Month: November 2014

From the U.S. Department of Interior: An amazing sunset viewed from Cape Royal on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

An experimental vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of illness and hospitalization among very young children, elicited high levels of RSV-specific antibodies when tested in animals, according to a report in the journal Science.

For many people, buying lottery tickets, betting on horses, playing cards for money or feeding slot machines are nothing more than a fun pastime. But for some people, gambling games can become an uncontrollable and necessary part of life. In these cases, the need to gamble can turn into an addiction known clinically as pathological … Read more

In the United States, diabetic eye disease is the leading cause of vision loss among working-age adults.  If you are a diabetic make sure to maintain your health by seeing your doctor regularly.

Did you know that Nicotine from cigarettes is as addictive as heroin?  Nicotine addiction is hard to beat because it changes your brain. The brain develops extra nicotine receptors to accommodate the large doses of nicotine from tobacco. When the brain stops getting the nicotine it’s used to, the result is nicotine withdrawal. You may … Read more

Medicare Card, November is Military Family Month.

Medicare Card, Find Help for Victims of Domestic Violence

Medicare Card, NIH launches trial of investigational genital herpes vaccine

Medicare Card, FDA to Phase Out Trans Fats in Foods

A gene variant common in African-Americans predicts that people with that gene who also have chronic kidney disease (CKD) are twice as likely to progress to kidney failure as African-Americans without the high-risk gene and white people with CKD. People with the high-risk gene also tend to lose kidney function at twice the rate of … Read more