Heart disease is a term covering any disorder of the heart. Unlike cardiovascular disease, which describes problems with the blood vessels and circulatory system as well as the heart, heart disease refers to issues and deformities in the heart itself. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of...
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Ritchelle Broadnax: Talks About Women In Medicine
According to the AAMC, Research shows that almost 40% of women physicians go part-time or leave medicine altogether within six years of completing their residencies. Dr. Ritchelle Broadnax, who’s very early in her career as a Doctor of Nursing, has big plans on how she can continue to give her clients/patients that great quality of...
Houston Phlebotomy School Memorizes A Deceased Employee Of Lupus, With A Scholarship Fund
KS Phlebotomy School is one of Houston’s LEADING schools for Phlebotomy. They recently announced that it has created a scholarship named after one of their first employees whose death was as a result of Lupus. “Nakia Hector was an amazing and very dedicated woman. She started with our school in the planning phase and put...
How Important Is It For The Body To Self Heal?
The human body possesses the capacity to heal itself. Disease generally occurs when we abuse our bodies or deprive them of basic requirements to keep us healthy over extended periods. Every second that we’re alive, the cells in our bodies are endlessly working to bring us back to a natural state of homeostasis or equilibrium....
Are Bad Diets More Responsible For Deaths Than Smoking?
About 11 million deaths a year are linked to poor diet around the globe. What’s driving this? As a planet we don’t eat enough healthy foods including whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables. At the same time, we consume too many sugary drinks, too much salt and too much processed meat. As part of...
Seniors Are the Cannabis Market Few Companies Are Targeting
The cannabis industry’s fixation on millennials risks overlooking older consumers who have more money to spend and more health issues to address. When it comes to the booming cannabis industry, it seems every company is focused on the millennials – and rightfully so. They, along with the upcoming Gen Zers, are the generation more likely...
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