Whiplash is a sudden, sharp snap of your head backwards and forwards following a (rearend) car accident, sports injury, or simply from being pushed from behind. The resulting injury to the structures in your neck can produce neck and shoulder pain and/or stiffness, headaches or dizziness. Research shows that chronic neck pain and headaches following [...]

With February being Heart Month, here is some information to protect you and help combat heart disease.   A new study suggests young men with Type-A personalities should ease up on the hostility to avoid developing high blood pressure. Researchers investigated which psychological and social factors raise the long-term chances of hypertension, a major risk [...]

C-reactive protein (CRP) is part of the inflammatory reaction in the body. Recent research shows that having high blood test levels of CRP increases one’s risk for heart attack and stroke twice as much as having high cholesterol does. CRP measures inflammation, the same part of the body’s immune reaction that protects you from infection [...]

Heart disease may be the leading cause of death for both men and women, but it doesn’t mean you have to accept it as your fate. Although you lack the power to change some risk factors – such as family history, age, and race – there are some key heart disease prevention steps you can [...]