Every expectant mother currently holding down a career has questions regarding maternity-leave laws. How does it work and how long are you legally allowed to be away from your job? What about paternity leave and the Family Medical Leave Act? With all of the bits and pieces of information out there, it is enough to make your head spin. Get your ( Read more... )

While most of us look forward to sweet dreams after a long day at the office, those who suffer from night terrors are anything but at ease. Night terrors in adults, formally known as “pavor noctumus”, are a type of parasomnia sleep disorder that is distinguished by extreme fear and the impaired ability to return to full consciousness. An individual ( Read more... )

Psychoanalysis has been used for years on countless patients searching for relief from internal struggles. While psychoanalysis has been met with extreme resistance by some, many still hold fast to its proven ability to promote emotional healing and recovery. While some remain wary of certain therapy methods, many are extremely loyal toward such ( Read more... )

Coughing is the body's way of removing foreign material or mucus from the lungs or of reacting to an irritated airway. Coughs have distinctive traits you can learn to recognize. A cough is only a symptom, not a disease, and often the importance of your cough can be determined only when other symptoms are evaluated.

Productive coughs

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A new medical study is causing an uproar as it so boldly suggests that many of today's leading antidepressants, including Prozac, Paxil and Effexor, are no more effective than placebo pills that are given to equally ailing mental health patients. As you can imagine, this has upset many researchers and doctors in the mental health industry, ( Read more... )

We all have bad days.  Understandably, life at times makes it impossible to avoid the blues, and in today’s world, prescription mood enhancers are more readily available than ever.  While these are extremely beneficial to those struggling with clinical depression, they aren’t always necessary for everyone. If you want to get back to basics and ( Read more... )

Healthsphere has also recently added a predictive health analysis tool that has become the fruit of numerous research and case studies - literally decades of work. This tool is able to help you analyze your current health state, help make you aware of your potential risks, and provide you with suggestions to improve and sustain good health.

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Pneumonia, despite modern medical treatments, is still a serious illness that usually takes place during the winter months. Especially an issue in the elderly, no one is immune to pneumonia, and often the simplest of chest colds can turn into this sometimes critical condition. Pneumonia, by definition, is an inflammatory illness of the lung. The ( Read more... )

The common cold or flu is almost synonymous with these winter months, and if you find yourself heading out to the drug store to dope up on NyQuil, then think again. Home remedies that usually fade away with our childhood, are beginning to be rediscovered thanks to the various websites available that are now promoting them. However, these treatments ( Read more... )

Finding out you are pregnant can be a very exciting time, however it can also be nerve wracking as you realize you have a lot of new rules to follow when it comes to your everyday life. There are plenty of healthy choices to be made, however having a strong pregnancy goes beyond just eating your fruits and veggies. There are some precautions to ( Read more... )