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HIV: A Detailed Overview by Armin Begic
By My Family Plate at January 24, 2012 | 8:56 pm | 0 Comment
“The AIDS epidemic began over 25 years ago, and the disease continues to prey upon millions of children around the world. Over 2.1 million children are HIV-positive, with more than 400,000 children becoming newly infected with HIV / AIDS each year” (“Join Our Fight Against AIDS”). These statistics are just the ones among adolescents, so think about how much higher more...
Trans Fatty Acids by Hollie Strawn
By My Family Plate at January 19, 2012 | 1:08 pm | 0 Comment
Trans fatty acids are an industrially produced fat originally meant to replace saturated fats in processed foods and in commercial and household cooking and frying. (Harvard School of Public Health 2012) Numerous studies have shown the harmful effects of this product produced from once healthy unsaturated vegetable oil. (Benatar 2010) The differences between saturated and more...
All About Menopause by Cathy Ingenthron
By My Family Plate at January 17, 2012 | 1:19 pm | 1 Comments
Menopause is a subject that is rarely discussed because of its highly personal nature. However this is a medical issue that affects every woman worldwide. Every woman with a reproductive system will eventually go through this biological process. Often statistics are released on different medical diseases or conditions, one in four or two in six, but this issue will more...
What is Rosacea by Tracy Rosner
By My Family Plate at January 15, 2012 | 3:06 pm | 0 Comment
Skin is an important organ of the human body that needs to be examined carefully. The largest organ of the body may be affected by various harms such as; sunburn, skin cancer, acne, disorders, and more. A common disorder known as rosacea, mainly affects the skin of the face leaving reddish, acne-like bumps. It is mostly located on the nose, chin, cheeks, and forehead. more...
Anorexia Nervosa by Lynn Carroll
By My Family Plate at January 11, 2012 | 11:57 am | 1 Comments
According to a study done by Dubovsky (2011), the mortality rate of Anorexia is 5.86. The collective data from thirty-five studies showed that 20% of Anorexic deaths were by suicide (Dubovsky 2011). Unlike some diseases, Anorexia is not something that can be "caught," it is not viral or bacterial, yet it manifests from within and affects both the mind and the body. more...
