The rate of new HIV infections among young gay or bisexual black men is significantly higher than new infections among whites and Hispanics of the same age Mental-Health, the U.S Mental-Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday.
“The number of new HIV infections among young black men who have sex with men is [...]

Blood sugar is a term very familiar to diabetics. However, it is a concept everyone should understand because it has a major impact on weight management and the maintenance of overall health. “Blood sugar” is a measurement of glucose (or sugar) in the blood and it fluctuates with the foods we eat. Blood sugar levels [...]

One thing you can count on in life is change.And as you age, your appearance proves no exception to this rule. Although a growing number of people turn to plastic surgery and other invasive procedures to minimize the effects of aging, natural options can help you preserve and enhance your beauty through the years and [...]

Remember when we thought slathering on baby oil to promote tanning was doing something good for our skin?
These days, a dizzying number of sunscreens and sunblocks cram stores’ shelves, promising protection from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays. If you don’t have a PhD in chemistry, reading and understanding the ingredients lists on those bottles is [...]

When stress or anxiety has you feeling tied up in knots, jittery or unable to fall asleep, you can lower your mental tension by using a physical technique-progressive muscle relaxation.
This method enables you to lower your body’s stress response and calm your spirits by identifying and releasing tension in your muscles.
You can practice progressive muscle [...]

Why self-test blood glucose levels?
Testing your blood sugar enables you to see how certain foods, activities, and situations may impact your blood glucose levels. It can also help you and your diabetes care team evaluate how effective, or ineffective, a new treatment routine or change in blood sugar medication is. For people who take insulin, [...]

Let’s say you’ve been pretty diligent about exercising since your early 20s. You run or walk briskly or use the elliptical machines at the gym at least three times a week. You might even go to a step aerobics or Pilates class.
And, just to make the example complete, let’s also imagine that your diet is [...]

The average American consumes more than a pound of refined sugar a week. It sounds unbelievable until you realize that sugar goes by more than 50 names and is an ingredient in virtually all processed foods, from your morning doughnut to the ketchup on your burger.
Eat it (along with excess fat and calories), Health [...]

The Health Minister praised Royal Berkshire Hospital for potentially saving 13,000 women’s lives a year when he opened its sexual health and breast-screening clinic.
Secretary of State for Health The Rt Hon Alan Johnson praised the hard work of staff and said it was a monumental achievement for Reading to get 82 per cent of its [...]

Chairman, Igbo-Eze North Local Government, Hon Chijioke Ugwu has said efforts were on by the council to partner with the state government on rehabilitating bad rural roads in the area.
Noting that the state of dilapidation of the roads have made transportation difficult for the rural dwellers in the area, Ugwu said his administration was determined [...]