Blood Pressure: Do It Yourself!
Ever go to the doctor’s office for a routine check-up and you get your blood pressure taken and the number is higher than normal? Ever wonder what is being measured? Or why that arm cuff squeez...
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Anti-Smoking Teens: Catchy Ads.
In all high schools, teens are taught about the health risks and complications of smoking cigarettes. Some may listen and take precautions. For a majority of teens it goes in one ear and out the oth...
Cervical cancer: avoid with one HPV vaccine.
According to a new study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research. Researchers suggests that a single dose of the human papillomavirus(HPV) vaccine could be enough to protect women against...
Prevent Norovirus: High School affected.
This past week, attendance numbers at Richardson High School were abnormal to say the least. The school of 2,550 students was affected by a day to day mystery that was making the number of students t...
Generic OxyContin: banned by F.D.A
The FDA has now banned all generic medications for the narcotic medication OxyContin. OxyContin is a controlled substance similar to morphine that is prescribed for pain.