Understanding Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a life-long disease that affects the way your body handles the glucose in your blood. There are 27 million people in the United States who suffer from this condition and 86 million people with prediabetes. What Causes Type 2 Diabetes? There are...

Top 10 Health Risks for Men

When it comes to health risks, it is important to realize and remember that every individual is unique. When you consider the specifics of DNA, genetics, and other family and lifestyle traits, then you have to be aware of what could affect you the most. That being...

Top 10 Health Risks in Females

Risks of Modern Living The World Health Organization (WHO) specifies ten threatening health conditions most prevalent in women: Cancer Reproductive Health Maternal Health HIV Sexually Transmitted Infections Violence Against Women Mental Health Noncommunicable diseases...

Understanding HCV in patients

Safety Concerns for Health Care Professionals Hepatitis C (HCV) is a virus that attacks the liver and is transmitted through blood to blood contact. For health care professionals, this indicates a need to take precautions before any contact with a client’s blood...