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Stopping a urinary tract infection (UTI) from getting worse can be a simple matter of using herbs and fluids as home remedies.  It must be emphasized, however, that these home remedies are best applied at the first signs of UTI like pain and burnin...

Cancer - or the Big C - is a dreaded diagnosis among women because of the implications it brings from chemotherapy to death.  One such cancer is vaginal cancer, a rare cancer occurring in the vagina (i.e., the muscular tube connecting the outer gen...

The amount of sleep necessary to maintain good health varies between individuals - one may function well on naps during the day while another will only do so with 10 hours of sleep.  In general, healthy adults require 6-8 hours of restful sleep for...

Two of the most dreaded side effects of anti-cancer chemotherapy are nausea and vomiting, which can last for hours and days after each session.  Fortunately, doctors have discovered effective treatment and prevention methods so much so that many pa...

Maintaining Eye Health with Diabetes - Healthpointe Corona Diabetes has its share of challenges among them the risk of blindness in one or both eyes.  Said risk is probably one of the most dreaded complications of the medical condition mainly beca...

While diabetes is closely associated with high blood glucose levels, the medical condition is also characterized by episodes of low blood sugar known as hypoglycemia.  Both situations, however, can be fatal so appropriate and immediate measures mus...

The norovirus, or sometimes commonly known as “food poisoning” or “stomach flu”, is a very contagious virus. Some of the common ways in which you can get the norovirus include coming into contact with an infected person, ingesting contaminated food...

"Did you break your leg jumping?" "No, landing." This is a popular joke among parachuters whose risks for fractures to their lower limbs including their ankles are higher than the general population. Or as we say: Jump from an airplane even w...

Myth: A flu vaccine can you give the flu. Fact: The flu vaccine cannot cause the flu illness. The viruses in the vaccine are either killed (flu shot) or weakened (nasal spray vaccine), which means that they cannot cause an infection. Myth: The...

As you are making travel plans, it is important to consider that your risk for exposure to the flu depends on your travel destination and time of the year. One must take proper precautions when traveling during flu season. The flu season can start...