Think Healthier: because you need to!

Despite its relatively safe nature and medicinal history that traces back to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates in the 5th Century B.C., aspirin and other NSAIDs cause up to 15,000 deaths and 100,000 hospitalizations each year. Most famously, perhaps, actor and American martial artist Bruce Lee’s untimely death at the age of 32 was attributed…

Chronic pain is a miserable condition. Unlike the common aches, pains and soreness most of us feel on occasion, chronic pain lingers for months and sometimes years. It can range from mildly annoying to totally disabling, and it steals the enjoyment of life for the millions of people who suffer from it. While some people…

When you undergo an invasive procedure, you usually will be put under general anesthesia. It’s a treatment that puts you into a deep, pain-free sleep that will allow the medical professionals to work on your problem without any issues. It helps lessen pain and anxiety. General anesthesia is administered intravenously or via inhaling a special…

One of the most confounding conditions in the medical field is temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders, commonly referred to as TMJ problems. These occur in the area on the sides of your head, where the upper and lower jaws meet, but can radiate out from there to various parts of the head, including the neck,…

No one can argue that marijuana use has made serious headway in America over the past 50 years. Gone are the days when it was something known only to jazz musicians and the beatnik underground. Today, marijuana users are as American as apple pie, and although you won’t see Mom and Dad lighting up at…

A staggering 90 percent of people worldwide are using drugs on a regular basis and may not even be aware of it. According to a recent Newsweek report, nine out of every 10 people throughout the world are hooked on a drug that is completely legal for people of any age to purchase and consume.…

Every year, at least 2 million Americans contract infections that are resistant to antibiotics. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, at least 23,000 patients per year die from these infections. Among the victims are the very young, those older than 60 years of age or immune-suppressed people. The superbug’s genesis…

Sucking down pills, powders or other concoctions comprises many adults’ standard health care rituals. Some of these pills or potions are prescribed by doctors, while others may be over-the-counter pain relievers, antacids, vitamins or supplements. The problem with the habit of mixing and matching pharmaceuticals is that the more medication ingested, the more people risk…