by PHC Team | Jan 18, 2013 | Healthcare News
Many people wonder how safe is the influenza vaccine or flu shot. It is not unusual to hear this subject debated by various people. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released the following report. “According to a recent systematic review and...
by PHC Team | Jan 17, 2013 | Healthcare News
The debate over vaccine safety seems to linger as parents are often concerned about the amount of vaccines required for their children and why they need so many. Health care providers follow the schedule that is created by the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization...
by PHC Team | Jan 17, 2013 | Healthcare News
A new study just released shows that walking 15 minutes 4 times per week can cut the risk of death in elderly by 40%. Italian researchers found that older people who walk at least 4 times per week cut their chances of morbidity by as much as 40%. The study covered a...
by PHC Team | Jan 16, 2013 | Healthcare News
Energy drink consumption has become a “rising public health problem” that can cause insomnia, nervousness, headache, fast heartbeat and seizures that are severe enough to require emergency care.“These beverages provide high doses of caffeine that stimulate...
by PHC Team | Jan 16, 2013 | Healthcare News
A study just released in Circulation researchers found that women who ate more than three servings of blueberries and strawberries weekly had a lower risk of heart disease as compared to women who did not. “Anthocyanins are antioxidants, substances found in plants...