Mark Thevenot

New and spreading "Superbug" freaks out health researchers and hospital staffs worldwide. NDM-1 may enable certain disease causing bacteria to resist all known antibiotics.

Zoonoses are the newest disease concern for world health organizations like WHO. What you need to know about Zoonoses.

Vaccines are the only effective means you will have to protect yourself, your family and your co-workers from potential death from the H1N1 Swine Flu virus. When both the World Health Organization (WHO) and The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) put out a World-wide alert that this disease is serious...

New health drinks and energy drinks seem to fill the coolers and store shelves these days. New beverages are marketed as sports drinks, vitamin water, energy drinks, diabetic drinks,weight-loss or weight-gain drinks and exotic fruit or plant extract drinks- with "miracle" health benefits. The spin is endless - the health...

I feel horrible! - do I have the flu or is it just a common cold? This question is usually the 1st one that comes to my mind when I get that lousy-all-over-feeling that lets me know I've caught a winter season bug. Some of the symptoms of the flu...

New deadly mutant bacteria strain invades hospitals in 38 states in the USA. Thousands could be infected by Clostridium difficile NAP1/027.

8 life saving tips for saving real money on your prescription drugs.

If you want to protect yourself and your family without going broke, you will need to be pro-active when it comes to health care. Despite the extremely high cost of most medical care, access to free or discounted care is there for those willing to make a small effort to...

"The Internet has become a pharmaceutical candy store - offering a high to any kid with a credit card at the click of a mouse" - Joseph A. Califano Jr., National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, chair and president. The number of websites advertising and selling controlled prescription drugs like...

Tips for Prevention of Staph Infections in Schools Over the past few years some dangerous Staph bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics. Only recently has the news media focused on this serious new health problem, which is of urgent concern to our schools. These killer bacteria, called methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus...