STI Awareness Month

Image is from English Press Release It that time of the month where we recognize STD Awareness. With over 20 million new infections every year, this is a serious issue that requires more attention from all the institution involved. The cost of STD to the economy is...

Understanding Tuberculosis

Image is from CDC Tuberculosis, TB, is an airborne bacterial infection. While other organs and tissues may be involved, it normally affects the lungs first. What You Need To Know While most people who have TB are not contagious, the disease is spread through the air...

Understanding the Swine Flu

Image is from Flowing Data Obtaining A Diagnosis The only way to accurately diagnose swine flu is through a flu test. This is because the symptoms of swine flu look exactly the same as those found in conventional strains of influenza. Even differences of severity...

Different types of Hepatitis

Image is from naturalsociety.com The definition of hepatitis is injury to the liver with inflammation of liver cells. There are six kinds of this disease, types A, B, C, D, E, and G, and which one you have is determined by a blood test. All six types are caused by a...