The Little-Known Side Effects of Fender Benders

Every year, there are more than two million traffic accidents in the United States. That means that far more than two million people are being bounced around their vehicles to a greater or lesser degree, and they are suffering some trauma. Of course,...

Health Risks of Contraceptives !(Oral and Injected)

Whether oral or injected contraceptives are taken as birth control or to "regulate" the female menstrual cycle, there are health risks many women are unaware of or misinformed about. Men don't stop reading now! Your wives and girlfriends could be facing serious health...

Flu Vaccines and Mad Hatter’s Disease

The term "mad as a hatter" will forever be linked to Lewis Carroll's classic children's book, Alice in Wonderland. But few actually know that the true origin of the saying relates to a disease peculiar to the hat making industry in the 1800s....

Reduce the Risk of Getting Breast Cancer

A special group of vegetables called cruciferous vegetables have excellent cancer fighting properties. Research suggests that these cruciferous vegetables contain compounds that stimulate our bodies to break down potential carcinogens (substances that cause cancer). They work by preventing the transformation of normal healthy...

Headache pills can cause headaches.

Headache pills can cause headaches. According to a Consumer Reports (CR) health research report: their headaches may be caused by the drugs they’re taking to treat them! “It’s not uncommon for people to experience medication-overuse headaches,” said Orly Avitzur, MD, medical adviser, Consumer Reports Health, and a...

You can do it!

You Can Do It! You can quit smoking.  I promise! I know from speaking with patients that many of them wanted to quit for years and years - but somehow never got around to it. They would go a few hours, half-decided to...