Babies are born with an immature immune system. As they grow older, their bodies develop the ability to fight the germs, viruses and bacteria. But they’re still at greater risk for colds, flu, ear infections, and other childhood conditions. Vaccines help, but there are other healthy habits that can give their developing immune system a [...]
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Is Job Stress Killing You?
We ask a lot of questions when we work. Is the salary high enough? Is it a good career move? Is this a long-term engagement? Is this a job that will make me happy? There are so many questions asked but there is one question that we always forget to ask ourselves, “is job stress [...]
What’s the difference between headaches and migraines?
Headaches are generally benign (harmless), but there are types that are more severe in nature. What the general population usually experience are either tension headaches or migraine headaches. What is the difference between a headache and a migraine, and what can you do to prevent them?
Help your child get a good night’s sleep
Our children need a good night’s sleep in order to do well in school. Doctors says that from the ages 7 to 12, kids will need about 10 to 11 hours to stay alert and function better in school. Without a good night’s sleep they will become cranky, hyperactive, and have a hard time concentrating. [...]
Is your child color blind?
Color blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) is not a total absence of color. People who are color blind just have difficulty telling the difference between certain colors (like red and green) or detecting the brightness or shade of a particular color. It is a hereditary problem and has a tendency to affect boys. How [...]
Strange Food Facts
A lot of people consider eating one of their favorite pastimes. And, really, who wouldn’t? There are so many good food items that you can find that the crime is not eating them. But many people who claim that they love to eat just go through it without really taking stock of their passion for [...]
Five most common things men die from
It’s hard to face our mortality. We love to think that we will live forever – a belief that most young people love to think about themselves. But, unfortunately, we are not immortal. And nothing forces you to face your own mortality than the slow creeping of old age. As we grow older more things [...]
Helpful tips for boosting brainpower
We exercise regularly to make sure that our body is always in top shape and we’re healthy. We nurture our skin and our muscles but there’s one area we typically neglect – our brain. Like any other part of the body, we also need to make sure that our brain is operating at its optimal [...]
Headache types you shouldn’t ignore
Headaches are one of the most common maladies we experience. We get them because of various reasons, among them sickness and stress. Most people know about the three most common headaches – the tension headache, migraine, and cluster headache. These kinds of headaches are generally considered harmless. But there are other kinds of headaches that [...]
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