Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses. The most familiar aspect of the flu is the way it ... Read More
Health Conditions
Natural Cold and Flu Remedies
You know that the common cold can be one of the most fatiguing features of winter, often lasting weeks. The flu is another debilitating ... Read More
Flu Medication
What drugs are available? Four drugs are available to treat and/or prevent influenza. They are amantadine and rimantadine, zanamivir, and ... Read More
Flu Risks
Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses. The most familiar aspect of the flu is the way it can ... Read More
The Common Cold
Sneezing, scratchy throat, runny nose-everyone knows the first signs of a cold, probably the most common illness known. Although the common ... Read More
Cholesterol Highs & Lows: Which Factors Matter Most?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Your blood cholesterol level is affected not only by what you eat but also by how quickly your body makes LDL ("bad") ... Read More
What Is High Blood Cholesterol?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Too much cholesterol (ko-LES-ter-ol) in the blood, or high blood cholesterol, can be serious. People with high blood ... Read More
What Causes High Blood Cholesterol?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- A variety of things can affect the cholesterol levels in your blood. Some of these things you can control and others ... Read More
Signs and Symptoms: High Blood Cholesterol
There are usually no signs or symptoms of high blood cholesterol. Many people don't know that their cholesterol level is too high. ... Read More
Cholesterol-Heart Disease Connection
What does cholesterol have to do with heart disease? The Framingham Heart Study established that high blood cholesterol is a risk factor ... Read More
How to Read Food Labels
Grocery stores are packed with aisle after aisle of different types and brands of foods. The food label can help you to make sense of how to ... Read More
New Food Label: Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, and Cholesterol
Q: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring that, by January 2006, food labels list the amount of trans fat together with ... Read More