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If you didn’t happen to know, a healthy sex life is extremely beneficial for you! It helps boost immunity, relieves stress and let's not forget about the good mood endorphins. But, what’s important to understand is to know how to maintain and improve your sex life. Here are some valuable tips to help you maintain your sexual health and have a healthy sex life.       1.       Begin walking Just 30 minutes of walking every day was linked with a 41% drop in risk for ED, while a separate trial reported that moderate exercise can help restore sexual performance in obese, middle-aged men with ED.         2.       Never treat sex as a burden  The key lies not in thinking about ways to deny it to your partner, but to think of ways to be enthusiastic about your sex life. It should definitely be an active de-stressor in your life. After all, who wouldn't love a good sex life with a partn...

We tend to think that we know our own bodies pretty well. We know how they work and what kinds of changes are occurring every second of the day. But in fact, the human body is a seriously complex and mysterious mechanism that sometimes confuses even the most qualified specialists.Here are some stunningly interesting facts about our body that canimpress anyone.       1.       For every pound of fat gained, you add seven miles of new blood vessels New tissue needs blood supply, so your vascular system expands to accommodate it. This means that your heart must work harder to pump blood through the new network, which may reduce oxygenation and nutrient replenishment in other tissues. Your body will break down and reabsorb the unneeded blood vessels from the previous tissue.Our blood vessels are 100,000 miles long and we breathe 50,000 times in a day. Moreover, our body is full of surprises ...

Economic sustainability and digital disruption are pretty popular topics as of late. Healthcare spending is on an unsustainable path, thanks to demographic shifts and globalization. But just as health systems need to contain costs, digital health has emerged to enable approaches that are significantly more cost-effective. Developing sustainable approaches will require varied skills, from app development and analytics to customer engagement – attracting entrants from sectors such as technology, telecommunications, and retail. This creates opportunities for cross-sector partnering, but also raises the specter of disruption for mature health care incumbents. Here are some of the healthcare trends that will rule not only this year, but many more years to come!        1.       Fee paying healthcare is likely to increase There has been a greater demand on health systems created by ageing, obesity and disease. The rise of new health...

Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1963 and widespread vaccination, major epidemics occurred every 2–3 years and measles caused around 2.6 million deaths a year. The disease remains one of the leading causes of death among young children globally, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. Measles is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family and it is usually passed through direct contact and through the air. The virus infects the respiratory tract, and then spreads throughout the body. Measles is a human disease and is not known to occur in animals. Accelerated immunization activities have had a major impact on reducing measles deaths. During 2000–2016, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 20.4 million deaths. Symptoms Measlessigns and symptoms appear 10 to 14 days after exposure to the virus. Signs and symptoms of measles typically include: Fever Dry cough Runny nose S...

A musclecramp is a sudden contraction of one or more muscles. If you've ever been awakened in the night, you know that muscle cramps can cause severe pain. Though generally harmless, muscle cramps can make it temporarily impossible to use the affected muscle. Long periods of exercise or physical labor, especially in hot weather, can lead to muscle cramps. Some medications and certain medical conditions also may cause muscle cramps. You usually can treat muscle cramps at home with some helpful self-care measures. Symptoms Usually, a cramp can be very painful, often severely so. Commonly, the sufferer must stop whatever activity is under way and seek immediatehelp from the cramp.Also, the person is unable to use the affected muscle while it is cramping. Severe cramps may be associated with soreness and swelling, which can persist up to several days after the cramp has subsided. At the time of cramping, the knotted muscle will bulge, feel very firm, and may be tender...

Driving requires a tremendous amount of focus and your complete attention. Distracted driving affects all drivers and can come with dangerous consequences. However, unfocused driving does not affect all drivers the same. Some take more risks and pay less attention to road thus increasing their risk for disaster. Understanding what is at stake and how even the smallest distractions can affect your ability to drive could prevent a serious accident. After you’ve been driving for a while you get comfortable and simply forget just how dangerous it can bebecause you’re complacent to the risks of driving. As a result, you’re more likely to feel like you can send a quick text message or daydream without putting yourself in danger. Compounding the problem are other states of mind like rushing, frustration and fatigue. All of these can further contribute to taking your eyes and mind off the task of driving and influence your decisions to do things when driving. Here is what causes you to lose y...

Although most appointments scheduled in the healthcare industry today are conducted over the phone, majority of the patients will go online first to search for healthcare information they want before visiting their doctors. Patients will use online sources when looking for health information such as signs and symptoms of a disease, the treatment options for their illnesses, and the best hospitals or healthcare providers. According to a recent study, patients, especially the younger generation are more likely to book their appointments online, base their trust on online reviews, and highly value doctors with self-service appointment management. The fact is that today’s social and search trends are a clear indication of the growing role of digital connectivity in healthcare. Mobile, social, and search has a profound impact on how health consumers find their doctors online, search for disease symptoms, search and evaluate treatment options and also look for alternative and holisti...

Language barriers create significant challenges to providing effective and high-quality healthcare . Of all Americans 5 years of age and over, 60.6 million people (21%) speak a language other than English. In the United States, federal and state laws provide a framework to ensure healthcare access for individuals unable to speak English. Many healthcare institutions have access to interpreter services, and the availability of professional translators has been associated with improvements in patient satisfaction, communication, and overall healthcare access. Whether you are providing advice about the winter flu season, or instructions on how to use a cardiac medical device, linguistically diverse populations need to receive critical health information in a language they can understand and speak. It has been established that poor access to medical information can result in serious danger to a patient’s health. Misunderstandings of medication dosage alone can and have result...