What You Should Know About Blue Cross About The Blue Cross Blue Cross was started in 1929 by Justin Ford Kimball, at Baylor University in Dallas, Texas It was developed to guarantee teachers 21 days of hospital care for $6 a year Later on the plan was enlarged to other people in the Dallas area and then throughout the country In 1939 the term Blue Cross was used to include other plans as well Blue Cross is a name used by an association of health insurance plans ...

Knowing Tooth Decay And Its Modern Treatments "Tooth decay, also known as dental cavities, or dental caries, is a disease that is five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever" -- Michael C Alfano, Dean of the New York University College of DentistryAs warned by the World Health Organization, tooth decay is one of the world's most prevalent health problems in industrialized and especially in developing countries An estimate of 90% people in the ...

Eye On Squinting SQUINTING, a common practice among computer users, can help bring on the dry eye syndrome and the irritating symptoms that come with it Researchers said the irritation might occur because when people squint to reduce glare, for example, or to try to bring type into better focus they appear to blink less often, putting strain on the eye For this study, the researchers hooked small electrodes to the lower eyelids of 10 volunteers The electrodes measured the activity of a muscle involved in both squinting ...

Dissecting Weight Loss Supplements - Part 1 Copyright 2006 Daniel Weigum Many are trying to loose weight and weight loss supplements are a great success tool Why are certain weight loss supplements more effective? What should be in a good weight loss supplement? There are a few different techniques weight loss supplements target Some weight loss supplements techniques are stimulate metabolism, suppress appetite or a combination of these two key processes Weight loss supplements can help achieve the primary objective; burn more calories than consumed There are several weight ...

What Do The French Know To Help Your Heart? Does red wine protect against heart disease? Maybe Many studies investigated the benefits of red wine suggested that moderate amount of red wine (one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men) lowers the risk of heart attack for people in middle age by 30 to 50 percent It is also suggested that alcohol such as red wine may prevent additional heart attacks if you already have suffered from one The compounds found ...

Creativity Fuels Sex Life A new British study discovered that an active sex life and creativity may go hand-in-hand The research revealed that professional artists and poets have about twice as many sexual partners as other people According to the researchers, while writers and artists from Byron to Picasso have perpetuated the notion of the amorous artist, the new study may be the first to offer up some real proof "Creative people are often considered to be very attractive and get lots of attention as a result They tend ...

Your Bmi-body Mass Index May Not Be Accurate If You Are An Asian Or African Everyone knows that carrying extra body fat is a potential time bomb by increasing the risks of getting heart diseases, stroke and certain types of cancers These are potential killer diseases By keeping your body fat down, these diseases may be avoided and even prevented One of the most popular methods of measuring whether one is overweight is by using the Body Mass Index or BMI ...

Warning: If You're A Woman Over 25, You Should Eat These Foods To Prevent Diseases That Claims Most Do you keep your health care plan in the fridge? It’s not a bad idea actually because if you pick your foods the right way, you can pack heart disease, colon cancer, osteoporosis, and diabetes prevention all in a day’s worth of groceries Heart Disease It kills nearly 500,000 women a year The American Heart Association warns that heart disease, including stroke, claims more women’s lives than the next ...

Practical Aromatherapy - The Antiviral Effects Of Essential Oils Antiviral Activity of Essential Oils The body of evidence regarding the effectiveness of natural botanicals against a great variety of viruses is growing Over twenty years ago, German scientists found extracts of more than 100 species of the Lamiaceae family to have antiviral effects This discovery lead to and increase in the examination of essential oils in Europe for the treatment of viral infections Essential oils from many plant families have now been demonstrated to have antiviral properties Interestingly, different ...

Podiatry 101 What You Need To Know About American Podiatric Medical Association Founded in the year 1912, the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), today represents approximately 15000 Doctors of Podiatric Medicines (DPMs) The Association headquarters are situated in Bethesda, Maryland With a staff of approx 60 employees the association assists the 53 societies scattered throughout the US, with the goal of improving the foot and ankle health of every individual Their attempt is to achieve this goal by providing information by the way of a toll free number, ...