Category Archives: Daily Health FAQ
Animal to Human Disease Transmission: Can Sick Pets Infect You?
Our health question of the day goes: Can pet owners catch diseases from their pets? The probability that you will be infected by your pet is pretty small but the answer is a big fat “Yes!”.
Vitamin E and Stroke: Is Vitamin E Good or Bad for Your Health?
There’s some good news and bad news for those of you who are taking vitamin E? The bad news is that it can increase your risk of suffering from haemorrhagic stroke or bleeding in the brain. And the good news? The same vitamin can reduce your risk of having ischaemic stroke or that kind of [...]
Do Men Get Breast Cancer?
Can men fall victim to the dreaded breast cancer disease? Apparently they do. If you are a guy, you have a one in a thousand chance of getting breast cancer during your lifetime. This is 100 times less common compared to women but the risk is still there.
Is Your Alcohol Tolerance Level Genetic?
When you get drunk easily, you may possess a gene called CYP2E1 which was recently discovered by scientists and which could provide codes of instruction for making an enzyme that can break down alcohol. The good thing about having this gene is that, because of your low alcohol tolerance level, you are more likely to [...]
Listerine Total Care Mouthwash Review: Can it Prevent Gum Disease?
Does Listerine Total Care and other mouthwash products really prevent gum disease as they claim? The answer is a big fat “No” according to the Food and Drug Administration which issued a letter to Johnson & Johnson (which manufactures Listerine) and two other companies — CVS Corporation (CVS Complete Care Anticavity Mouthwash), and Walgreen Company [...]
