Do Flu Shots Work?

Every spring, federal health officials select two influenza A virus strains (usually H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes) and one or two influenza B virus strains to include in flu vaccines released in the fall. In December, CDC informed us that one of the A strains selected for...

Common Cold Facts

Advertising tells us that there is no cure for a cold, but there are ways to ease the problem using a variety of medications that will suppress symptoms. Is it really worth the whopping $175 million that is spent each year on “cold medicine”? Colds are caused by...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

In the field of medicine, a virtual pre-requisite for most healthcare jobs is “medical terminology.” It is included in all of www.Med-Certification.com training courses. Here is a sample of the resources available in the learning process. Magnetic...

Diseases

What is Disease? Disease is an interesting medical word, derived from the Greek root of “path” which leads us directly to disease. Medical people know that PATHology is the study of disease and PATH/O/gens (bacteria) may cause disease. People who study have the ending...