Can Better Sleep Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease?
It just happened to me the other day at the office. I pulled a sleepless night working on a personal project and went on to work in the morning with about half an hour of shut-eye for the night. Half through the More...
Technological changes in Life Support procedures
A casual glance at the history of medicine will reveal the truth- medicine has come a long way. It has journeyed through the microscope and thermometer, to electrotherapy machines and X-ray machines and marched More...
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Tragedy and accidents tend to happen at the least expected time. Although tragedy and accidents may occur, if you have the necessary knowledge and skills, you can be able to save lives. It is for this reason; the More...
Advances in ultrasound technology brings politics, abortion debates and eugenic concerns
Advances in ultrasound technology and new research partnered with first-trimester ultrasound screening have raised new question about the detection of fetal abnormalities as well as just life itself. A new study, published More...
At least 200,000 deaths from heart disease and stroke each year are preventable: CDC
Nearly 1 in 3 deaths in the US each year is caused by heart disease and stroke. At least 200,000 of these deaths could have been prevented through changes in health habits, such as stopping smoking, more physical More...
Margareta Scheibe identified as Illinois woman found dead under trash in home
The decomposed body of an elderly Illinois woman was discovered under mounds of trash in her home in southwest suburban Chicago. Photo/Nathan Bevier, U.S. Air Force via wikicommons Margareta Scheibe, 72, was found More...