Greece is facing a county-wide healthcare catastrophe spurred by their economic crisis. Currently, the Greek health care system is so struggling to meet patient care with limited resources that standards of patient care and disease control are suffering greatly. “I have seen places…where the financial situation did not allow even for basic requirements,” says Marc […]
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We’ve been receiving some really great questions from Activebeat readers about fitness and nutrition-related issues. I’ve answered some of the recent questions below. So, let’s get started with our first question: Name: Daphne Age of person affected: 42 Comments: How can I get rid of my stomach? I can’t seem to be able to […]
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You use them to scratch an itch, grip shopping items before picking them from the grocery store shelf, and maybe you even bedazzle them in the season’s hottest shade—but did you know that your fingernails can actually provide little windows to your health? In fact, sudden imperfections or alterations to the surface or shape of […]
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Cash incentives may help boost the number of organ donations and, in turn, save more lives – this according to a new study out of Canada this week. Dr. Braden Manns of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta and Institute for Public Health conducted a study last October which surveyed more than 2,500 Canadian public […]
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