A risk factor is any situation, habit, social or environmental condition, physiological or psychological condition, developmental or intellectual condition, or spiritual or other variable that increases the vulnerability of an individual or group to an illness or accident. The presence of risk factors does not mean that a disease will develop, but risk factors increase the chances that the individual will experience a particular dysfunction. [...]
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ILLNESS. Illness is a personal state in which the person feels unhealthy. It is a state in which a person’s physical. Emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is diminished or impaired compared with previous experience. Illness is not synonymous with disease; although nurses must be familiar with different kinds of disease and their treatments, they are concerned more with their illness, which may include disease but also the effects on functioning and well-being in all dimensions. [...]
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Most of you are probably cramming when looking and surfing at the web for the best way on how you will pick the right foods for your diet because it seems not effective as times goes by. Do you have the same problem just like everyone else? Is choosing the right food for the best diet your problem? Then you could probably seek some advice from the experts. [...]
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Health is a fundamental right of every human being. It is a state of integration of the body and mind. It is a much sought after state; a highly desirable state for most people and yet at times, it remains elusive for some people. [...]
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We often regard smoking as the main factor which causes Lung Cancer. But even if you are not a smoker and even if you are not exposed to secondhand smoking, you are still most likely to suffer from Lung Cancer due to unbearable air pollution. [...]
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A recent study conducted states that medical researchers are trying to decode the aging process. Scientists are said to be starting to decode the most complicated biology of the aging process and they are really positive that the recent advances in research may lead to treatments that can slow or even reverse degeneration and disease. [...]
A risk factor is any situation, habit, social or environmental condition, physiological or psychological condition, developmental or intellectual condition, or spiritual or other variable that increases the vulnerability of an individual or group to an illness or accident. The presence of risk factors does not mean that a disease will develop, but risk factors increase the chances that the individual will experience a particular dysfunction. [...]
Most of you are probably cramming when looking and surfing at the web for the best way on how you will pick the right foods for your diet because it seems not effective as times goes by. Do you have the same problem just like everyone else? Is choosing the right food for the best diet your problem? Then you could probably seek some advice from the experts. [...]
Definition: Urinary Incontinence is the condition of having intermittent or complete absence of ability to control excretion of urine. [...]
A contact lens, which often comes in pairs, is worn in the eyes as a form of corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens are already being used by many people these days. Usually, they use contact lens not to correct a problem in their eyes but oftentimes as form of getting fashionable by having lovely and fancy good-looking eyes. The lenses are usually placed on the cornea of the eye and you need to know the right technique of placing the contact lenses in your eyes. [...]
Tired of all those dieting and exercising but still you end up having the same weight at the end of the day. Then some suggest that you undergo rare surgical interventions for you to trim down your body fats and eventually loss some weight. But is it really advisable? [...]
A High-Fiber Diet is usually composed of fruits and vegetables because these are rich in fiber which helps us prevent constipation and helps us in having regular bowel movement. Aside from this fact, it is also important for us to know that eating regular servings of brown rice, legumes, cooked green vegetables and dried fruit could reduce the risk of having colon polyps, a precursor to colon cancer. [...]
