Once a person is active and intimate with an unrestricted number of partners, he or she is always faced with the danger of getting infected with STD. Also known as STIs, STDs have been plaguing the world for decades and are accountable for thousands … Read more
Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 1 out of 4 deaths per year is a result of succumbing to chronic vascular illnesses. Statistics alone is indicative … Read more
For a person who has a family history of heart disease, being required to have a cardiac stress test or an echocardiogram is a test you’ll be likely to take. An echocardiogram is a test that utilizes high-frequency sound waves to evaluate the operation … Read more
If you go to your physician or are in an emergency room with a chest injury, chest pain, or shortness of breath, you will generally get a chest X-ray. It uses a particular kind of radiation to take images of the chest cavity, including … Read more
Oftentimes, we want to enjoy life to the fullest that we take enjoyment to a whole new level and not worry about anything, especially our health. Because of the continuous advancement in technology, foods are being manufactured in different ways that we no longer … Read more
PET scan stands for Positron Emission Tomography scan. How is it different from the usual CT scan that doctors require? While the CT scan uses X-ray to be able to take images of the organ of the body at all angles, PET scans use … Read more
Have you ever woken up suddenly in the middle of the night with a hand or even an entire arm feeling numb? Your immediate reaction was to panic, thinking if you just had a stroke, only feeling relieved momentarily after the sensation comes back … Read more
As uncomfortable as it may seem, but yes, a transvaginal ultrasound is an important procedure in diagnosing problems within the reproductive system of a woman as well as the pelvic organs that include the vagina, uterus, cervix, urinary tract, among others. This is required … Read more