Health Archive

Movies and TV shows often portray mental illness with stereotypes. These stereotypes shape our perception of mental illness to some extent or in some cases, completely. The reality, however, can be far different. The signs and symptoms of mental illness can be …

Crying is seen as a negative emotion. Well, it is true to an extent since people cry when they are not happy with something in life. But, not many people know that there are positive aspects to crying. Research has shown that …

It seems drug testing is all the rage these days. Not only is it the politically-correct thing to do, it also makes a lot of money for the medical industry and testing laboratories. No sane person would argue that it is not …

Type 2 diabetes is far and away the most common form of the disease, and it’s the one that can sneak up on you without causing initial symptoms. It’s called “the silent killer” for a reason. It’s quite likely that millions of …

The idea of cancer is a very scary one for most people and lung cancer is the number one killer out of all cancers of both men and women in the United States. Smoking is well-known as the number one cause for …