Ehrliche Informationen. Bessere Gesundheit.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Why it Happens

These disorders of the heart’s electrical system can cause abnormal heart rhythms. Start doing CPR right away if they are unconscious and are not b...

Truth About Stretching

If your posture or activities are a problem, make it a habit to stretch those muscles regularly. Simple Back Stretch. Stretching a muscle to the fu...

Must-Try Cardio Workouts

Then start this series of intervals, which get longer and then shorter. Time: 30 minutes. They help you get fitter, letting you work harder in less...

What is Obesity?

Obesity means having far too much body fat. If you're one of them, you can work to lose weight. For adults, experts usually define obesity based on...

Tips to Beat a Hangover

Experts don't know how it works, but the extract has a protein that curbs the inflammation you can get from drinking too much. 'The alcohol is alre...

Stem Cells FAQ

The most basic kind of stem cells are the cells that make up an embryo soon after an egg is fertilized. Adult stem cells, in contrast, are 'fully d...

Wonders of Water

The IOM report did not specify requirements for water but made general fluid intake recommendations based on survey data of 91 ounces (that's 11-pl...

Could Your Child Have Sleep Apnea?

Breathing temporarily pauses during sleep for more than 10 seconds in adults and longer than two breath cycles in children, and this can happen up ...

Benefits of Restorative Rehabilitation

Because these can make walking and exercise tough, people with MS are often inactive, which can make the symptoms worse. Targeted exercise does the...

Summer Travel Health Advice

And find out as much as you can in advance about destination-specific health risks. About 30 million Americans go abroad each year, some 8 million ...

How to Save Money on Prescription Drugs

Each insurance company has a list of drugs that they do and don't cover, called a formulary. It's much easier to simply call your insurance company...

Facts and Fiction of Cloning

'Twins are clones.' Griffin is assistant director of the Roslin Institute -- the lab in Edinburgh, Scotland, where Dolly the cloned sheep was creat...