The Health Risks Of Doping
Blood doping is a method of enhancing your athletic performance by artificially boosting your blood’s ability to bring more oxygen to your muscles. In many…
General Health
The Worst Day For A Doctor’s Appointment
Schedule a Monday morning doctor’s appointment and ease your way into the week. Great and efficient plan, right? Not really. You’re actually more likely to…
Have You Made The Wrong Resolutions?
For many people, a new year equals a new commitment to lose weight. Or workout more. Or eat less junk food. Some of these people…
EPI 101
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, or EPI, is the inability to properly digest food due to a lack of digestive enzymes made by the pancreas. What is…
BDO’s Year In Review: The Top 10 Stories Of 2012
Just in case you missed it, here are just some of the top articles that dominated the health news world in 2012… Best Shampoos For…
Condom Facts No One Tells You
Condoms are one type of birth control that not only prevents pregnancy, but also can help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). But,…
Videos
What Is EPI?
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a condition characterized by deficiency of the exocrine pancreatic enzymes, resulting in the inability to digest food properly, or maldigestion.…
The 12 Most Common Senior Health Problems
Thanks to new medications and surgical techniques, people are living longer. However, a 35-year-old body will be a very different body than a 75-year-old one.…
8 Ways To Unwind After Work
The last thing you want to do when you get home from a long day of work is to do more work. Some days are…
Nelson Mandela Suffers Lung Infection
South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela is suffering from a recurring lung infection and is responding to medical treatments, the nation’s presidency said recently. The…
Red Meat Allergy Linked To Tick Bites
Move aside peanuts, shellfish, fruits, or wheat. A bite from the lone star tick might spark an allergy to beef, pork and lamb, researchers say.…
Drugs & Grapefruit?
Most know that grapefruit does not mix well with many prescription medications. But now, scientists have expanded the list of medications that interact with grapefruit…
The 2012 Presidential Election: You’re Voting On Your Health
How will your vote in the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election influence your health? President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, and many of…
FDA Investigating Monster Energy Drink Death Reports
The FDA is investigating reports of five deaths and a nonfatal heart attack in people who drank high-caffeine energy drinks made by the Monster Energy…
Expiration? Drugs May Last Longer Than You Think
Do you still have old prescriptions in your medicine cabinet? Chances are, you’re one of many Americans who don’t have to heart to toss out…
