How Does International Health Insurance Work?

What Is Health Insurance? Health insurance is a contract that requires an insurer to pay some or all of a person’s healthcare costs in exchange for a premium. More specifically, health insurance typically pays for medical, surgical, prescription drugs, and sometimes dental expenses incurred by the insured. Health insurance can reimburse the insured for expenses […]

What Is A Masters In Public Health?

Public health is defined as “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society”. The overall vision is to promote greater health and well-being in a sustainable way while strengthening integrated public health services and reducing inequalities. In order to achieve this vision, the public health […]

Do Cigarettes Expire?

A cigarette is a tube-shaped tobacco product that is made of finely cut, cured tobacco leaves wrapped in thin paper. According to the American Lung Association, there are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, cigarettes create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are […]

Is Luto Vape Safe to Use?

Luto Vape is a pre-filled disposable vape pod system device that comes in different flavors and designs. Disposable vapes are nicotine-infused aerosols. The technical name is electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS), which is an umbrella term that encompasses vape pens, pods, tanks, mods, and electronic cigarettes. These devices are designed to simulate cigarette or cigar […]

What Is The Proper Way To Treat Heat Stroke?

Heat stroke is the most serious heat-related illness. It occurs when the body becomes unable to control its temperature: the body’s temperature rises rapidly, the sweating mechanism fails, and the body is unable to cool down. Some statistical approaches estimate that more than 1,300 deaths per year in the United States are due to extreme […]

Why is Amaranth Dye Banned in the U.S.?

Amaranth is a monoazo dye that occurs as reddish-brown to dark reddish-brown powder or granules. It is principally the trisodium salt of 3-hydroxy-4-(4-sulfonato-1-naphthylazo)-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonate and subsidiary coloring matters together with sodium chloride and/or sodium sulfate as the principal uncolored components. It may be converted to the corresponding aluminum lake. Amaranth can be used to color a […]

Woman Cured of HIV After Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant

A woman with HIV who received an umbilical cord blood transplant has become the third person in the world to be cured of the virus that causes AIDS. The two others, both men, were cured after receiving bone marrow transplants from donors who carried a mutation that blocks HIV, The New York Times reported. The woman […]

Behavioral Therapy: Definition, Features, Benefits and More

Behavioral therapy! You might have heard about this particular type of treatment, but do you know what it actually is? In case you are suffering from substance abuse or mental illness, your doctor might have advised you to opt for behavioral therapy. However, before opting for any particular treatment program, gathering some knowledge about the […]

Grand-Pa Headache Tablets & Powder: Uses, Ingredients, Side Effects

Grand-Pa Headache Tablets is a combination medication containing aspirin 226.8 mg, paracetamol 162.0 mg, caffeine 32.4 mg. Grad-Pa Headache Tablets are used for the symptomatic relief of mild to moderate headaches, pain, and fever. It also comes as a powder but with the same ingredients. Aspirin (salicylate) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Aspirin contains […]