Cervical cancer occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. Cervical cancer can often be successfully treated when it’s found early. It is usually discovered at a very early stage through a Pap test. Cervical cancer is primarily caused by the human papillomavirus virus, or HPV. HPV is contracted through sexual intercourse with an infected individual.
Have you gained too much holiday weight? You may be thinking that it is time to shed weight for the new year but will you be following unconventional weight loss methods? This infographic may help you.
Post traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition triggered by a traumatic event. It can include symptoms such as nightmares, extreme anxiety and flashbacks. Check out the infographic below to learn more about PTSD.
Many of us don’t get the recommended hours of sleep every night, and it could be damaging our health. Check out the following infographic to learn about how losing sleep affects your health.
How do your patients view you when you wear a particular color scrub uniform? Approachable, caring, friendly or standoffish and inattentive? When you enter their room with a colorful scrub or one with prints, you see and feel the effects of the scrub colors on you and your immediate environment. It can lift their spirits and they are more open and comfortable with you versus dark colors that are cold and cause them to change their attitudes toward you negatively.
Dermatillomania is a compulsive, often detrimental habit that is characterized by the repeated urge to pick at one’s own skin — often to the extent of tissue damage and scarring. In terms of prevalence, an estimated 1.4 to 5.4 percent of the general population is afflicted with this condition, with women accounting for the majority (at 86 percent).
BRCA testing could change your life, and many people didn’t know much about it, until celebrities brought the situation to light. Check out the infographic below to learn more.
Mitral Regurgitation is a common heart valve disorder in which the mitral valve does not close properly. As a result, blood traveling through the human heart “leaks” backward from the left ventricle into the left atrium. Learn more about Mitral Regurgitation in this infographic.
The following facts may gross you out but knowledge is power. Keep yourself healthy by watching out for these hidden dangers at your favorite grocery store, all nicely put together in an infographic from Grocery Coupon Network.
Here is a useful infographic by Master Cleaners that teaches us all about the most dangerous germs that can be found in the home, with the 4 most dangerous household germs are MRSA, E. Coli 0157, Novovirus and C. Difficile.
