The Answers Will Surprise You The average lifespan for a person who is born and raised in the United States today is 75 � 80 years. The average lifespan for someone in the UK is also 75 � 80. A Canadian is expected to live 80 � 85 years, as is an...

Did you know that one out of every two working adults, that's 50 PERCENT, will suffer from back pain this year? If you are thinking that you land in the "other 50 percent", the half that will not have to visit the doctor consider this. 90 PERCENT of ad...

Braces, in one form or another, have been around since 400-500 BC. According to the AAO (American Association of Orthodontists), archaeologists have discovered mummified ancients with crude metal bands wrapped around individual teeth1. In the hundreds ...

In June 2007, our local news channel ran a story about a young man named Rudy, who crossed the border to Juarez, Mexico to get discount dental care. It seemed he wanted his teeth capped, and his dental benefits didn't cover cosmetic dentistry. He couldn't...

"Americans are playing by the rules, they're working, they're waking up every morning to go to their jobs and they have no health security. . . ." That statement was Kathleen Stoll's, director of health policy for the consumer health group Families USA...

How long has it been since you've been to a dentist? If you aren't going at least once a year (as is recommended), why aren't you? You may be surprised to learn that more people avoid the dentist for fear of the bill they'll get after going to a dentis...

Part I of this two-part series focused on that 15 percent of the United States population that is without health benefits. It was disturbing to learn that 80 percent of uninsured households have at least one parent working full-time, and still they are wi...

Lewis Gregory suffered a heart attack two years ago that left the family mired in debt. "We have absolutely no way to even dream of paying $125,000," he said. Lewis's story has become more and more common in the US. Fifteen percent of Americans do n...

As we enter our forties, many things become simpler (like doing our taxes, finishing a good book, and eating in restaurants alone). But some things get more difficult--like reading the newspaper and seeing street signs. Where once you could hold a book...

There is nothing more embarrassing than waking yourself up with a loud snore. A full night's sleep became a thing of the past and was replaced with morning headaches and fatigue. I was tired all day long and getting through a ten hour work day was getting...