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Compression socks are designed to help stabilize muscles and prevent muscle fatigue after a long workout and/or to help enhance oxygen flow through the blood for a better recovery and less fatigue. While they are typically used by athletes following an intense workout, those in the medical industry can also benefit from the use of compression socks. After all, you...

If you’re interested in the medical field, the financial burden and sacrifice that you’ll have to make might be holding you back.  If you’re unable or unwilling to attend eight or more years of schooling, we have a list of high paying medical careers that you can achieve with a Bachelor’s degree.   If you’d like to work with high-tech...

Blue Evergreen Hydrangea Root has been a constant fixture in Eastern medicine for centuries and now, the plant is getting mainstream attention for its healing properties!    During a recent study by pharmaceutical giant Allied-Bristol Life Sciences, researchers found that the active ingredient in blue evergreen hydrangea root could be helpful in blocking a type of rogue T-cell that attacks...

A recent international drug trial has shown promising results for cancer patients facing terminal diagnoses.  Researches are saying that terminal patients could be “effectively cured” from their cancer by a powerful new combination of treatments that many are calling a once-in-a-generation result.   The treatment utilizes the body’s own immune cells to attack the cancerous tumors and in recent trials,...

The medical professionals that many rely on have grown so frustrated and unsatisfied with their jobs that many are leaving the field.  In 2011, a study revealed that 20% of nurses who work directly with patients feel some level of dissatisfaction, compared to 13% of nurses in non-institutionalized environments.    By 2022, more than 500,000 nurses will be needed to...

Over the past few years, 3D printing has been in the news but until recently, no mention of the technologies possible medicine implications had been mentioned. As more researchers, Doctors, and health professionals add 3D printing to their repertoire of treatments, it will gain notoriety as a treatment of the future!   The healthcare implications from 3D printing are astounding! ...

When suffering from an illness or injury we often turn to Doctor’s to prescribe prescription medications that can be costly or have serious side effects.  But if you want to be really healthy, experts suggest that you turn to the foods you eat to improve your health.    Using food as medicine is called nutrigenomics and it’s based on the...

Spring brings flowers, blue skies, and the chirping of birds but, for allergy sufferers, spring also brings with it runny, red noses, sneezing, and a multitude of other annoying symptoms.  But how do seasonal allergies affect the way you feel and, bigger picture, how do they affect your overall health?  Let’s take a look.   When spring rolls around it...