Asthma – what you need to know.
It is a condition that affects the airways – the breathing tubes that carry air to and from the lungs. When asthma occurs, the airways become narrowed, making it harder to breathe. As result, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness can occur.
What causes asthma?
People with asthma have [...]

What is your immune function status? The factors below may put you at risk for depressed immune function.

Frequent (more than four times per year) acute infections, such as a cold, flu or ear infection.
Persistent infection, such as Candidiasis (Candida overgrowth), parasites, athlete`s foot, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes or warts.
Cancer or a high risk of cancer.
Slow healing [...]

Whether or not get a flu vaccine is an individual choice. Vaccine proponents claim that the flu shot protects againts influenza infection and, if contracted, lessens the severity of the flu. However, there are concerns about the flu vaccine. More than 500 different viruses can cause flu-like symptoms and these viruses are constantly changing. Each [...]

When I was a kid I was quite jealous of my mom. She was narcoleptic and could fall asleep anywhere and at any time (although not always by choice!). Myself, I fall asleep easily enough (OK, as long as the room is perfectly dark and quiet), but I rarely sleep through till morning, waking up [...]

Summer activities such as hiking, rollerblading, kayaking, and tennis demand anarray of functions from the muscles and joints; bending, rotating, extending, lunging, and squatting keep the muscles supple. When activity declines in winter there is no counter to the static computing postures held at a workstation for hours on end. The result is muscle [...]