...

Facebook Online Dramas Could Cause Offline Health Woes

(independent.ie)

Since the advent of social networking sites, relationships have been playing out in the public domain. Who’s in a relationship? Who’s friends with who? And who is that new guy your ex recently “friended?” That kind of drama plays out on a ... Read More...

Dr. Mache Seibel a.k.a. DocRock Raps About H1N1 Swine Flu

In a year where the Centers for Disease Control believes that millions will be stricken by swine flu, parents are being even more conscientious about warning their children about the H1N1 virus. Unfortunately, this warning doesn't always get ... Read More...