Blood clots are able to form in any blood vessel in the body. These clots can end up traveling to the brain, heart, lungs and other areas of the body if it breaks away. This can lead to serious complications because clots block the flow of blood to other major organs in the body. This […]
The most important muscle in your body is your heart, it keeps the blood flowing to all your organs and keeps them alive. Have you been to the doctor lately? Are you at risk of heart disease or a stroke? Are you taking precautions to prevent it from happening? By following these few simple exercise […]
What Exactly is the Flu? The flu also known as influenza is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages that causes sever body aching, fever, chills and weakness. There are many preventative measures you can take to protect yourself from getting the flu this season. The first and most important step would be […]
What is Asthma? Asthma is a lung disease that makes it harder to move air in and out of your lungs. Asthma cannot be cured, it is chronic, but it can be managed so that you can live a normal healthy life. One of the most common risk factors for people developing asthma is having […]
On August 16th, 2018 the Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic version of the EpiPen in an effort to drive down the cost to make it more affordable for families. The EpiPen is designed to automatically inject epinnephrine into a persons thigh to stop an allergic reaction. How Epinephrine Works Epinephrine works by […]
In 2017 the Center for Disease Control CDC reported over 200 drug overdoses per day. This is the equivalent to an overdose, every eight minutes. The main cause of this catastrophic epidemic are: Heroin, Fentanyl, and Oxycodone. These and other types of overdoses (Meth, Cocaine, Methadone) have claimed an estimated 72,000 lives within the past […]
